Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He then met members of the Resolution Trust Corporation , which is charged with disposing of the property of bankrupt thrifts . |
| 32 | The Cellophane which is made for wrapping and packaging is therefore protected by a very thin coating , on each face , of a water-resistant lacquer . |
| 33 | You did it by putting a a a erm a layer of animal skin glue which is made from boiling down old sheepskins and parchment , that 's the size , that seals the wood . |
| 34 | You can pipe patterns on eggs with coloured chocolate which is made by mixing a few drops of your choice of food colouring into melted white chocolate . |
| 35 | One might write at some length on the implications of libidinal fixation in the ways in which people regard and handle finance ( the interested reader is recommended to the work of Freudian and neo-Freudian writers in this respect ) while the symbolic connection of financial success and power with sexual puissance and virility , or the part which is played by earning and providing in terms of masculine role-fulfilment , will be reasonably evident . |
| 36 | In this respect , it is important to point out that the test of control to determine parents and subsidiaries is applied differently by the Commission from the test of decisive influence which is applied in determining the existence of a concentration . |
| 37 | She gave me that icy smile which is reserved for making me feel uncomfortable . |
| 38 | The lift is provided by serotonin , a brain chemical which is produced after eating starches . |
| 39 | The Somerset and Avon Railway , which is working towards reopening the railway between Radstock and Frome , holds its sponsored walk and fun day at its headquarters in the sidings in Radstock . |
| 40 | Summing the two fet outputs in Tr3 gives a triangular wave and a small square component , which is removed by taking some of the squares at the VCO output to the summing point . |
| 41 | While the co-operative , long-range , chain motion which is released on passing from the glass to the rubber-like state is not possible at , other relaxations can take place . |
| 42 | The discussion which follows in the Report for young people in general is based mainly on a rating which is established by subtracting the number of employers who think that young people are worse than older workers from those who think that they are better on each of these attributes . |
| 43 | Figure 2.3 shows good examples of the psychophysiology associated with relaxed wakefulness and five internationally recognized stages of sleep — four slow wave sleep stages , numbered 1 to 4 , and stage REM ( rapid eye movement ) sleep which is associated with dreaming . |
| 44 | ( xii ) Remove the slide very slowly and air-dry using air which is moisturized by passing through water at 37-C . |
| 45 | The second point of view which is excluded by taking seriously the representation problem is one which I am disposed , perhaps unfairly , to call ‘ the Wittgensteinian cop-out ’ . |
| 46 | Some are cash crops , particularly wheat which the farmers sell to the flour mills in Leith and Glasgow , and barley , about half of which is sold for making beer and whisky in Glasgow and Edinburgh . |
| 47 | COPIES of a register which is aimed at maintaining hygiene standards are likely to go on sale . |
| 48 | Included in a reformed Common Agriculture Policy , is an ‘ Agri- Environment Programme ’ which is aimed at promoting and funding grant-aid schemes on a regional basis . |
| 49 | This branch of the agency administer the Manpower Training Scheme which is aimed at assisting companies with their adult training requirements . |
| 50 | Indeed , some verbs seem to have no lexical content beyond one which is aimed at providing some kind of reservation about applicability of the adjectival property , examples being become and turn which place a temporal restriction on the adjective 's applicability ; the subordinate property only holds after the time indicated by the tense of the verb . |
| 51 | The award is in recognition of the company 's in-house training programme , which is aimed at providing a warm and professional welcome to all visitors . |
| 52 | It is the second type of question which is aimed at arousing speculation about possible solutions . |
| 53 | ‘ The whole edifice of EC environmental policy , which is aimed at ensuring uniform standards , is at stake ’ , said Dr Caldwell . |
| 54 | In south Glasgow , two secondaries are beginning a rolling programme which is aimed at thwarting a major shake-up by Strathclyde . |
| 55 | The offer from the Anglo-Swedish consortium formed by Tiphook and Stena AB is the subject of an appeal in the Bermudan courts which is aimed at overturning an earlier ruling allowing SeaCo to proceed with its ‘ poison pill ’ defence . |
| 56 | Another typical exercise , which is aimed at stretching the legs , consists of sitting on the floor with the upper body leaning forwards and the legs wide apart and grasping an ankle with both hands . |
| 57 | Labour councillor Pat Buttle welcomed a new strategy for the council which is aimed at tackling the problem of sexual harassment at work . |
| 58 | Coincidently , the report was published not long after the Government 's announcement of its intention to introduce commonhold legislation ( see Information Circular , August 1991 ) , which is aimed at strengthening the rights of existing leaseholders . |
| 59 | In addition , we are now into the extension of the Enterprise and Education Initiative which is aimed at strengthening links between schools and employers and is co-funded by the Industry Department for Scotland . |
| 60 | Management authority is exerted to improve performance or remedy a defect which is distinct from supervision which is aimed at preventing things from going wrong . |