Example sentences of "[v-ing] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even dowsing is obliquely referred to in the official reports as ‘ probing with metal rods ’ ! |
| 2 | Some gardeners will do anything to win prizes ( marrows filled with lead shot to add weight , for instance ) , but there 's one show where cheating is positively encouraged . |
| 3 | Cooling is usually done by passing the gas through pipes . |
| 4 | Steaming is not restricted to tube trains : it happens on buses , in shops and even department stores where large items are stolen en masse in broad daylight . |
| 5 | Even if this number could be regarded as reasonably constant throughout the year , it is clear that the group of individuals exposed to the risk of dying is constantly changing . |
| 6 | Wounding is not dealt with separately . |
| 7 | Density slicing is normally applied when only a single-band image of an area is available . |
| 8 | The reason for timetabling is not to satisfy the Government and Opposition Front Benches , but to protect the interests of Back Benchers . |
| 9 | Similarly anchoring is not confined to the life of certain specified societies . |
| 10 | Daniel affirmed that the power of relisting is not confined to cases where the previous hearing can be characterised as a nullity and that the power can be exercised after the court has issued a final order . |
| 11 | This type of patterning is often used instead of a hem for jacket edgings and cuffs . |
| 12 | The type of policy we 're actually seeking is already included in the Humberside structure plan and I see this morning that er that was circulated as D four double O seven . |
| 13 | The happiness we are all seeking is n't granted by politicians , although I accept they can create circumstances that make the achievement of happiness very difficult . |
| 14 | This question also revealed several examples of pupils rounding the number 17 to 20 to obtain an approximate answer , although generally the process of rounding is not appreciated by pupils . |
| 15 | Acting is n't going to help it — footling waste of effort . |
| 16 | Indeed , it is difficult to justify many of the cases where tapping is strongly suspected on the ground that it was necessary for the detection of really serious crime or to deal with major subversion , even allowing for the very wide definition of subversion announced by Lord Harris of Greenwich in 1975 when he said that |
| 17 | Mud splashing is much reduced giving cleaner produce . |
| 18 | Rather , while ageing is often experienced as a disruptive life event , some people find that they are able to accommodate themselves to the changes — both practical and emotional — in their lives . |
| 19 | In the case of the published thesis lists , the subject headings are all very broad , and precision in searching is not catered for , so relevance is low . |
| 20 | The purpose of all this cross-referencing and analogizing is not to gain knowledge of the text ( or of art in general ) but to function , as Bourdieu suggests , ‘ to bring the work into an interminable circuit of inter-legitimation ’ . |
| 21 | In large organisations , interviewing is normally done by a panel . |
| 22 | As long as lungeing is not over-used , it is an invaluable aid to training . |
| 23 | The logical outcome of all this is that some machinery firms are finding that the cost of exhibiting is n't matched by extra sales . |
| 24 | Here in the art hospital the slash is mended , the pits and ruts are Polyfilled , and the retouching is about to begin . |
| 25 | So so the money you 're paying is not going to your son , it 's going to the Treasury is that right ? |
| 26 | Then even the moth will not know where it is going : and the most effective means of confusing someone else about where you are going is not to know yourself . ) |
| 27 | Slalom racing is usually held in strong winds , so it is fast , exhilarating and good to watch . |
| 28 | AMRULLAH , racing 's best known non-winner , is back in training for another attempt to break his incredible losing sequence which has now reached 74 . |
| 29 | For technically complicated products , selling is sometimes performed by a sales team , with each member of the team working with his or her opposite number in the buying team , e.g. a sales engineer works with engineers in the buying company . |
| 30 | Early weaning is only recommended if the baby is suffering quite badly and you have exhausted all other possibilities . |