Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] [noun sg] [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the software.intensive approach is used to implement more sophisticated control schemes the motor 's stepping rate is limited by the processor operating speed . |
| 2 | Burger King 's founding philosophy is to sell good quality food quickly and courteously , in clean and pleasant surroundings , at value for money prices . |
| 3 | One stratagem a fiction writer can employ to persuade his audience that he is writing fact is to append yards of references . |
| 4 | 6 The attacker 's kicking leg is swept to one side by the block . |
| 5 | Food which is undergoing irradiation is placed in front of an opening in a lead box full of Cobalt-60 or Caesium 137 , both radioactive substances . |
| 6 | When humans exchange information using language , one way of accounting for what is taking place is to see the process as the generation of a model of discourse by the participants . |
| 7 | A slip to notify the guest that registered mail is awaiting collection is placed in the letter rack . |
| 8 | As soon as I see that a patient 's breathing pattern is changing dramatically or that the eye movement behind the closed lids is altering , I instruct him to be aware of and to understand all that is happening but to see it as if on a film or television screen , so that he is completely detached and feels no physical or mental distress whatsoever . |
| 9 | A teacher 's working year is to consist of 1265 hours , spread reasonably over 195 working days . |