Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's about time the music press woke up to the fact that rave is the new heavy metal , sucking innocents in and destroying their musical tastebuds . |
| 2 | As written words meant nothing to Marian the name of the man who called himself her foster-father presented no difficulties , but Allen , the boy from the dales of Yorkshire , who could read no more than she could , liked tossing words about and playing with them like pebbles , so he called Fat Watt when he was out of earshot ‘ What Fat ’ . |
| 3 | Brass instruments mix with flags and uniforms but Macijauskas reveals that his pictures of marchers forming ranks before and breaking up into chatting groups after the parade , are just as important as those of the parade itself . |
| 4 | A curly style can easily be changed to a swept back look by brushing curls through and drying with firm hold mousse . |
| 5 | ‘ We learn by just popping things in and seeing how they do . ’ |
| 6 | The results show that simply conjoining characters with and serves to facilitate plural reference relative to the ‘ with ’ condition , although this tendency is only a relative facilitation : under no condition does the proportion of plural reference get as high as 60% . |
| 7 | The men , Ronald Maine and Ronald Johnson , headed an international operation , smuggling drugs worth and estimated fifty eight million pounds . |
| 8 | ‘ However , if the circumstances arose , we would change our roles and my husband is completely competent at sewing things on or doing the ironing . |
| 9 | What are the effects of each pattern on the balance between engagement and reflection , having hands on or standing back ? |
| 10 | Walkerdine , recording interviews with and observing a working-class 6-year-old girl and her family in their home , uses fantasy to explore how she identifies with the family from her working-class childhood , and is at the same time distanced from it by her middle-class academic adulthood : |
| 11 | In this Jarman sits , Prospero-like , sniffing flowers as if grasping at a memory of happier times . |
| 12 | In doing so , it is hoped that they will not only benefit from the content of the seminars ( topics such as sixth-form teaching and exams ) but , by rubbing shoulders with and getting to know British teacher- trainees , come to a better understanding of the role-model of a language teacher in the UK . |
| 13 | These activities relate to planning , making decisions about and carrying out events at work or for leisure : for example in shopping , planning a journey or organizing a party . |
| 14 | He worked as an unhappy little boy on the quay , rolling barrels about and storing them in a warehouse , under orders from his father . |
| 15 | DHAs can then concentrate on ensuring that the health needs of the population for which they are responsible are met ; that there are effective services for the prevention and control of disease and the promotion of health ; that their population has access to a comprehensive range of high quality , value for money services ; and on setting targets for and monitoring the performance of those management units for which they continue to have responsibility . |
| 16 | Iraqi forces were " wantonly setting fires to and destroying the oil wells , the oil tanks , the export terminals and other installations of that small country " , stated Bush . |
| 17 | Unless an exemption applies , it therefore includes dealing in , arranging transactions in or advising on futures contracts ( which term is used in this chapter to include contracts for differences and options on futures ) , or managing a portfolio including futures contracts . |