Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do not have to climb too high to earn yourself splendid views over the country on the French side as well as a close-up sight of raptors perched or circling amongst the rocks . |
| 2 | Let it be supposed that according to the usual methods of borrowing and funding , the Public Debts , during the present war , should encrease to no greater degree than they did in the last war ; which was about 30 millions : And let it be supposed , according to past experience , that in ten or twelve years after a peace ; we should be plunged into a fresh war ; which might encrease the debts of the nation 30 millions more , and that afterwards we should have another breathing time of ten or twelve years , and that according to custom a third war should ensue , no less expensive than each of the former two ; these three wars will swell the national debts to the amount of 170 millions , and that in little more than fifty years . |
| 3 | The reader is reminded that according to the reasoning of this book , the ‘ events ’ have always been the direct result of the satisfying of ‘ desire ’ , the existence of which is the basic presumption relegated to pre-life and therefore having no direct relevance to the Created God . |
| 4 | You can have the lights installed and working within an hour . |
| 5 | As for Selene , she was already doing as she was bidden and making over the dresses till new ones could be bought . |
| 6 | As well as the normal forms of engagement letter the following should also be considered if acting as a lead adviser : |
| 7 | Specific offline requests from LIFESPAN users are included while checking for the limit having been reached . ) |
| 8 | Under this guise it probes the ‘ labyrinths and inward turns of the mind ’ in abuse of power in human relationships , especially that of mistress to servants or ‘ humble companion ’ , with acute psychological insight , no doubt won while living as a dependant . |
| 9 | Anthony Waugh sawed his way through his neighbour 's stair bannister in Londonderry Road , Stockton , to release Sarah Walters , three , who had got herself trapped while playing on the steps . |
| 10 | Emma-Hoo is depicted as riding on a water-buffalo and parading past lines of men to pass judgement upon them , reflecting their sentence back to them by means of a giant bronze mirror on his breast . |
| 11 | IMI is depicted as lying below the efficient frontier EMF as the investor is engaged in the construction of a series of sub-optimal portfolios by the definition of the efficient frontier itself . |
| 12 | The orang-utan , gorilla , and chimpanzee are usually depicted as arising from a stock separate from that leading to man . |
| 13 | The homoeopathic remedies with their powerful patterning effect , perhaps along the lines of cellular automata concepts , are visualized as spreading through the body and counteracting the imbalance , so restoring the tissues to harmony and balance . |
| 14 | A teacher is reported as speaking in the following way : ‘ Two huge girls were fighting . |
| 15 | The first are the rich and well-born , the other the mass of the people " , Hamilton was reported as saying at the Federal Convention in 1787 . |
| 16 | But ‘ there was no cover up , ’ the Director of Water and Sewage was reported as saying in the Sunday Times . |
| 17 | In the Financial Times of March 28 Bush 's spokesman , Marlin Fitzwater , was reported as saying in the week following the talks that the President was concerned about " the possible collapse " of the Uruguay Round . |
| 18 | This type of debate can only be resolved when looking at the functions in some detail . |
| 19 | The possible implications of this development are best considered when looking at the more general direction which the control on discretion is , and should be , taking . |
| 20 | The meaning of ‘ insolvent ’ has already been considered when dealing with the seller 's lien . |
| 21 | The relative merits of both approaches have to be considered when opting for a solution to a particular diagnostic problem . |
| 22 | This group of fish was also fully fledged in the Devonian , and this is of particular significance because the origin of all land vertebrates has been considered as lying within a species of this group . |
| 23 | This does not mean however that the ‘ clean slate ’ doctrine was unreservedly upheld : boundary treaties and treaties creating rights or obligations relating to the use of territory and considered as appertaining to the territory of the successor State are express exceptions . |
| 24 | ‘ Am I okay , here ? ’ she said , and Coco/Jeanette said , ‘ Sure , ’ and pointed to a place alongside her where Lucy could stand and see a part of the performance without any risk of being seen or getting in the way . |
| 25 | However , it was said that looking at the employee 's base was not the be-all and end-all . |
| 26 | He looked at her derisively and left her to it , drinking the coffee he had made and sitting at the table . |
| 27 | Only four of the 77 passengers were slightly injured while escaping from the emergency exits but the aircraft was badly damaged . |
| 28 | He does not want his team disrupted and is even more concerned that one might be injured while playing for the county . |
| 29 | Mr Brown was freed while waiting for a decision on the appeal . |
| 30 | and one which , as he has noticed while walking through the great houses of the world , ‘ has given many an anonymous carver a little power over the grave . ’ |