Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The atmosphere in C was slightly more informal ; this was in large part due to the physical layout of the lecture rooms , which bore a greater resemblance to school classrooms — students sat on chairs at desks and the lecturer 's podium was on the same level as the desks , allowing lecturers to move about the room answering questions . |
| 2 | Whatever the need for honesty , there is little point , and usually no advantage , in allowing discussions to continue on the basis of anger or mutual recrimination . |
| 3 | Other big Japanese consumer-electronics companies , such as Sharp , Casio , Sega and Nintendo , are also showing interest in producing gadgets to profit from the blurring of boundaries between TV , telecoms and computers . |
| 4 | For example , now , she would be gathering shells to show to The Beloved , searching for ways to describe the perfect Disney sky . |
| 5 | These excellent distance learner texts could be used on a modular basis , allowing candidates to study for the purpose of expanding their knowledge to obtain a qualification , or to meet the needs of their work . |
| 6 | The Confederation of Peoples of the Caucasus [ see p. 39155 ] on Nov. 11 ordered partial mobilization in all of its republics , instructing commanders to go to the Chechen capital , Grozny . |
| 7 | They 've so far pledged almost twenty-five thousand pounds — which the scheme 's organiser hopes to transfer into Morland shares , enabling workers to vote against the bid … |
| 8 | An essential tool for enabling astronomers to advance beyond the stage reached by Bede was the astrolabe . |
| 9 | They probably had very effective digestive systems with detoxifying enzymes to cope with the tougher diets . |
| 10 | No level of belief or un-belief in God is assumed ; the purpose is clarification and enabling pupils to enter into the debate , at their own level , from a basis of developing knowledge and awareness of the complexity of thinking about God . |
| 11 | The number of hotel and catering companies to fall into the hands of receivers more than doubled during 1991 , according to figures published by Touche Ross . |
| 12 | George Bush set the tone in his notorious ‘ chicken Kiev ’ speech , urging Ukrainians to stick with the Soviet Union just four months before they voted massively for independence . |
| 13 | The sinking heart experienced by today 's independent traveller at the sight of a coach disgorging tourists to teeter round the ancient temples of Egypt on white high heels , or garlanded with the entire contents of a photographic shop , ready to snap everything in sight , is not new . |
| 14 | He originally planned to earn enough cash selling computers to pay for the time he spent on the race track . |
| 15 | A mild adventure is offered : the base of the crag is undercut , permitting walkers to pass behind the curtain of falling water . |
| 16 | The wind was getting up , rattling against the wooden shutters , and forcing twigs to scratch against the window panes . |
| 17 | For those working in industrial pharmaceutical laboratories , the technical problems of designing drugs to act on the ‘ mind ’ were formidable . |
| 18 | Such ‘ choice ’ can be a means of motivating students to follow through the decisions of others . |
| 19 | Held , ( 1 ) allowing the cross-appeals ( Lord Mustill and Lord Slynn of Hadley dissenting ) , that , where a visitor 's decision was made within his jurisdiction in that he had power under the relevant regulating documents to enter into the adjudication of the dispute in question , his decision was not amenable to challenge by judicial review on the ground of error in fact or law contained in that decision ; and that , accordingly , the Divisional Court had had no jurisdiction to entertain the applicant 's motion for judicial review ( post , pp. 1114F–G , G–H , 1121G–H , 1124H — 1125B , H ) . |
| 20 | Before an election , voters uncertain of the outcome are viewed as assigning probabilities to the result , allowing wage-setters to negotiate on the basis of the average expected post-election monetary growth rate-the average being a weighted one with the weights the assigned probabilities of each party 's success . |
| 21 | ACTRESS Katharine Hepburn has been helping efforts to deal with the flooding in Connecticut . |
| 22 | On May 24 , 1990 , a law on political parties was passed , requiring parties to register with the Constitutional Tribunal to gain legal status and empowering that body to decide whether a party 's goals or activities were constitutional . |
| 23 | SCHOOL pupils skipping classes to play with the latest piece of Sonic the Hedgehog software could find another computer is at work to track them down . |
| 24 | Where arts projects follow this model ( the Art and the Built Environment Project show some features of this approach ) there seem to be difficulties in persuading participants to respond to the evaluator 's findings ( Pring , 1984 ) . |
| 25 | Biomass will combine a range of recycling techniques to deal with the 40,000 tons of domestic waste generated by the 125,000 residents of Halton every year . |
| 26 | Messages would be sent out , up and down the track , summoning song-owners to assemble at the Big Place . |
| 27 | ‘ What we are aiming for are manning levels to cater for the re-opening of the station . |
| 28 | SHADOW Minister Kate Hoey was sacked by Labour leader John Smith today after defying orders to abstain on the latest Maastricht Bill vote . |
| 29 | Doleys and Arnold ( 1975 ) treated an 8-year-old mentally handicapped boy by encouraging him to copy another child and by reinforcing attempts to sit on the lavatory for longer periods . |
| 30 | Benny did n't really believe Eve about Sean having ambitions to marry into the shop , but there was something deeply unsettled all right about the way he looked at her . |