Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [conj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A method had already been developed for salvaging institutions and legacies which were defective : the principle plus nuncupatum minus scriptum was applied . |
| 2 | In some take-overs suppliers get stronger by acquiring skills or technology they did not have . |
| 3 | This is because the process of planning has no alternative to that of moving continually forward and , in that movement , applying methods and ideas which have previously been untried . |
| 4 | How do they find ways of maintaining routines and sequences whilst also retaining flexibility to develop these intensifying periods or activity which can be the hallmark of achievement ? |
| 5 | Two letter of thanks were then read — the first from Edith Harlow thanking all the teachers for the lovely handbag , matching gloves and cheque which were presented to her at the Essex Rally together with a jewel box , cheque , flowers and an iced cake all given by Essex teachers and class members . |
| 6 | Even on weekdays there were problems in booking caddies because members who , say , arrived at lunchtime might discover that all the caddies were out on the course , and there was no way of telling whether they were also booked for the afternoon ! |
| 7 | On a very few occasions , however , the police do make a point of denying links or connections which had been too easily assumed . |
| 8 | And , as the old manufacturing heartlands decline , so participation in TUC courses is increasingly drawn from the public sector unions , representing women and men whose labour processes and relationships with employers set quite different constraints to effective struggle from those affecting private-sector workers . |
| 9 | Hence we should ‘ [ understand ] the significance of Christ as embodying values and ideals which also are sought for and valued by feminists ’ . |
| 10 | The blisters will itch and then start to dry up forming crusts or scabs which will then disappear . |
| 11 | There are tales of clanking chains and doors which open and close of their own volition . |
| 12 | A practice is ‘ a set of considerations , manners , uses , observances , customs , standards , canons , maxims , principles , rules , and offices specifying useful procedures or denoting obligations or duties which relate to human actions and utterances ’ . |
| 13 | Individuals need to help one another engender a common concern for establishing goods and services we all require , creating a community . |
| 14 | Elite theorists argue that there are gross inequalities of political influence between interest groups ; that many mass-based groups promoting issues or views which threaten established elites are excluded from influence ; and that there are many groups not organized at all , or only episodically able to make their voices heard . |
| 15 | The NCCSL works closely with other religious and secular organisations in its efforts to make a contribution towards encouraging and assisting individuals and communities whose lives have been devastated by the ongoing violence and ethnic conflict that have wracked Sri Lanka for more than a decade . |
| 16 | They are recalled as somewhat sad , dependent figures : a ‘ poor old fellow ’ who went out to his sister for his meals ; ‘ a right cripple ’ who had been unable to work for over ten years ; ‘ a very old gentleman ’ who scraped together a living by selling vegetables and tomatoes which he grew in his greenhouse , but was ‘ very unhappy ’ because he had quarrelled with his drunken son . |
| 17 | They respond with their age-old weapons — by trying to order their daughters-in-law about , taking away their jewellery , making their lives impossible with hundreds of petty rules , forcing sons and daughters who oppose them into arranged marriages , and , more than anything else , trying to get hold of every pay packet which is brought home . |
| 18 | ‘ In order to reclaim VAT a business must first be registered with H.M. Customs and Excise , which must ensure that the business is selling goods and services which are vatable . |
| 19 | Sponges ( Porifera ) , rarely used as aquarium subjects , also reproduce by releasing eggs and sperm which form free swimming pelagic larvae . |
| 20 | Furthermore , in an attempt to reward men for military service and to encourage others to serve in France , Henry had pursued a policy of granting lands and titles which had come into his hands , thereby creating an important interest , other than his own , in the extension and maintenance of the conquest . |
| 21 | Any organisation in the UK , Channel Islands or Isle of Man producing goods or services which meet the criteria is eligible for consideration . |
| 22 | It occurred to Scarlet that Constance 's house might be burdened with an embarrassment of cardboard boxes containing knickers or transistors which the police should not be permitted to notice . |
| 23 | Now that Shankly and Stein and many like them have gone , it raises the question of whether McIlvanney 's world of sport , embracing values and heroes who genuinely stood for something , faces inevitable decay in these vainglorious and calculating times . |
| 24 | They need to do this for a number of reasons , which include : * identifying the characteristics and attributes of customers and market segments ; * developing and positioning products and services which are appropriate to customer needs and purchasing patterns ; * maximising sales penetration potential through distribution and retail channels ; * focusing the most cost-effective promotional activity ( advertising , exhibitions , sponsorship etc ) as accurately as possible on target market segments . |
| 25 | It is also necessary to carry out further work on the production of teaching materials , identifying specific gaps in existing resources , whilst drawing general lessons for syllabus design , teaching methods and materials which can possible be applied to various community languages . |
| 26 | The rise is largely accounted for by rising incomes and profits which bring more taxpayers and companies into higher tax brackets . |
| 27 | To include in teacher training ‘ respect for others ’ as a first principle and to support this by the development of teaching materials and activities which foster a practical understanding of its significance |
| 28 | So far buildings have been acquired as the result of the Bradford efforts which are at present undergoing alterations and improvements which will eventually accommodate about 20 handicapped people plus staff . |
| 29 | Lacking axes or crampons we 'd kicked steps up the snowy approach gully the afternoon before and checked out the devious ladders and chains forming the descent from the summit . |
| 30 | Small boats came out to the liner , some bearing vendors of coconuts and bananas , others containing friends and relatives who shouted up names to the rail . |