Example sentences of "a [noun] [v-ing] [Wh det] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A package containing what 's now known to have been a bomb was discovered hidden under a shelf in the Reject Shop in Cornmarket= It was found after an extensive search by sniffer dogs and army bomb disposal experts . |
| 2 | It became manifest that within the ruling Party majority there was a fraction crystallising which was in favour of very high rates of industrial investment ; this was associated with Stalin . |
| 3 | Such a decision would need to be clearly defined in terms of a line dividing what was acceptable from what was not . |
| 4 | The major response of the inspectorate was to write a letter stating what was wrong , and how and when it might be improved . |
| 5 | I poured 70 per cent of it into a glass representing the wages paid to those of us who work in the business , 20 per cent into a glass representing what was ploughed back by way of reinvestment in plant and machinery , 5 per cent into a glass representing dividends and 5 per cent into a glass representing tax . |