Example sentences of "[v-ing] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right , oh yes it 's got a , a lot of discrepancies , but the point is that the discrepancies it has are explicable in terms of what the discrepancies were trying to hide and correct and to that extent it 's a bit like psychoanalysing an individual patient . |
| 2 | And vaginal ultrasound — a technique which gives clear pictures of the Fallopian tubes via a probe inserted into the vagina — also makes diagnosing an ectopic pregnancy easier . |
| 3 | Very few films are about rape , although it crops up all over the place — from the narrative device launching an endless cycle of Death Wish movies , to general ’ scene-setting ’ in war movies and crime thrillers , or used with sublime insensitivity to illuminate ( male ) character : Robert De Niro raping his childhood sweetheart in Once Upon A Time In America , Bob Hoskins forcing himself on the maid in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne . |
| 4 | EYE TO EYE : Diana launching an anti-drug abuse project with the Rev Esme Beswick yesterday |
| 5 | This was repudiated by the government which responded to British demands for an explanation by launching an official inquiry . |
| 6 | Repealers quickly grasped that this parliamentary language surrounding prostitution and venereal disease increased their difficulties in launching an effective campaign . |
| 7 | So you can bet there were raised eyebrows and knowing smiles when long-haired Moores hit the headlines recently after launching an amazing tirade on a Merseyside pressman in front of shocked hosts at Ipswich . |
| 8 | The Authority , which has recently renamed itself AEA Technology in an attempt to market its skills in the private sector , is launching an intense campaign aimed at the government , the Labour Party and respective energy advisers . |
| 9 | It is launching an experimental scheme to turn some of the 2,000 tonnes of notes disposed each year into garden compost in collaboration with the Botanic Centre in Middlesborough . |
| 10 | But SOFFEX ( Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange ) responded promptly by launching an identical contract in March 1991 . |
| 11 | Another important application area is site location , using an ACORN profile of each shopping centre to minimise the risk of opening an unprofitable shop . |
| 12 | The Committee of London Clearing Bankers told us that in recent years the banks have been opening an increasing number of accounts for customers in the middle to lower income groups . |
| 13 | In the UK , Pyramid is opening an Open Oracle Financials centre at its Farnborough , Hampshire base , and is supplying hardware to Oracle 's systems integration unit . |
| 14 | I said , ‘ What about opening an old cinema , or even a church ? |
| 15 | The Cassa is now tackling the problem of the inland , mountainous areas applying an integrated approach in collaborating with local communities through the regional authorities . |
| 16 | But the gaps can be overcome by applying an external voltage , which helps the electrons to jump the gap , allowing current to flow . |
| 17 | Electrophoresis is a technique for identifying the protein and enzyme constituents of the blood by placing the samples in a gel of starch or agar and applying an electric current . |
| 18 | Blot wet hair with a towel to remove excess water before applying an intensive conditioner . |
| 19 | A DRIVER who jumped a red light did so by overtaking an off-duty policeman in his private car . |
| 20 | Following losses in the second quarter down from $40.4m to $35.4m , the underwriting deficit at the half year in sterling terms was just over 9% lower at $74.1m ( 1992 : $81.6m loss ) , representing an overall improvement in the US operating ratio of almost one and three quarter points for the half year . |
| 21 | It was not a right to be enjoyed as a source of revenue or worldly glory : it was to be guarded as a gift from the past , representing an eternal principle of order . |
| 22 | February 's inflation rate showed a 2.3 per cent monthly increase ( the biggest monthly rise for four years ) , representing an annualized rate for early 1990 of just over 13 per cent , substantially above the budget target . |
| 23 | b , Undescribed worm from Middle Cambrian ( Burgess Shale ) , British Columbia , possibly representing an early annelid ; 3.2x. c , Articulated halkieriid from the Lower Cambrian ( Buen Formation ) of the Sirius Passet fauna , north Greenland ; 1.5x . |
| 24 | Historically the two personalities of Pope Innocent III and St Francis of Assisi may be seen as in marked contrast — Innocent representing an authoritative papacy , Francis searching for the roots of the simple apostolic life of the early Church . |
| 25 | We already know what is possible — over five years , the miners have increased productivity by 108 per cent. , while prices have reduced in real terms by 40 per cent. , representing an annual cash reduction to the generators of £150 . |
| 26 | A first stage is to re-emphasise the individualising and atomising role of states , these representing an important part of Weberian theory and Marx 's early speculations on the state . |
| 27 | It will , when space allows , be put on display representing an important part of Scotland 's textile heritage . |
| 28 | Is it not totally unacceptable that when only 13 questions were answered on Welsh matters , four of them should have been asked by Hon. Members with English constituencies and that most of the questions were answered by a Member representing an English constituency ? |
| 29 | The fundamental question in these cases is whether the taking of a benefit by a person through his or her crime would be unconscionable as representing an unjust enrichment of that person . |
| 30 | The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act 1988 describes such a database as a type of design document ( section 51 ) representing an artistic work or design as appropriate . |