Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An injunction was granted against USI prohibiting them from publishing the phone numbers of British abortion clinics in student union handbooks . |
| 2 | But there was widespread despoliation of the woods by local landowners and by the charcoal-burners who produced the fuel necessary for the manufacture of iron — this despite Acts of 1559 and 1570 prohibiting them from using timber-trees needed to build ships . |
| 3 | The first , and most obvious , is the desire to prevent the unjust enrichment of criminals by prohibiting them from exploiting their crimes . |
| 4 | However , in December 1989 , the Irish Supreme Court , following an appeal from SPUC , granted an injunction against USI , prohibiting them from distributing information until the European Court makes its decision , which could take several years . |
| 5 | Er Our local reporter Caroline er will be contacting me with regard to any suggestions I may have on the editorial side . |
| 6 | Roger L'Estrange produced a pamphlet condemning the Whigs and Nonconformists as republicans , accusing them of wanting to " pursue their Revenge on us [ the Church of England ] " , and he asked " Whether the Clergy of the C. of E. are not concern 'd to be as diligent against Phanaticism now , as of late against Popery " . |
| 7 | When Israel proclaimed the committees illegal , accusing them of receiving ‘ PLO money ’ , UNLU answered : |
| 8 | He followed up his earlier limited charge of praemunire against selected churchmen with a similar charge against the whole of the English clergy , accusing them of exercising a spiritual jurisdiction that conflicted with their duty as his subjects . |
| 9 | Zilog has filed a complaint against two subsidiaries of Nippon Electric in the US , accusing them of copying its Z80 microprocessor . |
| 10 | On May 30 , amid tight security , Bhutto visited Hyderabad where she blamed both the MQM and the Sindhi nationalist Jiye Sind movement for the latest upsurge in violence , accusing them of seeking a " reign of terror " in Sind . |
| 11 | Throughout July the talks became more acrimonious with the Democrats unable to agree upon a deficit reduction package amongst themselves , and the Republicans accusing them of negotiating in bad faith . |
| 12 | Then , at the beginning of September , Prime Minister Giral was forced to resign by intense pressure from the Socialist and Communist Parties , whose leaders bitterly criticized what they saw as the Left Republicans ' incompetent handling of the Republican war effort , accusing them of having lost control of the situation . |
| 13 | Obiang on Feb. 9 rejected criticism by business managers of this decision , accusing them of neglecting the export of Equatorial Guinean goods . |
| 14 | THE US National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People ( NAACP ) and gay groups have demanded apologies from Oliver North and several Virginia Republicans , accusing them of making derogatory jokes about blacks and homosexuals at a Republican dinner . |
| 15 | It 's like — accusing them of lying . |
| 16 | Unless of course , you 're accusing them of rigging things ? ’ |
| 17 | He then gave a press conference in which he launched a fierce attack upon the Democrats , accusing them of failing to produce any deficit reduction proposals and of playing politics with the budget issue . |
| 18 | Skerne Park residents who were delighted when the traffic-slowing plans were approved are now worried by the bus companies ' attitude and are accusing them of putting profit before public service . |
| 19 | European mercenaries ruling the Comoros Islands expelled 11 foreign correspondents after seizing their notebooks , film and cassette tapes and accusing them of inciting anti-government demonstrations , said one of the reporters . |
| 20 | Even so , like a dog at the bone , The Times was driven to search out the foreign disposition of the garotters , accusing them of abandoning the traditional civility of the traditional English highway robbery : ‘ Without the old challenge and parley in use among highwaymen , your garotter knocks a man 's head against the kerbstone as the best way of getting at his pocket . ’ |
| 21 | She at once sent me a terrified letter , accusing me of concealing my marriage plans from her . |
| 22 | ‘ Everybody at the hospital seemed to be accusing me of causing the injuries . |
| 23 | ‘ Are you accusing me of telling lies ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose you 're accusing me of trying to manipulate you . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , really , ’ Merrill said wearily , ‘ you 're not still accusing me of trying to lure Rob away from Heather ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ He came over incensed , accusing me of hitting the ball that struck him in the testicles … it 's a reflection of the degree of tension . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ You 're accusing me of killing Simon , ’ she said , as the reason for his fury finally penetrated . |
| 28 | ‘ This arrogant upstart here is accusing me of lying . ’ |
| 29 | My telephone has not stopped ringing with colleagues accusing me of changing my allegiance and forsaking my birthright . |
| 30 | When I made a television documentary that concluded that there was no evidence for nuclear fusion products , I received a letter from Martin Fleischmann alleging that there was a warrant issued in Utah for the arrest of the film crew , accusing me of having gained ‘ illegal access to the National Cold Fusion Institute ’ and of being a media person masquerading as a scientist . |