Example sentences of "[v-ing] [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One person on his own could not constitute a procession , but if a person were to march on his own , having publicised the fact widely in advance , it would seem that he might be said to be organising a procession if , Pied Piper like , he were to draw a crowd of supporters and followers . |
| 2 | Not that the Rattries were doing much better , three of the youngest — Cara did not know which — having died the week before of measles , Sairellen Thackray thought , or some such childish ailment involving a rash and a cough . |
| 3 | Great northern divers , having spent the winter singly in many of the Shetland voes , gather in parties and are joined by birds from further south . |
| 4 | When she retired in 1930 , having served the School devotedly for its first twelve years , she was appointed CBE , and was awarded the silver medal of the African Society . |
| 5 | The Republic of South Africa was established in May 1961 , having left the Commonwealth earlier in the same year . |
| 6 | Oil prices fluctuated significantly during October ; having begun the month well below the Sept. 26 peak of US$40.30 for North Sea Brent crude , the price rose to $40.75 on Oct. 10 . |
| 7 | ( Of course , Natalie was n't silly ; she was , in fact , a year younger than the rest of the first-year students , having kept a year ahead at school . ) |
| 8 | This upstairs bathroom was better equipped , and , having discovered a toothbrush still in its carton , Luce borrowed some minty paste and cleaned her teeth vigorously . |
| 9 | Freddie had managed to get into the hall by now , although even here his hostess had contrived to place her formidable bulk before the front door , her expression revealing , only too plainly , her disappointment at his early departure and her failure at not having conducted the evening more to her advantage . |
| 10 | Orders for the HP 9000 multi-user Unix systems grew more than 40% during 1992 and although revenue for the HP 3000 declined , unit shipments of these systems increased about 20% for the year — striking given the move away from proprietary systems , but then the company is opening up an enormous Open bolt hole for HP 3000 users . |