Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] is [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A further example of how the interests of the powerful are enshrined in legislation which has the appearance of opposing them is provided by Carson 's ( 1974,1980 ) analysis of the Factory Regulation Act , 1833 . |
| 2 | Jesus had had many interviews with people , we 've looked at some of them over these past few weeks , the time when he met with Nicademus , the religious leader , the time he went out of his way to meet with a woman of Semaria in her dyer need , the other occasion that we looked at er a week or so back when he called Anzakias from that tree of which he was hiding , last week his judge , pilot , but of all those interviews and as many others that we have n't looked at this surely must be one of the strangest as Jesus himself is in the process of dying and as he is dying he is confronted with another person who has a need , but Jesus your need is as greatest as any body elses , your pain , your suffering , your physical suffering was every bit of great as those around you , why be bothered with others is n't that so often our story , when we are in need we can forget all about other people , it does n't matter there need , its poor me , what about me , what about my need , what about my requirements , what about my suffering , but we see here how Jesus apart from any thing else deals with his own suffering , he deals with it by ministering to the needs of other people , and this surely then must be one of the most strange and one of the most interviews that our lord ever had when he was here on earth , with this dying thief , but he was more than a thief he was a er , he was a re a rebel , he was a terrorist or a freedom fighter depending on which way you wanted to look at it and he was dying for his crimes and he was n't alone because there there was this man we 've been talking about , there was Jesus and there was another one , another criminal on the other side and we find that this is all in keeping with what god had promised , all there in , in line with his prophecy way back in Iziah chapter fifty three , it tells us that he was numbered with the transgressors , that he died with sinful men with , with law breakers and here it is its happening right in front of the , the very eyes of the Jewish leaders and the jewish authorities our lords intention in coming into the world was to save men and women , to seek out and to save sinners , remember thirty odd years previous to this event the word had come , for Mary his mother , to Joseph , we will call his name Jesus because he will save his people from their sins and later on writing to Timothy the apostle Paul in the first chapter of the first book in verse fifteen he says it is a trust worthy statement deserving full acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners , this was his purpose , this was his reason for coming into the world , not to be a good man , not to be a , a great leader , not to give us some model that we can , you know , that we can plan our life out and try and live up to his standards , he says I 've come to give my life as a ransom , I have come to save and to seek that which was lost and here in this incident as he himself is dying and is in physical pain and torment he is carrying out this very work , of seeking out and saving of those who will turn to him , those who will put their trust in him , he is saving the lost , and we see in a wonderful how great the compassion of Jesus was and is , in reaching out and rescuing those who are lost , here we see our lord suffering the most terrible agony and yet in the midst of his own sorrow and pain and , and torment he thinks of this dying thief and extends his grace and mercy to him . |
| 3 | The other occasion that we looked that , er a week or so back when he called down Zaccheus , from that tree in which he was hiding last week his judge , Pilate but of all of those interviews and th the many others that we have n't looked at , this surely must one of the strangest , as Jesus himself is in the process of dying and as he is dying he is confronted with another person who has a need . |
| 4 | And this depends on our having very powerful and general rules in our minds for relating what is said to the broader context . |
| 5 | The attraction of connectionism for the present problem is that understanding is based upon continuously checking what is read against background knowledge , using a large number of constraints to guide the process . |
| 6 | Anselm appears to argue that merely understanding what is meant by the word God makes it clear that God exists . |
| 7 | Unless any cash payment is passing which is required by the husband for the purchase of another property , a contract would appear to be unnecessary and is certainly not required if the transaction is to be carried out following a court order ( whether by consent or otherwise ) as application can always be made to the court for the terms of the order to be carried out ( see Chapter 8 ) . |
| 8 | If God 's existence is only a probability , that invites an element of commitment in believing which is excluded by certainty . |
| 9 | This kick is especially useful when a fighter has been knocked to the ground and his opponent is closing in for the kill , although in training it is learned from a standing position . |
| 10 | Before considering what those objectives are likely to be , it is worth establishing what is meant by " standard terms " . |
| 11 | This steam sometimes blasts its way up to the surface through the lava , causing what is known as a phreatic explosion , so the advance of the lava is then anything but peaceful , and unwary spectators are sometimes injured by the explosions . |
| 12 | The big building forming what is known as the brake shop ( No. 37 ) was originally the principal section of the original works . |
| 13 | In addition , the party groups often appoint Whips , whose job it is not just to enforce party discipline , but by operating what is referred to in Parliamentary jargon as ‘ the usual channels ’ can assist in the smooth running of the authority , by , for example , effecting agreements on nominations to committees or outside bodies . |
| 14 | A useful application of recall in practice is not to seek a measure of absolute recall ( as defined above ) , but rather to use recall to compare two different indexing systems , by defining what is known as relative recall . |
| 15 | The statute — which authorizes interception on grounds of national security without defining what is meant by national security — is clearly much wider than the old Home Office guidelines — which authorized warrants on the narrower grounds of ‘ major subversive or espionage activity ’ . |
| 16 | By laying down such standards the law is capable of defining what is expected of managers , of giving normative guidance on how they should fulfil their role . |
| 17 | Those encased in ice hatch with the thaw ; those already in water hatch as the medium surrounding them is diluted by melt-water . |
| 18 | Codex officials say that governments are responsible for deciding who is represented on the committees . |
| 19 | All be it a tenant , whether or no a tenant farmer must have the privilege of deciding who is invited onto his farm . |
| 20 | After that the pacey plot leaves the audience wondering who is engaged to whom , who is to marry whom , who wrote the love poems and why and how it 's all to be unravelled before the final curtain . |
| 21 | As we have seen , where the business is contentious , the client is assisted in paying what is owed to the solicitor if he or she wins , since costs are then likely to be obtained from the losing party . |
| 22 | Describing what is demonstrated in practice needs a careful preamble . |
| 23 | Investigating what is meant by " spiritual " experience |
| 24 | you can also reclaim old floorboards for use as a new surface ; the hard work of stripping and sealing them is regarded by a floor that has more colour and character than new wood . |
| 25 | In the case of positive covenants contained in transfers of registered property , it 's the practice of the Registry to bind up in the land or charge certificate , particulars of such covenants , because the transfer containing them is retained in the Registry , and so the registered proprietor 's solicitor could otherwise easily overlook them . |
| 26 | The pattern is then placed over the board , and the surface of the paper facing you is rubbed with chalk . |
| 27 | Most annuals can be placed straight into the propogator , providing it is set at a temperature within the stated range , but some need to be covered with a polythene bag or sheet of glass . |
| 28 | The study concludes that up to 10 per cent of roads are giving way at the edges , requiring what is known as " haunch repairs " . |
| 29 | In its relentless quest to buy up every open operating system technology that does not belong to Microsoft Corp , Novell Inc is reportedly considering buying what is left of NeXT Inc if it can come to terms with founder and controlling shareholder Steve Jobs . |
| 30 | And we keep records of bookings , stating what is expected of us , and what we expect from a booking , ’ says the cheery singer . |