Example sentences of "[noun sg] being [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is an ingenious way of combining two ideas , the idea of the horse being affected and the idea of the horse being a location . |
| 2 | In line with what we had expected was the finding that establishments where the level of output , the amount of overtime being worked and the number of persons employed was falling were rather less likely to be using fixed-term contract workers . |
| 3 | For other years estimates were made by linear interpolation , a proportionate adjustment being made if the total of the estimates so obtained for individual age groups did not agree with the independent estimate from the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys for all ages taken together . |
| 4 | Considerable interest is now centred upon these problems and it is appropriate that physical geographers should be very aware of the work being undertaken and the work remaining . |
| 5 | First , as already indicated , normative tests are those tests which are designed to facilitate comparison between the performance of the child being tested and the distribution of scores from a large sample of children . |
| 6 | Second , many assessment procedures are based on an implicit comparison between the language of the child being assessed and the language of normally developing children of a similar age . |
| 7 | The muffled exclamations of horror continued , accompanied by the sounds of another bar being removed and the rattle of a key . |
| 8 | As he circled to watch this , he was attacked by two more Messerschmitts and his Hurricane was hit , the windscreen being smashed and the cockpit filling with smoke . |
| 9 | Melissa heard the sounds of a dustbin lid being replaced and the running of a tap as Eleanor washed her hands . |
| 10 | Sound had vanished as well : of the blows of a wood-axe and the shout of a drover , of children calling and the crow of a cock ; the beast-sounds from the byres and the fields ; the groan and clank of a winch at a well ; the clack of loom-shuttles and women 's voices chattering over them ; the brazen voice of a meat-cauldron being scoured and the squelch and fizz of cloth being pounded at the washing-stones in the side streams . |
| 11 | Normally both the purchaser and vendor will wish to identify the business being sold and the price paid , together with the method and timing of payment . |
| 12 | As obvious as it may sound , it is essential to understand and identify the business being sold and the use to which the purchaser will put the assets . |
| 13 | This point is proved simply by no sound or insufficient sound being emitted when the horn , if any , is tested . |
| 14 | ‘ After all , we are portraying a vision on the advert , and there is a difference between the person being shown and the model playing her . ’ |
| 15 | The previous November , the government had assented to the idea of an annual White Paper on expenditure and a debate , the paper being published and the debate being held for the first time in the winter of 1969–70 . |
| 16 | For example , noun definitions that begin with the word ’ Any ’ usually indicate a taxonomic relationship between the noun being defined and the word following the word ’ Any ’ . |
| 17 | Courses are generally run by two ESL specialists , one of whom is an experienced trainer but who does not necessarily have classroom teaching experience in the subject area being addressed while the second is chosen because they have worked in the subject area , usually as part of a language support team , but sometimes because they themselves have training and/or experience in the subject area . |
| 18 | mechanically , with LENGTHS of rod being added as the device travels towards its target . |
| 19 | In an assignment of unregistered leasehold land for valuable consideration a covenant by the assignor as " beneficial owner " implies ( in addition to the freehold beneficial owner covenants ) that the lease is valid , that the rent has been paid and the covenants and conditions of the lease have been observed and performed ( LPA 1925 , s76(1) ( b ) ) with a separate covenant being implied that the assignee will pay the rent , observe and perform the covenants and conditions in the lease and indemnify the assignor in respect thereof ( LPA 1925 , s77(1) ( c ) ) . |
| 20 | He finds excitement watching the local lifeboat being launched or the rescue teams in action on Dartmoor . |
| 21 | An ankle strap will prevent the heel lever being released or the crampon being lost should it become disconnected from the boot . |
| 22 | It is a shambles , which has resulted in local government being undermined and the role of the local community being seen as a threat rather than as a partner trying to rebuild broken economies , help the unemployed and do something about essential services . |
| 23 | The inclusion of related subjects can thus often help the user with a specific search , particularly where he is not adequately familiar with the subject being sought or the way in which the subject is likely to be handled or packaged in the literature . |
| 24 | As one would expect the best results are obtained when all of the correct words were present in the lattice , with quite a large decrease in performance being found when the lattice quality drops to 89% . |
| 25 | She could hear her father loading suitcases into the boot of a car , then Frances , her mother , crunching across the gravel forecourt , the clunk of the car door being shut and the sound of a car engine revving and then slowly fading as her mother drove through the gates of Park House and out of her life . |
| 26 | I accept , however , that trade unions see their function to negotiate and they ( although I suspect not their members ) would fight to prevent this function being supplanted and the strike weapon abolished . |
| 27 | Whether the material thus collected can be summarised , and whether all those on the deciding authority must possess all the papers will depend on the nature of the function being performed and the language of the enabling statute . |
| 28 | But when such rifts occur , they are not necessarily evidence of lack of love ; they are more often due to the temporary emotional instability of the mourners , and usually heal swiftly , family unity being restored as the grief is worked through . |
| 29 | All of these faults can occur within two years of the kitchen being installed and the cost of mending the damage is often more than it would be to replace all the cabinets — so it 's better to check . |
| 30 | John Bartell , chairman of the Prison Officers Association , said yesterday there was a ‘ distinct possibility ’ of a strike ballot being called when the union holds its annual conference next week . |