Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More generally , while there is no denying that leaders couch their statements in moral language , which seems to emphasize differences and minimize similarities , their actions often bear little resemblance to these moral pronouncements . |
| 2 | just as Peter Slade had to stand up against a tradition of formalised children 's drama , so Brian Way had to educate teachers into understanding that children deserved something better than light entertainment . |
| 3 | Why not look at the situation rationally : it 's the British Mountaineering Council , and sports climbing and competitions have nothing in common with the ethos of mountaineering activities — so why not ignore them , excommunicate them ? |
| 4 | A gentle and benevolent bird fabled in Russia for its habit of appearing when mortals need its help . |
| 5 | THE oft fickle world of fashion has a lot to answer for with its shapes and sizes demanding that women change themselves to fit the latest trend or quirk . |
| 6 | The Booksellers Association , which is not taking a view on this issue because of the differing interests of its membership , says it is nevertheless watching developments closely , and is recommending that booksellers lobby their MPs according to their trading preferences . |
| 7 | Their progress was hampered by the vast crowds and the cars that thronged what would normally have been a clear area but people soon scattered from their path as with lights flashing and sirens wailing they forged ahead . |
| 8 | It 's worth noting that workers blame their jobs for over a quarter of any violent incidents in which they are involved — these kinds of crime can cost business dearly ! |
| 9 | Some sweating millionaires were buying while others said they were too hot to think and would come back later — which they did . |
| 10 | Purchasers could give the new deal a push by insisting that providers implement it . |
| 11 | The use of B avoids the problem of estimating the normal level of government expenditure which , ADD argue , Barro handles inconsistently since he assumes that agents form their expectations about normal government expenditure using an adaptive expectations mechanism , while assuming that agents form their expectations rationally elsewhere in the system . |
| 12 | I get fed up with people always assuming that refugees have nothing positive to offer this country and that they are merely bringing or being problems . |
| 13 | Apple Computer Inc has been left with little more than a garbage can in its protracted suit against Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co alleging that Windows infringes its copyright in the Macintosh user interface . |
| 14 | He is not claiming that representations have their causal significance only in some societies or in some epochs , but he is making a general assumption about psychological functioning and , thereby , about human nature . |
| 15 | But more determined art criminals posing as tourists helped themselves to ornate craftwork from the chapel . |
| 16 | SMILING DI : The princess yesterday , beaming as fans gave her flowers Picture : HARRY PAGE |
| 17 | TV BAD guy Larry Hagman rescued veteran actor Burgess Meredith from drowning as storms flooded their Malibu homes . |
| 18 | A draft European Community regulation proposing that producers label their food-stuffs with a Protected Graphical Indication ( PGI ) or Designation of Origin ( PDO ) has been given the thumbs-down at the consultation stage with trade bodies describing it as ‘ protectionist and unnecessary ’ . |
| 19 | The Tories desperately want to claim their befuddled education policy is working while schools running their own budgets strain to publicise exam results , hoping to attract pupils . |