Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] being [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is organized as a community with people frequently meeting together and being connected to each other in lots of different ways . |
| 2 | All these are not merely parts of our descriptive model ; we assume that they correspond very directly to aspects of the activity which goes on in the mind of speakers ; by contrast the relation of instantiation which links particular items of the English vocabulary and the elements E and P is metalinguistic , since in any particular use of a linguistic structure the word-meanings which are present , supported of course by the word-forms which are the overt carriers of the meanings , are the Es and the Ps , rather than being related to them . |
| 3 | They were sometimes denied the authority necessary for the fulfilment of their expected role , and it was critically important that they were seen as part of a school 's management team rather than being relegated to the position of mere facilitator . |
| 4 | Behaviour is observed in its natural setting , and it is possible to make a study of social process , rather than being limited to the snapshot or series of snapshots of the survey researcher . |
| 5 | The briefing pack accompanying Working for patients ( DoH , 1989h ) claims that at ‘ Regional and district level planning will be able to respond more effectively to the health needs of the population rather than being tied to details of the operational delivery of services ’ . |
| 6 | Yes erm , we 've actually linked with a firm of independent mortgage brokers erm so rather than being tied to a particular building society as most estate agents are erm what they will do is they 'll shop around and tell you which lenders are offering the best terms and particularly good schemes at any one time erm , it 's literally free information they simply phone you up and say get some idea of what your salary is and what your requirements are and then they 'll send through some information for you . |
| 7 | The pituitary gland is one of the endocrine glands also known as ductless glands , since the materials which they produce pass directly into the bloodstream rather than being channelled to specific parts of the body . |
| 8 | The archosaurs stemmed from the thecodonts , an order with teeth set in sockets rather than being welded to the jaw as with modern-day lizards . |
| 9 | It seemed a part of nature 's force , as though it had erupted from the earth rather than being bolted to it . |
| 10 | Unisys has created the marketing rationale of the customer selecting the timing of its jump to the next generation rather than being forced to it by the vendor 's phasing out existing technology . |
| 11 | To cover the glitch Intel Corp has created with Pentium — see front page — Unisys Corp has created the marketing rationale of the customer selecting the timing of its jump to the next generation rather than being forced to it by the vendor 's phasing out existing technology . |
| 12 | In this work , rather than being reduced to utility or competitive status display , goods are examined in terms of their expressive and symbolic function , and the central thesis with respect to this is one which has largely been assumed in the present work . |
| 13 | A further advantage of these unions is that money saved locally is spent locally , rather than being switched to other areas , as often occurs with normal banking arrangements . |
| 14 | You need a lot of time to yourself in order to explore your dreams , rather than being pinned to the work place . |
| 15 | Following a stroke , the patient may be kept at home , rather than being admitted to hospital . |
| 16 | Syndicated euro-credits also enable banks to spread or diversify their risks by having a wide loan portfolio rather than being over-committed to a few customers . |
| 17 | The preferred method is measuring of the contaminant concentration , combined with some other measurement to ensure that the contaminant is being mineralised rather than being transformed to some other intermediate compound . |
| 18 | It is assumed here that juries and others do attach considerable importance to the label when it is a question of homicide , and therefore that the excessive use of force in self-defence is a matter which is properly reflected by a separate qualified defence , rather than being left to sentencing ( which means executive discretion , if the mandatory penalty for murder remains ) or forced artificially into the doctrine of provocation ( when there may be no real evidence of loss of self-control ) . |
| 19 | Furthermore , recording them on video allows for discussion in which the ‘ rules of appropriateness ’ can begin to be described rather than being left to instinct . |
| 20 | Data types can be defined by the user , rather than being constrained to certain pre-defined types . |
| 21 | For the first time since independence the opposition alliance included Malays , whose dominance was enshrined in the constitution , rather than being restricted to the Chinese and Indian communities . |
| 22 | People are active , conscious , and choose to behave as they do , rather than being driven to it by social forces outside their control . |
| 23 | Rather than being confined to the church , therefore , Puritan religious life also focused on the household and various voluntary forms of public worship . |
| 24 | For instance , inspectors ' powers to acquire information about accidents needed to be extended to include inquiries made to determine whether an investigation was appropriate , rather than being confined to those cases where the Chief Inspector had already ordered an investigation to take place . |
| 25 | From the detailed observation of fifteen boards , it was evident that training often followed the pattern of immediate demand rather than being linked to any developmental plan ; thus , a board might ask the headteacher or member of staff for further elaboration of a topic which surfaced at a meeting , such as subject choice by S3 , or individuals might decide to attend an area session on interviewing skills only once they knew that they were to participate in the selection of a senior member of staff . |
| 26 | In conceding ( b ) he recognises that scribal records actually were unreliable , as well as being seen to be . |
| 27 | As well as being related to the high class Opera House , Colorspin and Bella Colora , Highland Dress won a maiden at Newbury last month in a manner which suggested that further improvement will be forthcoming . |
| 28 | As well as being attached to St Andrews University , Dr Burness is a visiting research fellow at Glasgow University . |
| 29 | As well as being subjected to extreme temperature changes outside , having to constantly leave a warm room to either make a cup of tea or go to the toilet , for example , meant that they were doubly exposed to cold stress as well as to daily stress . |
| 30 | This tank increased the London 's range from 1,740 to 2,600 miles and after the cruise ended , was left on the ‘ boats concerned as well as being added to other machines in order to increase patrol range in the event of war . |