Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [verb] [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the existing law , helping someone to die was a criminal offence punishable by up to 12 years ' imprisonment , but this had rarely been invoked in recent years amid great public debate and controversy on the ethics and possible modalities of euthanasia . |
| 2 | climbing they say is the fastest growing sport … indoor mountaineering is certainly packing them in … there 's plans to build a centre like this in Cirencester … |
| 3 | I wish to express my gratitude to Simon Rattle and his remarkable orchestra in Birmingham for providing what has been a wonderful new musical experience for me . |
| 4 | He had wanted children for years : not having them had been the one drawback to marrying late . |
| 5 | He accepted my apologies for my appearance and quickly put me at ease , saying he had been a close friend of my father and was delighted to meet his son . |
| 6 | He was saying what happened was the last three years there 's been no plums about so the supermarkets have sort of found something else . |
| 7 | Direct pressure over the wound , not your hand but the casualty 's if they 're still conscious blood clots yes , what 's helping it to clot is a special process in the blood |
| 8 | It is thus both puzzling and worrying that so many brewers are still apparently obsessed with eradicating the uniqueness of the individual historic pub , effectively destroying what has been a familiar and secure social centre in their attempts to ‘ improve ’ upon a successful , time-honoured formula . |