Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] of a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ shelter ’ was a ridiculously inadequate affair , consisting only of a tubular metal frame with a narrow roof , thus allowing one to be squashed by the crowd packed into its small area , and soaked by the rain that swept in through its open sides . |
| 2 | However , single-person households with , for example , an income consisting only of a single person 's state pension are much more likely to be found in the older age groups than in the younger ones . |
| 3 | Dying slowly of a broken heart ? ’ |
| 4 | This is a generic something : I am speaking here of a literary practice long and widely and variously undertaken , in relation to which Roth is both critic and executant . |
| 5 | A printed DXF file is quickly recognisable by consisting mainly of a narrow strip of short lines down the left hand margin of each page , usually a large number of pages , and a great deal of white paper . |
| 6 | It is difficult to suppose that a core team ( consisting typically of a small group of community mental handicap nurses and social workers ) operates at all like a 20-person team . |
| 7 | There is no buccal capsule , the mouth consisting simply of a small opening surrounded by three lips . |
| 8 | On the other hand , revocations of planning permission or interference with existing uses do rank for compensation , since they involve a taking away of a legal right . |
| 9 | I 'm just thinking maybe of a central diary or something , that someone would keep , someone who you know you could relay them with phones |