Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [v-ing] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best advice if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy is that you should stop drinking alcohol until after your baby is born . |
| 2 | If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy , stop drinking alcohol until after your baby is born . |
| 3 | That is not to say that we can ignore people who are unemployed and seeking a way of earning a living . |
| 4 | PERT and CPM are valuable when planning a project as they help the planner to ensure that all jobs have been considered and placed in the right logical sequence . |
| 5 | PERT and CPM are valuable when planning a project as they help the planner to ensure that all jobs have been considered and placed in the right logical sequence . |
| 6 | Small tubes , 20ml for example , are useful when needing a colour from the most expensive series , whilst large tubes are appropriate if you are using larger quantities of oil paint . |
| 7 | SMALL TUBES , 20ML FOR EXAMPLE , ARE USEFUL WHEN NEEDING A COLOUR FROM THE MOST EXPENSIVE SERIES . |
| 8 | Small tubes , 20ml for example , are useful when needing a colour from the most expensive series , whilst large tubes are appropriate if you are using larger quantities of oil paint . |
| 9 | SMALL TUBES , 20ML FOR EXAMPLE , ARE USEFUL WHEN NEEDING A COLOUR FROM THE MOST EXPENSIVE SERIES . |
| 10 | Which of the following features do you feel are important when choosing a bed ? ( please tick all that apply ) |
| 11 | Which of the following features do you feel are important when choosing a cleaner ? |
| 12 | The first is to anticipate the claim and then to keep a detailed record of events and information which will be useful when reaching a decision . |
| 13 | No need to be stationary when making a mark . |
| 14 | Lloyd 's has also agreed to pass Syndicate Premium Income ( Amendment No 4 ) Bye-law ( No 11 of 1992 ) , which allows premiums paid by syndicates for quota share re-insurances with insurance companies to be deductible when calculating a syndicate 's premium income . |
| 15 | Yesterday things looked pretty hopeful but that it would n't take too long to get the whole thing sorted out , but I must admit things seem to be escalating and getting a lot worse now . |
| 16 | FIRST-TIME travellers to America should be aware that ordering a meal in the Land of the Free is an art form in itself , given the copious choice . |
| 17 | So symptoms that are common and occur in most or all cases of that type of complaint are useless when selecting a remedy , for example , nausea worse for eating , pains worse for touching the sore part , dry mouth with thirst . |
| 18 | Everyone was given equal space and care was given to those of us who found it more difficult because of being deaf or having a speech difficulty . |
| 19 | This comes from being self-taught and having a background in church music . |
| 20 | I think it 's harder , being black and having a baby . |
| 21 | Against this learned account , I have to weigh what it felt like at the time , and the message of the history that was delivered up to me in small doses : that not being hungry and having a bed to sleep in at night , we had a good childhood , were better than other people , were lucky little girls . |
| 22 | In a world where uniformity is important , being small and having a deformity , well , you ca n't help but feel it . |
| 23 | ‘ If the woman objects she is being hysterical and making a scene ’ ( 58/636 ) , an accusation that is demonstrated when Larissa and Armel quarrel about his extramarital sex life and he tells her to ‘ stop this hysterical rewriting of history ’ ( 76/654 ) . |
| 24 | Be careful when wheeling a trolley over any uneven ground if your child is in the seat . |
| 25 | This is useful when telling a story , particularly as prostitutes appear in many ballets . |
| 26 | It is important when evaluating a belief to weed out of consideration any form of pretence or hypocrisy associated with the people claiming to hold the belief . |
| 27 | It is important when testing a cat 's hearing to ensure that you make the noise to check its reactions out of sight of the cat . |
| 28 | Cleanliness is important when making a pipe joint and the first stage with elderly pipes may be to remove rust , old paint and congealed jointing compound . |
| 29 | It is essential when screwing a mirror to a wall that the wall is flat , and there should be a gap of around 3mm behind the mirror to allow it to ‘ breathe ’ . |
| 30 | Cleanliness is essential when carrying a food product like sugar . |