Example sentences of "[v-ing] [be] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stator of each stack has a number of poles Fig.l.3(b) shows an example with four poles — and a part of the phase winding is wound around each pole to produce a radial magnetic field in the pole . |
| 2 | The changes in parking behaviour in St John 's Wood are similar to those observed in the period after wheelclamping was introduced in central London in 1982 . |
| 3 | Brian Jenkins 's Out of Depth — in which photographs of himself swimming are located within frame-like tanks of water — is a thought-provoking exploration of limitation and freedom . |
| 4 | Second , coordinators as a group were acutely conscious of the way their own success depended in large part upon how they and the practices they were promoting were regarded by existing staff in the schools where they were placed . |
| 5 | Learning by remembering is applied in many situations and under different names . |
| 6 | It 's the first session when they have actually identified some of the strands that you are going to pursue and then subsequently looking is framed by that decision . |
| 7 | Mr Poynor noted that a ‘ naturalistic/realistic ’ style of acting is required for this play and that it is interesting for actors to ‘ play against character . ’ |
| 8 | The ploughed field they were passing was speckled with brilliant-green shoots . |
| 9 | This goes back to the days when there were hop gardens at the rear of the pub , and picking was done by gipsy families ( shant being an old gipsy word , meaning to drink ) . |
| 10 | Paki bashing was combined with queer bashing , squaddie bashing , grease bashing and student bashing . |
| 11 | Last summer , the crew 's appetites for racing were whetted by smaller one-design racing when 16 Sigma 33s were chartered from Britannia Sailing in Southampton . |
| 12 | The amount of Soviet gold remaining was quoted as 240 tonnes by economist Grigory Yavlinsky in October . |
| 13 | The research will investigate how the mechanisms of pre-verbal communication based on comprehension and production of gaze and pointing are related to each other and how they change between 6 and 18 months of age . |
| 14 | The campaigns that we have been conducting are moving in that direction because special constables have a particularly valuable part to play . |
| 15 | In more than 80% of cases the site of bleeding is found within 6 cm of the gastro-oesophageal junction , particularly along the lesser curvature . |
| 16 | At the moment , mostly because of cost , traffic calming 's targetted on individual villages . |
| 17 | The top-security ‘ dispersal prisons ’ are frequently not filled to capacity , while overcrowding is concentrated in local prisons ( which predominantly house remand prisoners and those on short-term sentences ) . |
| 18 | Their inner understanding of belonging was mirrored in external images of withdrawal . |
| 19 | It is argued that although cattle stealing was affected by administrative arrangements , particularly in the twentieth century , it was more sensitive to economic influences , especially changes in land use brought on by the expansion of plantations . |
| 20 | Satisfactory control of bleeding was achieved in all cases except one individual who underwent successful emergency surgery for uncontrollable haemorrhage . |
| 21 | So what the pollen cells are doing are investing in mating success . |
| 22 | I was fiercely proud of Scotland , having been indoctrinated by glowing tales from my Mother , and felt that the land was mine by birthright . |
| 23 | Having been reassured on this point , he had grudgingly accepted Ellen 's explanation that she had been given leave to visit him to see how he was coping alone , and had promptly put his daughter and her companion to work . |
| 24 | That was when the islanders voted to join Canada rather than resume the status of ’ responsible government ’ after having been run for 15 years by a commission from the United Kingdom . |
| 25 | This specimen lies on a slab of mudstone , the specimen itself having been converted into coal-like material — that is , into carbon . |
| 26 | Having been printed on fibre-based paper , the images were masked out , hand-coloured and sulphide-toned before being cut out and mounted onto plywood . |
| 27 | I have used this service for selling , although more so on the buying side , having been tempted on numerous occasions ! |
| 28 | " It having been Stated to this Meeting that a regular Ferry from Skiba to Gartbreck would contribute much to the Convenience of Travellers " they agree " to Engage a proper person , who will engage to maintain a proper Ferry Boat ready at all reasonable times to Ferry passengers … " |
| 29 | Can the Minister assure the House that , if a general election goes against his wishes and people cross their ballot papers having been influenced by Labour propaganda , he will accept that result ? |
| 30 | A feature of the blades is that several showed traces of having been made from river-worn cobbles . |