Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] and a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Likewise , it feels those RISC-based machines its new Power Parallel operation is developing ( UX No 422 ) will be a long long time in becoming hardened and a significant contributor . |
| 2 | He had been an idealist with many good ideas at first , only later making errors , turning out to be basically evil , and becoming insane and a mass murderer . |
| 3 | ‘ Some sort of scheme would be reasonable , but only if there was training involved and a decent wage . ’ |
| 4 | There could also be real decline in the 18 to 30 holiday market as the structure of British society changed , with an ageing population , fewer marriages , smaller families , more people living alone and a declining workforce , said Mintel . |
| 5 | The show came under attack before it even opened because one critic said it contained erotic love scenes , a roller skating comic and a simulated sex act . |