Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guidance is primarily about maximising learning capacity , and many of the conventional ‘ pastoral ’ assumptions — about the role of the daily form period , for example — will need to be reviewed . |
| 2 | Compact is essentially about celebrating success rather than recording failure . |
| 3 | The method relied heavily on prior survey , which was supposed to reveal the directions which the plan should take , the plan being essentially of allocating land ( zoning ) , establishing patterns of communication , ensuring open space provision and giving coherence to community grouping . |
| 4 | The eyes of BURMA and its growing generation is opening with speed and certainty — the PINNACLE OF BRITISH and European superiority is crumbling to dust — BEWARE the pent up strength of all Asiatics is well near bursting point-THE STRUGGLE FOR TOTAL FREEDOM OF ALL SUBJECT PEOPLES IS SURE TO BEGIN IN THE NOT DISTANT FUTURE . |
| 5 | What alternative framework is there for analysing teaching quality ? |
| 6 | Morland 's board is also in fighting mood . |
| 7 | ‘ Eating bonefish is just like sucking fish-juice off a mouthful of tin-tacks . ’ |
| 8 | The whole notion of quality food production is an interesting one ; most British food , however it is produced , is of good quality , but the discussion was really about supplying minority , specialist middle-class markets with farm-smoked ham , semi-organic milling wheat , free-range eggs , and so on . |
| 9 | ‘ But at NT developer 's conferences we 're told that Posix is only for winning Government bids , and we should n't use it ’ . |