Example sentences of "this is [verb] [prep] [v-ing] [det] " in BNC.

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1 This is done by taking some of the parameter estimates from external empirical sources .
2 This is demonstrated by multiplying both sides of ( 5.9 ) by : .
3 The ‘ skin of the text ’ is word length , and this is indicated by replacing each word with a graphic character of equivalent length while preserving the original punctuation .
4 The total stock consists of approximately 540,000 books and some 5,000 current periodicals and newspapers ; this is augmented by borrowing some 13,000 items from other libraries each year .
5 The total stock consists of approximately 540,000 books and some 5,000 current periodicals and newspapers ; this is augmented by borrowing some 13,000 items from other libraries each year .
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