Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | As the curative curve of a particular remedy comes to an end , the vital force has only the excess artificial disease stimulus of the remedy to respond to — susceptibility having been satisfied . |
| 3 | The problems of criterion referencing are considerable in relation to the benefits claimed : a structuring of the learning environment for pupils ; a focusing on objectives for teachers ; providing more information about what pupils know and can do . |
| 4 | Pearl also required full real-time integration ; any dependency on batch updating was unacceptable . |
| 5 | This more complex account of the process of levels of social formation interacting is reminiscent of Althusser 's theory of overdetermination . |
| 6 | The defences that have been used to justify the campaign of law breaking are disgraceful . |
| 7 | The mosque of the sixteenth-century Al-Ghouri , the last of the great Mameluk sultans , is in very poor condition : the minaret has moved and many areas of marble facing are loose . |
| 8 | If government advice is this cautious , and local authorities with their restricted budgets likely to be less adventurous still , then the likelihood of innovative work resulting is remote . |
| 9 | In general , through the development of the National Curriculum , links across the primary secondary phase have strengthened to ensure curriculum continuity and consistency , joint working parties on teaching and record keeping are common place . |
| 10 | The issue of population ageing is central to the consideration of current arrangements for the provision of care by formal services . |
| 11 | Well , body popping 's dead in Pontefract |
| 12 | Unfortunately , in the time period available , there was considerable shortfall due either to delays in the courts or the file having been impossible to trace for some reason . |
| 13 | Full 16-bit addressing is available . |
| 14 | The femur head splitting is similar ( Fig. 1.5F ) ; a humerus not shown earlier shows some penetration along the epiphysis ( Fig. 1.5G , H ) ; and weathering of the limb bone shafts is still restricted to fine splitting following the orientation of the collagen ( Fig. 1.5E ) . |
| 15 | None of this , however , could obscure the triumph of the Prince 's baptism at Notre Dame on 14 June 1856 , a long delay having been necessary because the Empress had been so weak after the birth that she was unable to leave her bed for months . |
| 16 | The Mapplewell and Staincross Hospital and Comforts Fund celebrated the centenary of their hospital sing in 1986 , the event having been continuous since its inception on the 31st July 1887 . |
| 17 | In the small village churches where he worshipped , the singing and organ playing was likely to be intolerable to somebody with an acute musical sensibility . |
| 18 | One name missing is old favourite , Steve Foley . |
| 19 | It has been well argued that the payment having been voluntary , it can not be recovered back in an action for money had and received . |
| 20 | It has been well argued that the payment having been voluntary , it can not be recovered back in an action for money had and received . |
| 21 | But in the same way that the adoption of helmets and other protective equipment has altered the behaviour of cricketers , cycle helmet wearing is likely to encourage riskier cycling . ’ |
| 22 | To simply say to the public we are going to spend a million pound on traffic calming is downright irresponsible and this . |
| 23 | The limited application of traffic calming in Britain has been , as we have seen , principally in new housing areas , yet the greatest gains from traffic calming are likely to appear in existing residential areas where adverse traffic conditions lead to a lack of safety . |
| 24 | Although Yorkshire 's ground fielding was excellent they spilled three catches off five balls when Harden and Rose were already well set . |
| 25 | Others seek refuge in the argument that theft , fraud , dishonesty , and insider dealing are moral wrongs because they cause harm to others . |
| 26 | He suggests that gradual movements in share prices caused by insider dealing are preferable to the erratic jumps in prices brought about by enforced disclosure . |
| 27 | In a report , Prisons ' Inspector , Judge Stephen Tumim singled out the jail for criticism , saying that staff are regularly intimidated by inmates , drug taking is rife and that parts of the jail are becoming no go areas for warders . |
| 28 | Partly because the First Army had not seen service since 1814 ( the Second Army having been responsible for the victories of 1828 – 9 in the Balkans ) , the Russian advance into Poland was hesitant . |
| 29 | The Frome Turnpike Trustees have returned to the scene ; the powers vested in them by previous legislation having been insufficient to meet their needs , they were now given a helping hand on 19 June 1797 , with : |
| 30 | One of the most interesting features of the building is the Trivulzio chapel through which the basilica is entered , its position on the original façade of the church having been responsible for the loss of the early , Romanesque , frontage . |