Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] [v-ing] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The natural or foreseeable consequences of a dam bursting are , inter alia , the inundation of subjacent land , damage to buildings , roads and personal injuries . |
| 2 | The sound of a door shutting was instantly followed by raised voices . |
| 3 | Before commencing it should be emphasized that when a geologist talks of a volcano having been recently active , he means that it has been active within the last ten thousand years . |
| 4 | Just cos there 's only a little bit of one side of a rainbow showing is no reason to regard it lightly . |
| 5 | The likelihood of a claim arising is a judgment decision which will be influenced by the results of the due diligence exercise . |
| 6 | Without a word having been spoken about it , it was settled between us , I knew ; it had been from the beginning . |
| 7 | Several more aircraft were set ablaze , and as they drove back on to the road without a shot having been fired against them , Stirling and Mayne were cock-a-hoop . |