Example sentences of "[noun] and [v-ing] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having become aware of the difference , a deep-seated bias often becomes evident as the individual concludes that his or her way of thinking and behaving is better just because it is different . |
| 2 | If you can get the crop off the ground and impervious to weather quickly , it hardly matters if the subsequent carting and storing are laborious — wait until you have guests to help . |
| 3 | Graham ( whose chapter on budgeting and allocating is essential reading ) reports a survey of 23 university libraries he carried out in 1985 , in which 14 of the library grants covered only non-staffing costs ( books , periodicals , binding and operational money ) , whilst the other nine included staffing , though usually with severe limitations on virement between staffing and other sub-heads . |
| 4 | It is distinct from non-data-ink , which can be erased without loss of information : gridlines and hatching are good examples . |
| 5 | None of this is to suggest that the relationship between mercantile concerns and lawmaking is linear . |
| 6 | The language of her faith and preaching is other-worldly , yet she is deeply concerned with social issues and the roots of crime and poverty . |
| 7 | But this redness and flaking is temporary . |
| 8 | Poverty and overcrowding are characteristic of the greater part of the Canning Town and Silvertown areas , which make up what is perhaps the largest part of unbroken depression in East London . |
| 9 | Once all the correct lenses have been swung into place and focussing is complete , the initial dialogue between the time-travellers can be made more interesting by switching between close-ups , mid-shots , group shots , etc . |
| 10 | Duplication and bickering are endemic . |
| 11 | To bake a cake with an even , smooth finish , correct lining and greasing is important . |
| 12 | A software development environment and multiprocessing are extra . |
| 13 | A software development environment and multiprocessing are extra . |
| 14 | Great flatulence and belching is another marked symptom of this remedy . |
| 15 | even though characteristic ways of feeling and behaving are habitual , they can be controlled and , if necessary , unproductive ways of feeling and behaving can be replaced with more satisfactory ones . |
| 16 | First it seems that personal preference and liking is important , certainly to a much greater extent than in relationships between parents and children . |
| 17 | The first chart is an ideal courtship , Physical intimacy and cost are low , while communication and blending are high . |
| 18 | ( c ) Appropriation and obtaining are similar concepts . |
| 19 | Artists of the stature of Sendak and Keeping are visual explorers , never satisfied merely to repeat performances , even though those performances are outstanding . |
| 20 | Powers of acceleration and braking are remarkable , the latter far greater than any car . |
| 21 | This heating and crushing was due to nearby igneous volcanic activity about 400 million years ago . |
| 22 | It 's a , it 's a fascinating report and having been involved in the Food Forum discussion , when we , it was reported to us that we 'd actually lost a community nutritionist , I read this with great interest to see just how now the professional was seen through sections . |
| 23 | Arguments about voluntarism and giving are apt to get confused with arguments about mixed economies of welfare and plurality of provision . |
| 24 | It follows that the distinction between helping and hindering is crucial to an understanding of neutrality , as is the distinction between hindering and not helping . |
| 25 | Manualists , by contrast , believe that signing and fingerspelling are essential tools in the learning process and that lipreading and speech are , in any case , beyond the capacity of the majority of deaf and dumb children . |
| 26 | Oralists believe that every deaf child of normal intelligence can learn lipreading and speech , and that signing and fingerspelling are harmful to a child 's learning process . |
| 27 | Watersports abound , and instruction in sailing , windsurfing and waterskiing is available . |
| 28 | Windsurfing and waterskiing are available , and there is tennis on the public court . |
| 29 | Midnight 's arm was like a bar of iron and all her kicking and struggling was useless . |
| 30 | Weeping and sobbing are natural and appropriate responses to grief and our body is designed to provide the capacity and to use it creatively . |