Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ratios should be spaced so on changing up , the engine operates in the area of steep torque rise . |
| 2 | When natural regeneration is difficult or inadequate , it may be supplemented artificially by planting out nursery-raised trees — ‘ enrichment ’ — in gaps , lines or groups . |
| 3 | This may be done simply by taking up residence in the area , without saying anything to anyone other than the organization sponsoring the research . |
| 4 | This may be granted either for fitting out purposes or because the market is flat due to the economic climate . |
| 5 | The Scots say they can only be driven away by holding up an open Bible in their face . |
| 6 | A small collection can be monitored regularly by carrying out a check of all objects against the register , but in the case of a very large collection this may well be impracticable . |
| 7 | It requires support given by governments to be directed less at propping up declining industries , and more at helping the unemployed to rejoin the workforce . |
| 8 | Without constant inflows of external wealth through territorial acquisitions or through raiding , royal power could be maintained only through granting out bits of the fisc , that is , of royal estates . |
| 9 | What can be altered in the short term is the cost of employing new workers , and this can be achieved either by forcing down wages , or by reducing the employer 's costs . |
| 10 | To be able to change from one foot position to another requires coordination and balance , which can be achieved only by practising over and over again . |
| 11 | A front kick can also be countered effectively by moving back on the diagonal . |