Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Wheeler it was held that while section 71 of the Race Relations Act 1976 allowed the council to consider the best interests of race relations when exercising its discretion in the management of a recreation ground , it could not , in the absence of any infringement of the law or improper conduct penalise a rugby club for failure to support the council 's policy of condemning a tour of South Africa . |
| 2 | Environment was ‘ very worried indeed ’ about Cumbria 's difficulties in tackling a problem of planning and land use . |
| 3 | Researchers believe the vaccine is a major breakthrough in tackling a form of pneumonia , meningitis and septaecemia , caused by the microorganism streptococcus pneumoniae . |
| 4 | She was twisting a hank of hair between the fingers of her hands , her stained and torn crimson skirts hoiked up over her knees . |
| 5 | ‘ My mummy 's in hospital , ’ she whispered , twisting a lock of hair around her finger . |
| 6 | Despite the rapid increase in the number of large-scale excavations of settlements , only three have been published ( Bell 1977 ; Millett 1983 ; West 1985 ) ; a similar problem pertains with the number of cemeteries examined since the Second World War and which remain unpublished , denying a generation of researchers the data from modern excavations . |
| 7 | Appeal from an order of the Court of Appeal affirming a judgment of Bailhache J |
| 8 | And ten to twelve we got out the door , oh I was just glad to get out , you know walking a bit of peace and quiet just , I could of strangled him , little git |
| 9 | walking a household of furniture quarter of a mile up the road ? |
| 10 | A new bank account that can be opened by completing the attached application form and depositing a minimum of £1 at any branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland . |
| 11 | Greensward Sports and Leisure Surfaces is launching a range of products aimed at enhancing facilities at driving ranges and golf clubs . |
| 12 | Church 's is launching a range of leather goods , including luggage , briefcases , belts and handbags , as well as a selection of ties , scarves and socks made from silk , wool , cashmere and mohair . |
| 13 | The once elegant bruiser is launching a brand of eau-de-Cologne , bearing his name . |
| 14 | More cunning still is the practice of launching a brand of E with good stuff , so that the manufacturer gets a healthy reputation , and then distributing more dubious material , often brought in from other areas . |
| 15 | Mr Berry already had ambitions to expand Blue Arrow 's personnel services on a global basis and in 1987 he discussed with County the possibility of his company 's launching a takeover of Manpower , a US-listed agency . |
| 16 | Launching a week of sales of modern and contemporary art on the evening of 30 November , auctioneer Charles Allsopp swayed back and forth in his rostrum like the captain of a ship in a storm , conjuring bids from collectors and chandeliers in equal measure . |
| 17 | British-born Rachel , who now lives in LA , has decorated her California home in English country style ( but more cottage than grand manor ) , at the same time as launching a number of furniture stores which reflect her personal taste . |
| 18 | Gregson hung up and sat back on the bed , cradling a glass of whisky in his hand which he 'd poured himself from the room 's mini-bar . |
| 19 | With this , Smith abandons his nascent journalistic career and scuttles from the room , clothing a sack of fag packs and scrappy scrawl notes . |
| 20 | Their techniques are not unlike ‘ thick description ’ in some respects : setting out accounts for a closely defined topic in an exhaustive manner and assembling a wealth of documentary and statistical evidence to assess an event . |
| 21 | She used that time wisely in assembling a cast of Roy 's friends including Robbie Robertson , Don Was , Jeff Lynne and K D Lang to complete unfinished tracks from the sessions for his last album , Mystery Girl . |
| 22 | Maria remained motionless , finally beginning to piece the fragments of confession together , assembling a picture of frustration she hardly dared believe she understood . |
| 23 | The first stage is to gather as large a sample of coins as possible by assembling a collection of plaster casts or photographs of specimens in the world 's principal museums , together with other specimens which may have been illustrated in numerous auction catalogues or hoard publications . |
| 24 | I started by assembling a collection of objects that would provide me with the type of image I had in mind . |
| 25 | Task-based listening units feature short dialogues between receptionists and guests and give practice in understanding a variety of accents and with authentic reading texts ( telexes , letters , notices ) . |
| 26 | Tom Rigg , the warden at Loch Ossian youth hostel , can conjure three stags out of Rannoch Moor by banging a bucket of food at the door . |
| 27 | Indeed , to see them as representing a kind of problem to which some solution might be found is to misunderstand their nature . |
| 28 | More specifically , they arc focused on the home , with self-provisioning ( DIY , gardening and so forth ) representing a sphere of autonomy where they can literally ‘ be themselves ’ . |
| 29 | In another multivariate approach Roome ( 1983 ) used principal components analysis to conclude that professional visitors to nature reserves were positively attracted by fragile species , but amateur visitors by the access provided , and in an interesting attempt to reconcile the different expectations of different types of visitor , Price ( 1979 ) used questionnaires to derive satisfaction curves representing a range of tastes . |
| 30 | A group should be organised to take charge of these presentations , representing a range of skills , and preferably including someone with some knowledge of communication theory . |