Example sentences of "[conj] [det] [noun sg] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following surgery to the heart or lungs , or any operation requiring a long period under anaesthesia , some patients fail to regain the ability to breathe independently and require mechanical assistance . |
| 2 | It should be noted , as mentioned above , that this section deeming the particular trustees to be resident in or outside the United Kingdom does apply for the purposes of TA 1988 , ss739 and 740 . |
| 3 | Thus the speaker who says ‘ I 'd really like to ’ , leaning forward , smiling , with a ‘ warm , breathy ’ voice quality , is much more likely to be interpreted as meaning what he says , than another speaker uttering the same words , leaning away , brow puckered , with a ‘ sneering , nasal ’ voice quality . |
| 4 | Although normally the courts will be reluctant to intervene in ‘ matters depending essentially on political judgment ’ , the prospect of challenge in the Divisional Court is one that any Minister exercising a statutory power , or any official advising on such a decision , is bound to keep in mind . |
| 5 | This study involves asking subjects to perform the dot location task and another task accessing the right hemisphere simultaneously to look for reduction in left field advantage for the dot location task a result . |
| 6 | Its owner , Antonio Greppi , had social aspirations and spent much time and more money creating a fine façade and rooms so luxurious , and so dedicated to rich parties , that the city nobles came in droves . |
| 7 | Britain 's long day in the international sun may be waning ; that we shall be forced to spend less time basking on summit slopes and more time digging the national allotment . |
| 8 | And any female wearing a black belt with a silver buckle ranks as a sister . |
| 9 | These early signs can be easily confused with a viral respiratory infection and any horse showing a raised temperature and dullness should be immediately isolated before your veterinary surgeon is summoned . |
| 10 | Surmounted by a slender clock-tower , which summoned the Belgian bourgeoisie to rendezvous with the trains as surely as any muezzin summoning the faithful to prayer , it looks for all the world as if it has been transported by some mischievous jinn on a magic carpet . |
| 11 | But , as any mother facing the bewildering task of finding a carer knows , there are no official guidelines offered . |