Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adj] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His double-buckled shoes are spanning and deeply embedded in two concrete paving slabs , showing him ready to repel all advances , metal or human . |
| 2 | I hope that , in the end , such tests may replace all other examinations , making it unnecessary to hold any blocks of examinations at 16 + and at 18 + . |
| 3 | Brown ( 1973 ) provided the first set of guidelines to be widely adopted for the calculation of MLU , thus making it possible to use this measure as a basis for comparing language performance across children . |
| 4 | When petrological thin-sectioning ( see glossary ) is carried out , many separate items of data may be collected from each artefact studied , making it difficult to see those groupings of artefacts that have features in common . |
| 5 | They 'd been re-used many times , titles and references and hasty notes making it difficult to see any sign of what the current contents might be . |
| 6 | ‘ We 're finding it tough going this year , ’ says Robin . |