Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] them [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if we are assured that the creatures in question are not in any pain , some people will prolong the argument either by insisting that they must be in some sort of distress , or by claiming that even if they are not overtly suffering , what is happening to them is cruel and unwarranted exploitation . |
| 2 | It has to succeed , not in fair competition , but in the face of ignorance and misunderstanding : ignorance , because whereas professional knowledge and informed advice on the incorporation and conduct of conventionally organised companies are generally available , whereas education and training relating to them are commonplace , this is not true for co-operatives ; misunderstanding , because the industrial co-operative sector is still often regarded as characterised by the three well-known rescue cases … and hence as supposing itself to be exempted from test by commercial criteria and the rigours of the market economy . |
| 3 | They claimed that they were being treated like Gypsies or Albanians , which according to them was unacceptable . |
| 4 | But where Cluster Analysis can show the existence of sufficiently large groupings of respondents , or product/benefit requirements which have similar attribute sets , then these may be used as MARKETING TARGETS , if the benefits of selling into them are likely to exceed the cost . |
| 5 | Yet I am puzzled as to whether that would mean that we should leave our radios on , so long as the music coming from them is beautiful , in order that our rooms be filled with beauty even in our absence . |
| 6 | Deferred shares obviate a reduction of capital , and the rights attaching to them are negligible . |
| 7 | They love their jobs ( many have been with us well over four years ) and learning with them is fun . |
| 8 | Learning from experience is such a fundamental process that it is easy to take it for granted and assume that having experiences and learning from them are synonymous . |
| 9 | As with everything else , being aware of the possibilities and preparing for them are essential . |
| 10 | We are talking of them being competitive a long way down the road . ’ |
| 11 | As far as the politicians and those in public service standing behind them are concerned , it seems that they really could n't care less . |
| 12 | I did n't solve them but thinking about them was good exercise . |
| 13 | The hunger erupting between them was raw . |
| 14 | Shopping with them is expensive , exhausting and fun . |