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prépositions > about, with, without, for, against, at, of, in, into, after, before...
préposition + forme nominale > GN / BV + -ing (gérondif)
syntaxe > préposition en fin de relative
Larry Wright Cagle 15 February 2011 R: President Baack Obama
The Guardian Work p. 11 18.2.2006
The Guardian G2 pp. 6-7 5.4.2006
to viseur -> BV ≠ to préposition + GN / (BV + -ing) : 1-2-3-4-6.
after préposition / after conjonction : 4-5.
préposition en fin de proposition relative : 6
1 - Drowned Iraqi 'was forced into river by five US soldiers'
Five American soldiers have been accused of driving a 19-year-old Iraqi civilian to his death in the Tigris river in one of the main centres of resistance to the occupation. Zeidun Fadhil and his cousin Marwan Fadhil were allegedly taken to a remote spot on the shore and ordered into the river at gunpoint. When they refused, the soldiers were said to have forced them into the river. Zeidun, who could not swim, drowned in the strong current. His cousin survived to tell the story. A lawyer for the family of the dead man said US soldiers in Samarratold the family there would be a full investigation, and that a military investigator had interviewed the surviving cousin as a witness. Headline, I, 14.2.2004, http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=491210 Note : problème de syntaxe dans ce dernier §, mais nous le laissons tel quel.
2 - For 18 months Amina Lawal has lived with the prospect of being buried up to her neck in sand and stoned to death. Yesterday, following a huge international campaign to save her, she was spared. Nigeria spares mother who faced death by stoning : Raped single mother Amina Lawal leaves court with her child after a judge rejects Sharia ruling, T, 26.9.2003.
3 - Turkey's new leader accused the European Union of double standards yesterday for extending membership to states with chequered human rights records while refusing to consider his country's application. Speaking before a visit to Washington today, where he is expected to win the support of President Bush for Ankara's case, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he did not understand why the EU refused to recognise widespread reforms in Turkey over the past 18 months. Turkey attacks EU for 'double standards', T, p. 15, 10.12.2002.
4 - Ministers and mandarins last night prepared for a showdown with trade union leaders after civil servants across five government departments voted to strike in the biggest Whitehall walkout for 13 years. Tens of thousands of employees in jobcentres, courts, immigration and other services are to stage a two-day stoppage on Thursday and Friday next week in a series of pay disputes. (...) Mr Serwotka apologised in advance for any inconvenience to the public and urged users of the services not to take their frustration out on staff. "The finger of blame should be pointed firmly at the government and these departments. We are sorry for any inconvenience the action will cause but there comes a point when you have to do something about poverty pay." Ministers brace for battle over Whitehall pay, G, 22.1.2004, http://politics.guardian.co.uk/whitehall/story/0,9061,1128285,00.html
5 - Robot's odyssey across space reaches Saturn
Cassini, the most expensive robot space probe ever built, will this week make its final crucial approach to Saturn after a seven-year, two-billion-mile journey across the solar system. On Thursday, the $3 billion spacecraft will slip between two of the planet's rings and ignite its main motors for a critical 96-minute burn. If successful, the rocket blast will send the 5.5 tonne probe spiralling into orbit round Saturn, where it will begin a four-year investigation of the mysterious planet and its family of moons. Headline and first §§, O, 27.6.2004, http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1248556,00.html
6 - So you want to buy a car? You flick through the car ads in your local paper, wander around a couple of car showrooms; perhaps you even buy a copy of Parker's motoring guide. Somehow you end up engaged in a toe-curling haggling session with a salesman in a dodgy suit who smooth-talks you into a deal that's more than you can really afford. Surely there must be a better way? The web can be your most powerful ally when buying a car. It could save you from the ignominy of shelling out on a second-hand car that turns out to be a lemon,
or a new model that
depreciates faster than you can say "power steering". to locating a suitable seller, and finally ordering and paying for your new car. Many buyers plump for the first two stages, but refuse to [ viseur ] commit to [ préposition ] buying a car
-
particularly one with
a few miles already on the clock - sight unseen.
There are a bewildering number
of motoring websites
to
choose
from. [
préposition en fin de proposition ] and explain how useful the web can be in helping this stage of the car-buying process go smoothly.
The research stage First you need to make two vital decisions: how much do you want to spend and what kind of car are you looking for ? [ préposition en fin de proposition ] Several sites have buyers' guides that can help you to [ viseur ] compare one model to [ préposition ] another within your budget: among the best are AA's car buying guide and Parker's price guide. Both review new and used models and will also estimate how much your current car is worth. The other potential car buyer's essential bookmark is What Car? Online, with comprehensive reviews and ratings for both new and used cars and its target price search facility will allow you to check whether your budget will realistically stretch to a Lexus RX. If it's a new car you're after, [ préposition en fin de proposition ] the Car Pages' new car guide is also worth a look.
Buying a car online :
After 13-month flight, Europe arrives at the moon
More than 30 years after the last Apollo mission, European scientists have made it to the moon. Their experimental Smart-1 probe, powered by a revolutionary Star Trek-style thruster, has entered into orbit around the lunar surface. Headline and §1, G, 17.11.2004, http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1352975,00.html
Customers can search for songs, hear 30-second previews and buy individual tracks, or a complete album for £7.99, undercutting not only most record shops but supermarkets and online traders. Songs can then be burned on to CDs, stored on a Mac or PC computer or placed on iPods, Apple's hugely popular personal stereo for the digital age, which can store up to 10,000 tracks. More than three million iPods have been sold and Mr Jobs admitted Apple could not make them fast enough. Hit by a 7.6% fall in retail music sales last year, the record industry said the distribution of music had now entered the digital age. Welcome to music's online future : Apple's iTunes digital store opens in UK - but with big gaps on the shelves, G, 16.6.2004, http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1239661,00.html
A US army combat engineer, with words from Psalm 23 inscribed on his helmet, takes a rest after helping secure a bridge over the Euphrates river on the road to Baghdad Caption, G, p. 4, 5.4.2003.
A young gang of 21st century "Oliver Twists" used cutting edge technology to pick the public's electronic pockets, a court has heard. Armed with
a carefully disguised "skimmer" and special video cameras,
they spied on
cash machine customers withdrawing their money.
Once account details had been "lifted" and
transmitted to
nearby accomplices equipped with
a laptop, the downloaded data was used to clone cards and pocket Modern day Oliver Twists jailed, PA, 22.11.2003.
Bowing to public outrage, a Pakistani court has freed a rape victim who was sentenced to death by stoning for the crime of having extramarital relations. Rape Victim Facing Death is Freed, NYT/Le Monde, p. 2, 16/17.6.2002.
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