Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you 've reached the point where you want publication , where seeing your work in print is necessary to you in order to feel you 've made a permanent communication — then you have to begin the work of looking at the market , seeing what is published and by whom . |
| 2 | This tip does not apply if you are camping at Aviemore however , where imagining your surroundings in daylight is worse than anything Hell can come up with . |
| 3 | Erm that in fact er whether it 's been on board accurately by the report er or not is , is a matter for er question , but it was something that they bore in mind when they where reaching their conclusion , so they believe that they have taken it into account . |
| 4 | But it looks much quicker than re-tracing our steps . ’ |
| 5 | She 's cut out for better things than wasting her time on some blue-eyed , grease-stained English Romeo . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ People have been writing them off as long as I can remember , but they love nothing better than proving their critics wrong , ’ he said . |
| 7 | ‘ People have been writing them off as long as I can remember , but they love nothing better than proving their critics wrong , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Avoiding further confrontation , the East Germans release the British soldier without further incident , other than contacting his insurance company the next day . |
| 9 | As it is , it 's the family who takes responsibility for denying the baby existence , though permitting its death rather than allowing its life . |
| 10 | I have a tendency to cast people by talking to them , rather than seeing their work , on the assumption that if you have a good casting director they do n't send you rubbish . |
| 11 | He loves driving , rather than seeing his car as a way of getting him from A to B , and sees his car as a status symbol , and means to power and freedom . |
| 12 | The General Assembly on Sept. 22 voted by 127 votes to six ( Kenya , Swaziland , Tanzania , Yugoslavia , Zambia and Zimbabwe ) with 26 abstentions , to exclude the FRY from its proceedings and to ask it to apply for UN membership , rather than accepting its claim to succeed automatically to the General Assembly seat formerly held by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( SFRY ) . |
| 13 | If we want studies of sex difference to work towards our liberation rather than perpetuating our subordination , we have to take this problem very seriously . |
| 14 | Medical research company Medirace , which is trying to develop a drug to treat cancer and Aids , is more than tripling its size through an £87million takeover . |
| 15 | Hardly more than easing its weight |
| 16 | Dublin , with a load of chromium-polluted effluent , decided that going home for his tea was a more attractive proposition than completing his run . |
| 17 | Collect rainwater to use on the garden rather than using your hose . |
| 18 | Green was certainly unlucky , losing to Wales 's Mark Newton in a bout in which he admitted he was drawn into a slugging match rather than using his skills . |
| 19 | I decide to change , it 's easier than painting my nails again . |
| 20 | He threw his energy into doing what he knew he did well — keeping the customer satisfied ( sabotage attempt number three ) rather than widening his market , putting up his prices and concentrating on how to make more money . |
| 21 | Although some differences appear to stem more or less directly from inequalities in wealth and power , others appear to be associated with attitudes and values which can not be related directly to such inequalities ; an example is the preference of British working-class mothers for bottle-feeding rather than breast-feeding their babies . |
| 22 | Electoral studies of the period show that an increasing number of people were making their support for one or other of the main parties conditional upon the calculation of ‘ rational self-interest ’ or ‘ governmental competence ’ , rather than basing their voting upon a ‘ class reflex ’ . |
| 23 | The re-furbished flats were more than contributing their share of reducing the UK target of 20% reduction in CO 2 emissions — 15 years ahead of schedule ! |
| 24 | We did little planning other than booking our accommodation in a chain of well positioned youth hostels , but the holiday was memorable . |
| 25 | Marcos supporters have asked the Supreme Court to reverse the ban , but Mrs Aquino , who ousted Mr Marcos in a ‘ people 's power ’ revolt in 1986 , said : ‘ The return of this man and his minions poses a greater threat to the democratic constitution he ironically invokes than denying him entry would tend to subvert the fundamental law . ’ |
| 26 | In a couple or family contract the patient and his partner , for example , may undertake to do things on a reciprocal basis ( e.g. a husband agrees to organize weekly social outings for he and his wife , while she agrees to tell him when she is feeling distressed , rather than keeping her feelings to herself ) . |
| 27 | Over all , you 'd have fared much better than keeping your money in a bank or building society . |
| 28 | While the politicians see PEBs as a device for party propaganda , the broadcasters see PEBs as a platform for parties to inform the electorate by stating their case rather than chanting their slogans . |
| 29 | ‘ The answer is to stand off and let him play in front of you , rather than wrestling his way round the back . ’ |
| 30 | My father was still forced from time to time to act as an interpreter , but from now on he spent much more time at home , rather than meeting his friends in the cafés for a game of cards . |