Example sentences of "[v-ing] this [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programme cementing this unity was taken piecemeal from the Labour manifesto . |
| 2 | We are able to calculate the population for the late 17th century when a census was taken throughout Kent to enumerate the various religious bodies i.e. the number of Conformists , Catholics and Nonconformists , the return for Hailing showing 60 Conformists , no Catholics or Nonconformists , so allowing this figure was for adults only and allowing an average of 40 children for 60 adults this gives us a total of 100 . |
| 3 | What was encouraging this year was that the overall calibre of entries far-outstripped last year 's submissions . |
| 4 | Accepting this loss was an important part of his counselling . |
| 5 | Ending this conflict was his main , at times his sole , preoccupation . |
| 6 | An illustration of the arguments underpinning this strategy was provided by a Soviet commentator who compared the Soviet abandonment of its naval base at Porkkala in 1955 with the American retention of its base at Guantanamo in Cuba . |
| 7 | An approach to simplifying this task was first made by Boenninghausen and later by Kent when they produced their repertories , or collections of symptoms and signs common to each remedy . |
| 8 | For those of us who fret about ways in which modern technology distances us from understanding this programme was a revelation . |
| 9 | That collectors not speculators are driving this market was also clear from the strong prices made by many works on paper . |
| 10 | The Commission 's task in tackling this problem was complicated by the generous provisions of the rules of procedure of adjudicatory tribunals as to rights of audience . |
| 11 | Although the arrangement of statements of attainment into levels is implicitly a model of learning , it would be misleading to argue that developing this model was TGAT 's principal interest . |
| 12 | My father 's forwards , believing this blow was unprovoked , rushed in to defend him . |
| 13 | If my attempt at writing this book was solely or even largely done with public approval in mind , then my ‘ haven ’ image becomes an illusion . |
| 14 | ‘ By the time the weary reader has plodded that far , it will be clear even to the uninitiated that writing this book was a labour of hate — for reasons reviewers can not be expected to discern and which are in any case of small interest . |
| 15 | While both ideas turned out to be partially correct , the essential step in overcoming this difficulty was the application of an extra magnetic field — the so-called toroidal field — with lines of force parallel to the current flow round the torus . |
| 16 | What is important to note is that the collaboration between Grover Jackson and Randy Rhoads in designing this guitar was both fruitful and a complete success , because between them they produced an instrument which , in Randy 's hands , has provided itself with an impressive track record . |
| 17 | A segment of the LSA-1 gene containing the DNA encoding this epitope was amplified by polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) and sequenced directly . |
| 18 | A segment of the CSP gene containing the DNA encoding this epitope was amplified by PCR and the allelic variants detected by specific oligonucleotide probes . |
| 19 | A major factor in securing this pledge was the supply of advanced anti-missile technology in the form of the Patriot missile battery , with US support crews ( an unprecedented deployment of US army personnel on Israeli soil ) to enable the Patriots to be brought immediately into service ( whereas Israel 's own two Patriot batteries purchased from the USA the previous year were not yet operational as crews were still being trained ) . |
| 20 | Surrounding this court was the court of the men of Israel , reserved for non-priestly Jewish males . |
| 21 | I can not be sure , but I think one of the celebrities leading this march was ‘ Manny ’ Shinwell , later to become Lord Shinwell . |
| 22 | However the cost to DPR of providing this facility was only between $60 and $90 and the stop loss level was set so close to the market price that many contracts were very quickly wiped |
| 23 | Experimental evidence supporting this conclusion was reported by Garnham & Oakhill ( 1987 ) . |
| 24 | Strictly speaking this information was superfluous ; at Coventry it was inserted perhaps with a view to recording guild affiliations . |
| 25 | Accompanying this measure was a national scheme , operated by the local authorities , for rate-payers unable to meet a full rates bill . |
| 26 | And often , accompanying this discretion was a real fear of sexual inadequacy . |
| 27 | Accompanying this article was a photograph which we realise now should not have been published , as it did not bear any connection to the article . |
| 28 | Accompanying this report was a related , less extensive inquiry into motor car parts ( MMC , 1992 b ) , in which industry there are also substantial vertical interlinkages . |
| 29 | Down on the beach a covering party under Lieutenant Nisbet added to the Japanese confusion , for they rushed reinforcements to the shore , no doubt expecting this raid was made from the sea . |
| 30 | Attending this event was an inspiring , if exhausting , experience . |