Example sentences of "being [vb pp] from [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are all rather clumsy and fairly large , being distinguished from the parasols of the period by their short stumpy handles . |
| 2 | In this project the APU framework with its dimensions of content , context and learning outcomes was used as an overall guide to the development of tests , the content being drawn from the suggestions in the Cockcroft foundation list . |
| 3 | Radio waves emitted from his apparatus were being reflected from the walls of his laboratory back on to the apparatus and were interfering with his measurements . |
| 4 | I have just obtained an Amstrad 1512 PC with colour monitor , keyboard and mouse , which is being retired from the depths of my company 's stores . |
| 5 | We will look at database mapping in detail in Section 4.8 , but in principle , when converting the conceptual schema to the relational model , entities become relations ( entity occurrences being the tuples ) ; the attributes are mapped directly , the key attributes of an entity will be the same as those of the relation ; and the relationships also become relations , their keys being derived from the keys of the relations taking part in the relationship . |
| 6 | The morning would follow the same basic pattern of reports and any necessary decisions being taken from the deliberations of our sub committees . |
| 7 | Later , under the 1907 provisions for the medical inspection of children , parents ( and again the responsibility usually fell on the mother ) were told what was wrong with their children but were left with the task of seeking and paying for treatment , dependants being excluded from the provisions of the 1911 National Health Insurance Act . |
| 8 | Physics is interesting in having connotations of both : as a physical science , its discoveries ( and the skills it gives to its graduates ) have obvious uses for industry ; while its status as a ‘ pure ’ rather than an ‘ applied ’ science gives it the appearance of being removed from the uses to which it may be put . |
| 9 | Also disappointed were Rev Ian Paisley 's Democratic Unionists , who , despite being released from the constraints of an earlier pact with the Ulster Unionists of James Molyneaux , secured only 13.1 per cent ( retaining three seats ) , against 34.5 ( and nine seats ) for the UUP . |