Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] being [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a noise of a parcel being unwrapped as Mick unfolded the space blanket . |
| 2 | The question of a couple being happy or unhappy did not really seem to arise . |
| 3 | Advanced booking is strongly recommended , but for those who wish to turn up and take a chance of a lane being available we will do our best to accommodate you . |
| 4 | ‘ I like the idea of a child being able to take on two adults and win . ’ |
| 5 | The relative risk of a child being overweight is five times that of a child with normal weight parents ( Poskitt 1980 ) . |
| 6 | Uncle Philip sighed heavily , the sigh of a man being thankful for exceedingly small mercies . |
| 7 | I HAVE always supported the principle of a person being able to leave their worldly goods to whoever they like . |
| 8 | I do not claim any more for these criteria than that they raise at least the possibility of a belief being affirmable . |
| 9 | Secondly , even when attention is restricted to individual predictions , it can be argued that scientific theories , and hence universal statements , are inevitably involved in the estimation of the likelihood of a prediction being successful . |
| 10 | Dr Maurice Slevin , a consultant physician at the department of medical oncology at St Bartholomew 's Hospital , London , said the chances of a woman being alive and well four years after such treatment were at least 75 per cent . |
| 11 | The Viterbi algorithm combines information about the probability of a letter being correct given knowledge of the performance of an input device , with transitional probabilities to select the most likely letter string . |
| 12 | This is what is referred to when one speaks of the implementation of a program being machine-independent , and it is part of the conventional distinction between hardware ( i.e. machines ) and software ( i.e. Programs ) . |
| 13 | Agreements not infrequently will provide that the mere fact of the presentation of a petition for a bankruptcy order by a creditor , or a partner applying for an interim order under s253 of the Insolvency Act 1986 , or a partner entering into a compromise for the benefit of his creditors generally , or even the circumstance of a partner being unable and having no reasonable prospect of being able to pay his debts , should make the power exercisable . |
| 14 | Where delays occurred , the chances of an inventory being incomplete were obviously increased ; it has been noticed , for instance , that bequests mentioned in wills are sometimes missing from the inventory . |
| 15 | This is because the behaviour which is to be explained as the result of an instinct being present in an organism is , itself , the main evidence for the existence of the instinct in the first place . |
| 16 | In the event of an airline being involved in a major accident with one of its own aircraft , the company flight safety section will be the main liaison link between the official national accident investigation authority and the airline . |
| 17 | Joe Strummer once said that listening to John Peel was like a dog being sick in your face . |
| 18 | The extra for dual in the UK ranges from an average of £6.40 per hour for Wales to £12.23 per hour in Western England-South-East England for a change being close to the average . |
| 19 | Takes , this song takes up that theme that Jesus introduces to his disciples about a harvest being ready . |
| 20 | And do n't believe all you think you 've heard about a Cobra being undrivable in anything but a straight line either . |
| 21 | She said ; He was self seeking He talked a lot about a leader being able to lead but he dictated . |
| 22 | In certain cases such improvement can make all the difference between a patient being able to lead a productive life and being able to enjoy his hobbies and pastimes , or lapsing into inactivity and unhappiness . |
| 23 | Suddenly he said : ‘ What 's all this got to do with a girl being missing ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ He 's a most engaging fellow — essentially human ’ , Reid reported as though there was something odd about an archbishop being human . |
| 25 | In the event of both protagonists in a conflict being identifiable with the wrong — that is , with the parental — values , the protagonist who most closely approximates to them will be protested against and the other , no matter how objectively wrong they may be , will be totally vindicated and absolutely right . |
| 26 | The only good news in the act for those who sell houses is that it is not a criminal offence to omit information unless an omission results in a statement being misleading . |
| 27 | ( Where no explicit reference is made , below , to a course being available on a part-time basis , those interested are advised to consult the department concerned . ) |
| 28 | Stephen refers to a crime being excusable if the defendant can show as one of the requisites that what was done was done to avoid a consequence which could not otherwise have been avoided , and which , if not done , would have inflicted harm on him or on others he was bound to protect . |