Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham Sharpe , spokesman for Hills , who cut the second favourite , Double Dutch , from 7-1 to 6-1 and Royal Square from 16-1 to 10-1 yesterday , countered by saying : ‘ We have often been criticised for including in our ante-post lists horses that trainers later said were never intended runners . |
| 2 | The piano is now moveable and appears to have seven keys that strike a note , but I always take my tambour , and am eternally grateful to Francis and Rita for including in our training , advice on ways of accompanying movement without a piano . |
| 3 | It is worth seeing for its two marble medallions which show the Annunciation , with the angel on the left and the Virgin Mary on the right , the work of Agostino Busti . |
| 4 | The Doctor was using a pocket mirror to see what was going on outside without sticking his head out of the window , Howard was over by a small stove cooking several breakfasts , the hospital staff were milling about seeing to their patients , and Petion was being shaved by an orderly using a piece of broken glass . |
| 5 | It is difficult to escape the conclusion that he has a mental and emotional block about competing with his compatriots . |
| 6 | Values such as fairness , honesty , and integrity are values worth pursuing in themselves , and should not be shrugged off by reverting to some contervailing argument such as costs . |
| 7 | It 's not worth cooking for one . ’ |
| 8 | " If a simple test … is desired for ascertaining into which category a covenant falls , it is suggested that the proper inquiry should be whether the covenant affects either the landlord qua landlord or the tenant qua tenant . |
| 9 | As always , I am grateful to you for helping with our recruitment leaflet , a copy of which I have enclosed . |
| 10 | You see when the erm legislation changes shortly , well the legislation is there but when it 's enacted erm they they will become responsible for repairing after their own hole digging and they have to provide us with guarantees . |
| 11 | Given the significance of regular heroin use , the psychological and physical dependency often associated with the drug , and the all-embracing nature of the lifestyle usually required to secure funds and supplies , users tend to live from moment to moment and find little time for reflecting upon their situation . |
| 12 | But Ramsey had an alarming faculty for seeing through his own utterances . |
| 13 | She met another man she knew and was dancing with him when Antonio discovered her , whereupon he was heard by onlookers to curse the moon for trusting in his fiancée 's purity . |
| 14 | She begged pardon at once for — being so free as to presume I will be read but then , ma'am , you must blame yourself for encouraging in me that letter-writing soul . |
| 15 | Angry with herself for reacting to him , she peeled off her wet swimsuit and vigorously began to towel her body . |
| 16 | A TOP salesman sacked for shirking after his boss had him tailed by a private eye won £11,000 compensation yesterday . |
| 17 | I approached him and asked him about caddying for him , and I was very pleased when he said yes . |
| 18 | Again , lad , thank you for confiding in me . |
| 19 | If that motivation appears to be weak or there is marked ambivalence , it is worth reflecting upon what the old person wants to be able to do ! |
| 20 | But there is no room for resting on our laurels . |
| 21 | ANY Scot who has ever sat in a drafty hall , feeling a mounting sense of doom while staring blankly at an exam paper has probably cursed Edinburgh-based Pillans & Wilson for collaborating in their misery by printing the question papers . |
| 22 | They are pieces of writing which are distinct in law ; the author of the one could not be sued for the other , or for collaborating in it . |
| 23 | The growing ‘ added value ’ areas such as catering in which the regional brewers have less experience . |
| 24 | So I 'm very grateful to you for sticking with us and getting away from your traditions for this half hour . |
| 25 | ‘ Your plans are quite praiseworthy , Sophie , and I respect you for sticking to them . |
| 26 | Erm now in general terms , this budget keeps within policy guidelines and I am grateful to Environment Committee for sticking to their lower level and help us out as mentioned yesterday . |
| 27 | May we come to respect ourselves for sticking to our principles and living our lives with honesty and integrity . |
| 28 | ‘ After all the controversy that surrounded it , we were congratulated for sticking to our guns and doing the production . ’ |
| 29 | He has rebuilt confidence and , on the triumphant journey home , the captain , Bryan Robson , was applauded for thanking him ‘ for sticking to his principles ’ . |
| 30 | Clough has deserved the plaudits for sticking to his football principles but , as he knows , it takes courage to play your football at the top of the League too . |