Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [be] [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She almost asked whether he had not been there the previous Friday but stopped , unsure whether he had forgotten or was deliberately misleading her . |
| 2 | He had twice been badly wounded and was still hobbling around with a stick when he was given command of Fort Vaux , the smallest of the forts ringing Verdun but crucial to the defence of the important Fort Souville . |
| 3 | Er and Jane has sent us in some proposals , which erm she 's s since modified and is now working on and she 's calling in to see us for half a day in the near future |
| 4 | Along the inland , mostly mountainous boundary , despite the efforts of the joint delimitation commission , much remained to be clarified and was still causing difficulties in 1980 . |
| 5 | Regretfully , this weekend has had to be cancelled as is now living in Malaysia and is unable to fulfil her commitment . |
| 6 | This means that people who have suffered or are currently suffering from schizophrenia need to be able to withdraw from arousing circumstances , but that the extreme understimulation which could sometimes be found in an old-fashioned mental hospital should equally be avoided . |
| 7 | They especially fear that a bridge across the beck at Iburndale near Whitby is threatened and are now pressing the North Yorkshire highways committee to investigate the problem . |
| 8 | Some members of staff at the school felt that it had suffered and was still suffering from the effects of the reorganization . |
| 9 | The evidence from elsewhere in America and Britain is that exhibitors increasingly took the masses for granted and were always investing in better and better cinemas so as to hang on to the more respectable lower middle-class audience . |
| 10 | Markby asked twice if she were cold and she knew he 'd noticed and was politely trying to find out what was wrong . |
| 11 | Another im prominent toxoid vaccine which you should all have received and be regularly receiving boosters for is the tetanus vaccine , and really , a very similar situation pertains here , that the toxin is so important in the pathogenesis of disease , tetanus , that simply immunity to that one factor can lead to immunity er to the disease as a whole . |
| 12 | Perhaps the woman had already met Jesus previously , had changed her immoral life , in so doing had realised that her sins had been forgiven and was now showing gratitude for this . |
| 13 | along with Terry Snow , have kindly agreed to serve as Chairmen of the Advisory Panels to which I have referred and are currently agreeing the terms of reference and membership of the Panels . |
| 14 | Local mothers have formed and are now administering Scotland 's first Gaelic-speaking pre-school playgroups . |
| 15 | The material was then taken back to the laboratory , where the real work was undertaken and is still going on . |
| 16 | If the bride 's mother has subsequently remarried but is jointly hosting the occasion with the bride 's father : Mr Charles Brown and Mrs David Green … their daughter . |
| 17 | " The changeable international situation , " he said , " has affected and is still affecting Xinjiang 's social stability . |
| 18 | Someone will be exempt if they have a certificate from a doctor stating that they are severely mentally impaired and are also receiving one or more of certain social security benefits including attendance allowance , severe disablement allowance , or invalidity benefit . |
| 19 | Soon after 1 p.m. , as sporadic gunfire continued to be heard in the capital , Gen. Sani Abacha , the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Army Staff , declared that the Chiefs of Staff had pledged their loyalty to the President , and that " most of the disloyal elements have been arrested and are already undergoing interrogation " . |
| 20 | Most sub-Sahara African ethnic groups followed or are still observing the custom of a long , traditional post-partum abstinence of one or more years ( often until the suckling child is weaned , or can walk , talk , etc . ) . |
| 21 | Thus I can know what is in the bottom drawer of my desk , or what I shall eat for breakfast tomorrow , by some form of inductive inference from what I have observed or am now observing . |
| 22 | And inwardly in his mind and in his thoughts , he will survey all the present creation and the worlds that have passed or are still standing ; the years of the world with all the happenings that occurred in it , and the men with their wealth and their power ; the revelations of the [ spiritual ] benefits which were bestowed on the Fathers , and the retributory judgements that took place generation after generation [ or ‘ birth after birth' ] , together with all the various vicissitudes which the affairs of the creation undergo . |
| 23 | The right hon. Member for Lagan Valley said that he was not clear whether the right hon. and learned Gentleman had finished or was still giving way , and my right hon. Friend referred to what looked like only the first half of his speech . |
| 24 | Yet , on the basis of a supposed connection between television culture and consumer interactive multimedia , huge commercial efforts are being expended that are literally shaking the foundations of the industry . |
| 25 | ‘ Mr Abberley 's daughter has been abducted and is still missing . |
| 26 | Most of the summer breeding birds have either lost or won the battle for survival by then , common seal pups have been weaned and are now learning to fend for themselves . |
| 27 | is a traditional cheese of the same era as Wensleydale , which has been revived and is now selling well . |
| 28 | Similarly Crest Homes Colegrove Down development of 21 luxury 4 and 5 bedroomed residences on Cumnor Hill Oxford has recently commenced and is also impressing the public with its exceptional elevated location and high standard of finish . |
| 29 | The KGB has survived and is even taking on new tasks , such as distributing western food aid . |
| 30 | Many standards related to document processing have just been published or are currently going through the later stages of the ISO process on their way to becoming official standards . |