Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I find a bit puzzling is that , as far as I can see , automatic inspection of passports will eliminate the keen-eyed , guilt-inducing gaze from the man behind the desk who presumably , is looking for doctored documents , suspicious photographs and forged visas and stamps . |
| 2 | And as if one needed reminding that there 's more to this year 's contest than Karaoke , four of the 11 acts competing were to provide their own original accompaniment . |
| 3 | Mutations that affect corepressor binding are of two types . |
| 4 | On arrival at Sheerness naval barracks Binding was told to train them himself . |
| 5 | LEFT , Examining the efficiency and quality of output by dust-press dishmaking are , left to right , Clive Bourne , Dave Riley , Simon Lovatt and Mike Shufflebotham . |
| 6 | Items of particular relevance to futures trading are as follows : ( 1 ) A statement of the customer 's investment objectives ( unless included in a separate document ) : If futures trading is to be undertaken otherwise than for purely hedging purposes , it would be necessary to document that the customer 's investment objectives were speculative . |
| 7 | Of course walking is the chief activity . |
| 8 | The likelihood of such conflicts occurring was increased following market developments and reforms in the structure of the financial markets in the 1980s , in particular the abolition of single capacity in the trading of stocks and shares , and the development of financial conglomerates offering a wide range of services . |
| 9 | Rush hour crowding was a serious hazard , and the station was 39 per cent understaffed . |
| 10 | The current in the primary winding is induced by the rotating magnet . |
| 11 | Building surveying is by definition a very technical skill . |
| 12 | In 1973 , approximately 14% of the persons training for building surveying were doing so through full-time study ; still a minority , but trends were obvious and it was predicted that seven years later , by 1980 , that percentage would have increased to around 30% ; in the event the figure was 46% . |
| 13 | The Institution 's structure was then expanded from three to four Divisions , and building surveying was singled out for the first time , and referred to as IIIB ( Division III , Building ) . |
| 14 | The best way to prevent such damage occurring is to float a piece of wood or a child 's rubber ball on the water , so that the ice exerts pressure against an object capable of expanding and contracting . |
| 15 | At least one top left-hander in the top six looks a must to help combat Warne 's leg-spin-and the odds on David Gower returning are shortening almost by the hour . |
| 16 | Theorem proving is a special case of monotonic search . |
| 17 | Theorem proving is a particularly easy form of search . |
| 18 | The limitation of theorem proving is , the description of the original task may be inadequate . |
| 19 | But what he strenuously de nies inventing is that he DID serve Mr Lamont in Praed Street , Paddington , west London , on Monday , November 16 . |
| 20 | Nowadays we associate this system with some specific services , but with some adaptations franchising is possible for industries as well . |
| 21 | The major rule applying is that generally most predators will attack only fish smaller than themselves , although some large mouthed predators such as lionfish and large groupers are capable of swallowing prey of almost their own dimensions . |
| 22 | A recording of police officers chasing the vehicle through Milton keynes , demonstrates how dangerous the teenagers driving was , with the stolen car mounting a pavement and crashing though roadwork cones : |
| 23 | The most important determinant of gall bladder emptying is contraction of gall bladder smooth muscle , although the resistance to bile flow at the cystic duct and sphincter of Oddi may also modulate the process . |
| 24 | In both studies , gall bladder emptying was determined by ultrasonography and dose response curves were determined in both studies . |
| 25 | When gall bladder emptying was assessed 86 ( 93% ) showed a reduction in volume of >30% after the fatty meal stimulus . |
| 26 | Gall bladder emptying was restored to eight of 10 patients managed with an acutely inflamed gall bladder and to 11 of 13 patients with non-function because of a stone impacted in Hartmann 's pouch ( Table II ) . |
| 27 | Data checking is a particular instance , e.g. in a study of obstetric history , the machine can be made to check that , for each woman , |
| 28 | Except I think just to emphasize one or two minor issues but the savings from last year , that was the underspendings from ninety two ninety three were , as you recall last year er used to support this year 's budget er those savings underspending are no longer available and therefore have been taken out of the consideration The staff costs for T S G schemes that are mentioned at the bottom of page five erm , the programme this year which is actually listed over the page at table two does erm indicate that erm we are now contemplating link road and bypass next year and staff available are needed to complete that work or fortunately we 've been able to secure a start on which enables some of the staff to be transferred to work on that scheme . |
| 29 | Paki bashing was combined with queer bashing , squaddie bashing , grease bashing and student bashing . |
| 30 | For their refreshment , to be eaten at their workplace underground , miners carried sandwiches and a metal flask of water or cold tea , and some sweet cold tea remaining was important to John . |