Example sentences of "that [v-ing] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fresh leaks about stifled criticism in the NHS now arise almost every week , but it is n't only in health that gagging is now becoming so oppressive . |
| 2 | you may find that sniffing is n't the main problem , and it 's more urgent to tackle other problems |
| 3 | In this case , even if one reinforces the claim by supposing that littering is illegal , the answer must be No . |
| 4 | It is key to the coordination role that redrafting is kept under control ; it is all too tempting for the various parties to attempt to improve the wording and suggest further amendment without adding material value . |
| 5 | The second raid was a diversion for now that raiding was becoming more organised , full use could be made of feints and diversions to distract defenders from intended targets , and in a wider strategy the whole policy of raiding would involve a major distraction of the enemy towards an invasion of Norway , not France . |
| 6 | This relieves the stress of being selfish and competitive with others , in recognizing that relating is far more important than selfishly achieving within society . |
| 7 | The trouble is that tiptoeing is desperately uncomfortable when you are trying to win a war at the same time . |
| 8 | She is , above all , Joyce 's central recognition , exultant recognition that yearning is not defeat and identification is not a proof of some fatal inner yielding to the pull of mediocrity . |
| 9 | I have given two examples of the use of planned ignoring ; but it should be borne in mind that ignoring is not an all-purpose disciplinary approach . |
| 10 | Because their faith tells to rejoice , but circumstances of life can be such that rejoicing is the one thing that they can not do . |
| 11 | In Margaret Thatcher 's day , most people thought that complaining was a waste of time ; but a ‘ listening ’ Government must expect to be shouted at , loud and long . |
| 12 | This helps landlords who let without opting and later realise that opting is advisable . |
| 13 | 20–3–1877 Duncan McLugash , Elder , confessed " that having been led to use a little whisky for relieving asthmatic tightening of the chest , he regrets that he incautiously allowed himself to go to excess , whereby he was overcome by it . " |
| 14 | I decided that it was perhaps because they were n't possessive and had given no other human being the feeling that having been once disgorged he was n't safe and at any moment might find himself gobbled up again and back in the confines of a body not his own . |
| 15 | The history of the whole of the Church shows that having been full to overflowing in times of crisis , in times of war for example . |
| 16 | He also remembered the look of the adjustable spanner , and it seemed to him appropriate that having been knocked down with a spanner his whole body was now apparently being alternately wrenched and tightened . |
| 17 | Almond and Verba found that having been taught about government increases a sense of subjective political competence . |
| 18 | For only this use of ‘ perceive ’ exhibits the supposed philosophical truth that perceiving is a matter of being causally affected by something . |
| 19 | ‘ The problem , ’ said , senior partner with Dorman Jeffrey , ‘ is that estimating is an art , not a science , and you can still come up against obstacles from the other side and other unforeseen circumstances outwith your control . |
| 20 | He had always felt that tailoring was a job more suited to women than to men . |
| 21 | Intending to adopt a particular style on a particular occasion without realizing that intending is not the same as planning . |
| 22 | She decided that fingering was doing little for her , except making her more and more randy . |
| 23 | Perhaps Grimm devoutly wished that joking was possible in the circumstances ; and would do his best to make it so . |
| 24 | The reason that knowing is different from guessing or dreaming is that knowledge implies an unspoken submission to what is real or thought to be real . |
| 25 | By contrast , the research reported here suggests that controlling is not what British solicitors — even those at the bottom end of the market — spend most of their time doing . |
| 26 | I have noted that flicking is very common where such a substrate is used and I think it may be from mechanical irritation of the gills by tiny bits of coral suspended in the water . |
| 27 | Although competitive sports are fine , the type of exercise we are talking about here should not involve competition , particularly if you are the type of person who usually feels that winning is important . |
| 28 | Confronted with the new philosophy that winning is the name of the game , student rugby , with its romantic vision of fun and entertainment , seemed increasingly out of touch with the pragmatic reality prevailing in the unions ' corridors of power . |
| 29 | Burrows believes that smacking is as necessary as kissing and cuddling , and finds it ironic that the same kind of arguments about parents not knowing when to stop are used to undermine our instincts in both cases . |
| 30 | While accepting that smacking is universal , he believes there are better methods of teaching children what is acceptable or unacceptable behaviour . |