Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adj] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | And surely our reasons for allowing this are close to those suggested by the tripartite definition ; he has the right answer , and not by luck . |
| 2 | The procedure for manufacturing these was as follows : the steel channel and angle iron was taken from its store area ( The Haversham Bank ) by steam crane and loaded on converted carriage underframes , of which there were four , two for wagon material , and two for carriage material . |
| 3 | The animal most famous for shamming dead is , of course , the American opossum . |
| 4 | Proposals for simplifying these are currently under discussion with the DTI . |
| 5 | He had a genius for staging that was absolutely simple ; and he knew music — ballet , the symphonic repertoire — as well as any conductor . |
| 6 | It is clear that , within the framework of a dual-route model of spelling , phonological dysgraphia is the pattern you would expect if the non-lexical procedure for spelling is selectively damaged , and surface dysgraphia is the pattern expected if it is the lexical procedure for spelling that is the damaged one . |
| 7 | Our framework for understanding this is , as with social distance , based firmly within the literature of second language learning . |
| 8 | Right now that that the rea other reason for qualifying that is the list may be six to nine months old . |
| 9 | Later he and Ben Allen set up in practice in Bristol as ‘ Sawyer , late Nockemorf ’ , and after going bankrupt are given appointments as surgeons in the East India Company . |
| 10 | Red and white signs , showing an izard 's head , are the only indication that you are entering it , the izard being a sort of chamois native to the Pyrenees which is now doing well there again after having earlier been hunted almost out of existence — its survival has been put down to the First World War , when men turned to killing one another and the animals had an armistice which enabled them to breed again . |
| 11 | Section 38(1) allows this : ( I ) if necessary to substantiate a name or address ; ( 2 ) if the custody officer has reasonable grounds for believing this is necessary : ( i ) for the suspect 's own protection ; ( ii ) to prevent him from causing physical injury to any other person ; ( iii ) to prevent loss or damage to property ; ( iv ) to ensure his appearance in court ; ( v ) to prevent interference with the administration of justice or with the investigation of offences ; ( vi ) juveniles can also be detained in custody if the custody officer believes this to be in the juvenile 's own interests . |
| 12 | The reason for wanting 18 is that there are nine genes , and each one can mutate in an " upward " direction ( 1 is added to its value ) or in a " downward " direction ( 1 is subtracted from its value ) . |
| 13 | With regard to octave combinations , flute or oboe double the violas well at the higher octave , and bassoon at the lower octave , but opportunities of using these are rather rare , as the violas are of course chiefly used to supply inner parts either in the nature of harmonic filling up , or countermelodies in which octave doubling would upset the harmonic scheme . |
| 14 | Another way of seeing this is that the event horizon , the boundary of the black hole , is like the edge of a shadow — the shadow of impending doom . |
| 15 | His drawings again register the pleasure in the ingredients and activity of cooking that is also conveyed by the prose . |
| 16 | Ingredient Y would have to be purchased if Abrasive is to be manufactured ; thus the cost of manufacturing Abrasive is an incremental cost of £7,000 . |
| 17 | Well , as you know , it is almost impossible to have a piece of knitting that is exactly the same measurement across 40 stitches and 40 rows. , Only rarely does this happen with certain yarn types and stitch patterns . |
| 18 | No , this was a new healthy way of eating that was going to change previous diet failures into long term success stories . |
| 19 | Unable to develop an idea of filmmaking that was both British and international , they concentrated their energies on defining their position on either side of that spectrum , and lost any sense of what cinema really is for . |
| 20 | so I thought he , he 's changing things he 's saying well I do n't think this is suitable and I do n't think my way of tackling this is suitable because he 's used to dealing with different kids , although they 're a similar age , they 're not very motivated or mighty but they 're more motivated than these kids , but he says like he 'll turned back towards the black board and he 'll be writing and they 're shouting abuse at him , F ing and blinding and he says it makes me so angry because I do n't know the voices well enough to know who 's saying it |
| 21 | It is very difficult to compare statistical data from different countries , because of the variation in the criteria used for diagnosis and notification , and the greater or lesser degree of under-reporting that is found almost everywhere . |
| 22 | This time is followed by a period in which the chances of becoming dry are low ( MacKeith et al . |
| 23 | Women at risk of becoming pregnant were accepted only if they undertook to use effective contraceptive measures . |
| 24 | When the policy and administrative costs of checking this are considered , the advantages of in-kind transfer over cash transfer are reduced . |
| 25 | My Lord Mayor , I must confess to being quite surprised by the incredible naivety and complete lack of understanding that 's obviously rampant on the benches opposite with most of the items we 've dealt with today . |
| 26 | The objectives of the Unit as laid out in its constitution are as follows : to undertake industrial relations research of a long-term multidisciplinary character ; to contribute towards improving the quality of data and of understanding that is available for industrial relations policy-making by government , employers and trade unions ; to provide for a concentration of resources and continuity of work and thereby improve career opportunities for research workers and facilitate large-scale research projects ; to enhance the quality of industrial relations teaching and research activity of the School of Industrial and Business Studies ; to be a national and international centre for industrial relations research and to attract suitable visiting researchers and research students to the University . |
| 27 | One way of understanding this is to view the discourse as proceeding by answering imagined and unspoken questions by the receiver . |
| 28 | One way of addressing this is for me to continue to highlight some of the views of colleagues who have not , in the public mind at least , been closely associated with the anti-Federalist cause and several of whom were not , for instance , among the eighty-odd Conservative Members who signed one or both of the ‘ Fresh Start ’ Motions . |
| 29 | At the time of writing this is of particular importance as more and more government activities are being provided at a more localised level . |
| 30 | A more compact way of writing this is where the components form a square matrix : is called a metric tensor . |