Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRITAIN 'S fifth-biggest life insurer , Scottish Widows , has been fined a whacking £120,000 for selling insurance policies to people who did n't need them . |
| 2 | The company had expected it to show a quantifiable benefit by reducing absenteeism and labour turnover , and by easing the production control difficulties caused by the inflexibilities of the line system . |
| 3 | In a theoretical treatment Woods ( 1982 ) divides migration theory into the attitudes and behaviour of both individuals and groups , and then proposes a three-fold structure for integrating theories of migration : First , the theories must have the ability to understand the ways in which individuals form images of their worlds , how they assess those images and then decide whether to migrate or not . |
| 4 | While few doubt that the Vauxhall move is aimed at upstaging Ford , whose Mondeo goes on sale next month with a driver side bag as standard , the Vauxhalls will be fitted with the full size , US-specification airbag designed to save the driver in a frontal impact without relying on a seatbelt . |
| 5 | The 1992 Richmond Meet is being marked as a historic occasion by having the first female Meet president . |
| 6 | But , she realised , there was a pleasant incongruity about watching cricket , of all things , next to a man with a concealed pistol . |
| 7 | Do take the occasional trip on it if you can , it is a pleasant way of getting to Shrewsbury and practical if you live anywhere near the line . |
| 8 | The return route follows the Dales Way and involves a bit of road walking , but since the road is a backroad and sees at the most two or three cars a day , it is a pleasant way of returning . |
| 9 | So you thought gliding was a pleasant way of spending leisure time away from the cares and woes down on the ground . |
| 10 | Pros Everything you need in the way of FAX facilities with a pleasant way of working Cons Nothing significant |
| 11 | Darts and snakes and ladders championships organised a bit like the ‘ world cup ’ ensures everyone of more than one game and can be a pleasant way of making a small profit . |
| 12 | With a pleasant sense of maintaining the rhythm of the night before and its various successes and achievements , I went down to Mercutio 's and bought four suits , eight shirts , six ties and a stylish lightweight mackintosh . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , ’ said Henry , ‘ it would make a pleasant change from having sex with you . |
| 14 | There was a slight lurch and suddenly Nails found that all was sweetness and light ; he was moving with delicious ease , his bottom glued to the saddle , no slithering , no jerking , no bumping , just a pleasant sensation of moving to a smooth , easy rhythm . |
| 15 | It was a pleasant morning for walking , it would have been quite nice |
| 16 | The problem is that roads and pavements are often too busy , noisy or polluted to make walking a pleasant alternative to driving . |
| 17 | BACK IN Britain , the fashionably reactionary History Man , by Malcolm Bradbury , managed to tap into a rich vein of fading radicalism and shifting sexual politics with its raunchy tale of a shag-mental sociology lecturer Howard Kirk ( Anthony Sher ) working his way through the University of Watermouth ( in real life , Warwick ) and falling foul of authority . |
| 18 | This requires a broad curriculum with a rich choice of learning opportunities designed to suit the very wide range of individual needs . |
| 19 | Modern linguistic theory has uncovered a rich network of organising principles which underlie human linguistic ability . |
| 20 | You can get a rich effect without using gold leaf by using Fontenay or Gesso base , followed by Gilt Varnish or Cream , or both . |
| 21 | One may start to construct a rich picture by looking for elements of structure in the problem area . |
| 22 | He invented a diagrammatic technique for marrying quantum mechanics to special relativity which has proved a powerful source of insight and employment for many of us . |
| 23 | To my surprise , the singer gave me a friendly nod before throwing his head back and tackling the last verses . |
| 24 | All town and city planners aim to create a friendly environment by providing plants and trees . |
| 25 | You never know who might mistake Armstrong for a real taxi and offer me a few quid as a friendly gesture for giving them a lift . |
| 26 | ASHLEY Cuddy scraped the last morsel off her plate with a sticky spoon before scurrying off , bright-eyed , to queue for her third mountainous helping . |
| 27 | It 's a polite way of saying that I 'm a nerd , ’ she shouts . |
| 28 | This is a polite way of saying that recruitment normally causes chaos in the personnel department . |
| 29 | A woman barred her way because a service was ending and there was an aggressive demand for a donation on entrance instead of , in the British tradition , a polite request before leaving . |
| 30 | Its entire purpose is somehow to turn mud into a cement-like material — a material with a multi-national answer to housing problems . |