Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [vb pp] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , the proportion of teachers who , having successfully completed the first year , stay on into the second in order to obtain the Certificate in Education ( FE ) is proving to be extremely high : for example , of the 1,128 candidates for the first year courses being offered in 1979–80 , no fewer than 1,024 moved into their second year in 1980–1 . |
| 2 | Having successfully completed the first year of the new Teachers ' Training Course the students have gone away to grapple with their holiday assignments . |
| 3 | He was omnipotent and instrumental in the fertilisation of the earth , having divinely bestowed the first rain . |
| 4 | Valerie Stevens had been in the house to get more coffee and as she stepped through the patio doors she stood for a moment staring at Rachel in horror , having only heard the last part of the conversation . |
| 5 | Two a.m. the next morning found me dragging my aching body and borrowed paste board back towards home , having just stuck the last piece in place . |
| 6 | David was in his room washing his hands , having just finished the last of the medicals , and he turned from the sink as Rachel knocked and entered . |
| 7 | Now , in 1980 , having largely escaped the first round of cuts by the Tory government , the Housing Corporation , which is a major source of funding to housing associations and co-ops , has been cut too , leading to an ever worsening situation for those ineligible for council housing or unable to buy into the private market . |