Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , there are hand knitters who would have us believe that we are cheating merely by producing knitting on a machine . |
| 2 | I do not believe that , deep down , the Government are committed effectively to fighting monopoly and promoting competition . |
| 3 | Other new materials have been made either by introducing phosphorylcholine derivatives as plasticisers into polymers such as PVC and polyurethane , or by copolymerising phosphorylcholine monomers into the polymer backbone of polyurethanes and polyesters . |
| 4 | Since the passing of the Theft Act 1968 the accused could equally well have been prosecuted successfully for obtaining property by deception contrary to section 15 of the Act . |
| 5 | Reducing the aperture is known as ‘ stopping down ’ , exposure can be altered both by altering exposure time or size of aperture , e.g. an exposure 1/50th second at f/8 is equivalent to one of 1/100th second at f5.6 . |
| 6 | Of these , 55,000 were to be punished either by receiving prison sentences or by being sent to labour camps . |
| 7 | This can be arranged easily by standing order , automatic transfer or by telephone . |
| 8 | Their psychological , rational concept of the subject allows them to suppose , optimistically , that the contradictions between psychology and social relations can be resolved simply by redefining consciousness . |
| 9 | The question can be solved either by using differentiation ( more accurate ) or by tabulation ( approximate ) . |
| 10 | Its circuits now carry signals and data in a form that can be fed directly into processing equipment , enabling computers and other devices at remote points to communicate with each other . |
| 11 | This relationship can be seen clearly by plotting pH and Eh values measured in various Earth surface environments ( Fig. 6.9 ) . |
| 12 | [ The government ] is convinced that it can be done only by delegating responsibility as closely as possible to where health care is delivered to the patient — predominantly to the GP and the local hospital . |
| 13 | In a number of decided cases a landlord has been held to be acting reasonably in refusing consent in these circumstances : |
| 14 | Bury ( 1988 ) provides some interesting ideas about how the debate can be moved forward by designing research projects which examine ageing from a longitudinal perspective . |
| 15 | The general view was that microcomputers would continue to be used extensively for automating laboratory operations and even more for recording , analysing and interpreting results . |
| 16 | Two-dimensional spaces are particularly easy to visualize and so make an ideal vehicle for introducing the concepts that will be used later in discussing curvature in space–time ( three spatial dimensions plus one time dimension ) . |
| 17 | These are then processed into fish meal to be used mainly for feeding farm animals . |
| 18 | The scanners should be used more for capturing line drawings for input to our large-scale DTP set-up . |
| 19 | The Ashleys annexed Number 25 , to be used only for selling fabric ( at thirty-five pence per yard ) as the factory was still producing far more than could be made up into garments , while Number 23 was used just for children 's clothes . |
| 20 | Simplistically , it would appear that this change could be accomplished merely by making family planning information , services and supplies available to all women of reproductive age and motivating them to use the services , confining childbearing to ages 20–34 , reducing the total number of pregnancies and lengthening inter-birth intervals , but much more is involved . |
| 21 | However , it has to be recognised both in collecting unemployment data and in interpreting the figures that the unemployment pool is constantly turning over . |
| 22 | The water level can be raised slowly by adding water from the breeding tank , and subdued lighting provided . |
| 23 | This may be detected either by using pulse timing techniques or by very-long-baseline interferometry . |
| 24 | Freight delivery times to the Continent could be reduced substantially by using rail transport through the Tunnel rather than road haulage to one of the North Sea ports although the degree of benefit is dependent on British Rail 's as yet unannounced charges for its new Continental freight services . |
| 25 | The level of lighting can be increased greatly by paying attention to the décor and state of cleanliness . |
| 26 | In terms of the principles involved , we could be talking here about playing chess or reading a page of text . |
| 27 | The dual arm design allows each wafer to be centred automatically without delaying transfer . |
| 28 | This materials is made from a newly developed synthetic fibre which resists stains and allows marks to be removed simply by using soap , water and a clean cloth . |
| 29 | Does the Secretary of State accept that even the 400 new officers that he has announced will not be deployed primarily in countering terrorism ? |
| 30 | To detect S phase cells by means of PCNA assay , scoring procedures have to be strictly standardised to consistently score only strongly stained nuclei , which may be achieved best by using image analysis . |