Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The phatic function : opening the channel or checking that it is working , either for social reasons ( ‘ Hello' , ‘ Lovely weather ’ , ‘ Do you come here often ? ’ ) , or for practical ones ( ‘ Can you hear me ? ’ , |
| 2 | Traditional civil-law interpretation would say that it is : the words amount to a demonstratio rather than a causa ; the testator is suggesting a means of satisfying the liability under trust rather than indicating that it is to arise only if the estate of Gaius Seius is entered . |
| 3 | spends his day blending the malt and seeing that it is despatched correctly . |
| 4 | Any visual task is rendered more difficult and fatiguing if it is undertaken in poor lighting . |
| 5 | And as a Portuguese Euro-minister claims that Britain 's oil may have to be controlled by the authorities in Brussels , Jacques Delors demands another £2bn and ERM-inspired interest rates force thousands on to the dole , how long will it be before one of our major political parties has the guts to campaign against the European Community in its present form , rather than sticking their collective heads in the merde and pretending that everything 's coming up roses ? |
| 6 | Oak is not really an ideal timber for external joinery since it can suffer from surface checking and splitting if it is exposed to the sun and the rain . |
| 7 | Despite such successes in imaginative shoestring operations , the UN is desperately in need of reform and strengthening if it is to meet the critical tests of the post-Cold War era . |
| 8 | I could make up the detections that his presence lost me in a matter of days , and if he thinks he is going to see any wheeling and dealing when he is sitting in , well he 's naive ! |
| 9 | If on the other hand you have access to a colour television set at the place where you are staying , you may be able to use this instead , provided that it can be tuned to your camcorder 's signal output and assuming that it is designed for use on the same television standard as the camcorder , eg UK PAL for machines sold in Great Britain ( see page 153 ) . |
| 10 | As heir to the droit morale and guardian of the Magritte estate , Charly Herscovici explained that ‘ Inheriting this intellectual property makes me responsible for protecting the artist and his work , and ensuring that it is handed down for posterity . |
| 11 | In an attempt to improve the effective provision of intelligence to decision makers , some companies , particularly in the USA , are experimenting with various ways of developing a process of gathering information , analysing and interpreting the information and ensuring that it is used effectively in the decision-making process . |
| 12 | I 'm very willing , but seeing as someone 's doing something for me , I 'm like you sure you do n't mind ? |
| 13 | On the whole the authors avoid these sterile tactics and show an awareness of the strengths of the relativist position while arguing that it is mistaken . |
| 14 | Secular employment is as sanctified as preaching if it is done ‘ as unto the Lord ’ . |
| 15 | With only a degree of oversimplification , his general conclusion can be summarised as saying that whatever is happening in the built environment will eventually be resolved to the benefit of the undifferentiated interests of capital in general , even if that resolution generates further problems that have to be resolved in turn . |
| 16 | I believe the present main warning is that they should not be used with ‘ canmotors ’ , and the May issue of Continental Modeller reviewing a German-made locomotive quotes the accompanying leaflet as saying that it is powered by a ‘ Faulhaber ’ motor which must not be used with ‘ pulse power units ’ . |
| 17 | The England manager , upset by the way his comments were interpreted after the European championship , has gone on record as saying that he is mis-understood , that he can not shake off the association with the long ball game from his formative years at Watford . |