Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] being [vb pp] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To take the particular case of relevance to this book , adjectives in English are , broadly , those words which can instantiate the P in both patterns of : Verbs can instantiate the latter position but not the former ; the lexical meaning expressed by a given verb must , exactly , undergo a change of syntactic class in order to do this , this usually being marked by an overt morphological change . |
| 2 | Hence a more usual arrangement is one whereby the shareholder deposits with the lender his share certificate and , often , a signed blank transfer , this usually being accompanied by a written memorandum setting out the terms of the loan . |
| 3 | Lower Mill was a short distance along Standish Lane , this too being fed by the diverted waters of the same stream . |
| 4 | The committee 's policy was in many respects akin to that just being abandoned by the Communist Party , but with a greater syndicalist content . |
| 5 | The government should instead aim to harmonize the tax levels with those currently being planned by the EC , in advance of Sweden 's anticipated accession to that body , the industrialists argue . |
| 6 | It will use a similar technique to that currently being used by a Japanese group , which is monitoring solar neutrino reactions with water . |