Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many respects deconstruction has not been avidly employed in analysing Renaissance texts and there is a certain contradiction in employing it in this study . |
| 2 | The company , which owns the historic MV Brightlingsea that links Harwich and Felixstowe , has been badly hit by falling passenger levels . |
| 3 | To a computer programmer , the pattern of distribution of these ‘ genetic fossil ’ fragments is uncannily reminiscent of the pattern of text on the surface of an old disc that has been much used for editing text . |
| 4 | Martingales and nosebands other than cavessons are only allowed in working hunter classes . |
| 5 | He went on : ‘ They are normally engaged in planning non-emergency journeys but since there have not been any it was felt that they have just been sitting around socialising when others are working long hours . |
| 6 | AS WE reported at the beginning of September , an increase in the fixed price agreed each year between Champagne 's growers and merchants seemed inevitable , putting further pressure on prices that are already affected by rising demand . |
| 7 | ( As explained in the last chapter , examples used to illustrate intonation transcription are usually given in spelling form , and you will notice that no punctuation is used ; the reason for this is that intonation and stress are the vocal equivalents of written punctuation , so that when these are transcribed it would be unnecessary or even confusing to include punctuation as well . ) |
| 8 | Your article , Antenatal Tests , did not mention that mothers expecting a multiple birth are usually advised against having amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling . |
| 9 | The same is true of whirlpool spas where aerosols are directly produced by splashing water . |
| 10 | Information is also collected about the quality of teaching received , and although this has not yet been formally used in allocating money , one department did have part of its grant withheld for several months until it introduced clear teaching objectives . |
| 11 | In fact vinegar and acetic acid for human consumption are still made by fermenting alcohol , but the biotechnology involved can not supply the amount required by the chemical industry . |
| 12 | Practitioners who initially took a stance against involvement in purchasing because of their concerns over fundholding leading to a two tier system need to be persuaded that they are still needed in influencing purchasing decisions overall . |
| 13 | Given constant fishing pressure , measures were needed to maintain stocks of fish ; and the association established a hatchery where trout of native stock are carefully reared to fingerling stage and then released into the loch . |
| 14 | Suggestions are also made for incorporating video into the overall teaching programme . |
| 15 | The estuary 's saltmarshes are also threatened by rising sea levels . |
| 16 | Both are also accused of obtaining property by deception . |
| 17 | Because of the expected application areas of this microprocessor ( including pocket calculators ) , facilities are also provided for performing arithmetic on bytes interpreted as two 4-bit decimal digits . |
| 18 | Signals are mainly detected by observing behaviour to see which activities predictably lead to changes in the behaviour of others , but this kind of evidence is philosophically unconvincing , and is best supplemented by experiment . |
| 19 | Despite the dual action of PTHrP on bone and kidney , the agents available for the treatment of TIH are mainly aimed at reducing bone resorption , and no agent has a substantial effect on calcium excretion . |
| 20 | These are mainly used for weeding stock , and are described in Chapter 11 . |
| 21 | These are uni-directional microphones mounted on booms which can be swung overhead and aimed at individual speakers ; they are mainly used for recording drama , and require skilled operation by an assistant . |
| 22 | Such comparisons are often difficult due to lack of available data , and comparisons are often made by measuring GNP per capita in local currency and using the exchange rate of the currency against an international standard ( typically US $ ) . |
| 23 | They can split on impact with the high twist yarns of ripstop nylon , and are really intended for sewing knitting fabrics where the ball forces the yarn apart , stretching and borrowing yarn from adjacent loops in the fabric without cutting through as with the normal pointed needle . |
| 24 | ‘ Very well , ’ said the Commandant , ‘ I am afraid all the food is gone and we are now reduced to eating camel dung . ’ |
| 25 | The answer is , of course , that the position of a word boundary has some effect on the realisation of the phoneme ; this is one of the many cases in which the occurrence of different allophones can only be properly explained by making reference to units of grammar ( something which was for a long time disapproved of by many phonologists ) . |
| 26 | If it freezes , a collar of ice is then so much the worse , so it is a wise precaution to go round your roses after windy conditions and tread firm and close out any ‘ funnels ’ — but of course the danger to taller bushes can be much reduced by shortening sail . |
| 27 | The selectivity of a pesticide can be greatly enhanced by using sex pheromones , the insect 's own chemical attractants . |
| 28 | Some of the money that is currently channelled into day centres and day hospitals would probably be better spent in creating work schemes . |
| 29 | There is a growing body of literature in North America about the use of case management with emotionally disturbed children ( not children with learning disability ) whose care needs are identified as long-term , and whose care can be best co-ordinated by using case management ( Burt and Sonenstein , 1984 ; Cheung , 1991 ; Davies , 1992 ; Dollard , 1991 ; Dunst and Trivette , 1989 ; Fertman , 1991 ; Ronnau , 1989 ; Saxe , 1991 ; Texas State , 1985 ; Wagner , 1987 ) . |
| 30 | However , efficiency can be further improved by integrating expert systems with existing data processing orientated , computer systems , ie databases , critical path planning , hypermedia , condition monitoring etc . |