Example sentences of "of [v-ing] be [adj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strategies of splitting are essential for the infant 's attempt to deal with the genuine contradictions it encounters in struggling to form some image of itself and the part-objects it confronts . |
| 2 | A phenomenological exploration of topic-directional modes of experiencing is essential to a clarification of the structure of reference . |
| 3 | The amount of slashing is optional for the time being . |
| 4 | According to The Famous Grouse Director , Matthew Gloag , the company 's interest in the next year 's tournament in Edinburgh had been almost a foregone conclusion due to the enormous benefits of having been involved in the 1991 World Cup . |
| 5 | He starts with the disadvantage of having been wrong in the past . |
| 6 | Once home , he sought scapegoats for his evident failure by dismissing his treasurer and chancellor , who had not , he argued , provided the backing he needed and deserved , and by turning on John Stafford , archbishop of Canterbury , whom he suspected of having been responsible for the lack of success . |
| 7 | Equally , regularity and evenness of knotting are crucial to the structural and compositional integrity of a rug : the knot-count should be the same throughout the entire rug and the rows straight and uniformly spaced . |
| 8 | Their method of working is sympathetic to the environment , but 20th century economic realities have put all but a handful out of business . |