Example sentences of "[adj -est] [noun sg] being [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there are no August records , the species has been recorded in September , the earliest report being for the seventh in 1951 and 1974 . |
| 2 | The government continued its privatization policy during this period , the largest sale being of the 12 regional electricity companies in December 1990 . |
| 3 | They are found in graves concentrated in central and eastern England ( Figure 2.14 ) , the largest number being from Sleaford where there are approximately 25 from five graves , although absolute numbers were not reported . |
| 4 | According to an International Wheat Council report in April 1989 , world wheat stocks at the end of the 1988-90 season were expected to be 103,000,000 tonnes — down from 135,000,000 tonnes at the end of the previous year — with the biggest decline being in US stocks [ see p. 36280 ] . |
| 5 | The abdominal aspect of the sacrum in males displays a uniform curve with the deepest part of the hollow at the third segment ; whereas in females , the upper portion is flattened and the lower portion sharply angulated ( the deepest part being at the fourth segment ) . |
| 6 | Numerous demonstrations were held as war approached and after it broke out , the largest protest being on Jan. 12 when 40,000 attended two rallies in Paris . |
| 7 | WELLINGTON COLLEGE seem certain to have another good season , their latest victory being against St Edward 's , Oxford , 17-3 , writes Our Correspondent . |