Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [conj] [v-ing] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A small proportion ( about 20 ) of the 660 people living in the hospital in 1984 were widely regarded as presenting such serious challenges that it had been planned to move them to new sub-regional institutions rather than community services . |
| 2 | It was not , therefore , surprising to find Mr Clarke somewhat exposed when facing some pressing questions on BBC Scotland about Labour 's plans for returning water to public hands at some point in the future . |
| 3 | Before we review Grice 's suggestions it would be as well to make clear that the other major theory associated with Grice , namely his theory of meaning-nn discussed above in Chapter I , is not generally treated as having any connection with his theory of implicature ( cf. |
| 4 | The significant point about this first view is that whichever label is used the expansion in procedural rights is not regarded as involving any fundamental change in the nature of natural justice . |
| 5 | The judge is not reported as making any speculation as to the source of this knowledge , which is obviously from the newspapers themselves . |
| 6 | Gilgamesh is not reported as having any significant dreams after Enkidu 's death , and despite his continuing efforts to penetrate the mysteries it becomes increasingly apparent that his powers have waned and the gods have turned against him . |
| 7 | The humble agent had now virtually disappeared , and where he survived was not seen as having any diplomatic status ; but relatively new categories of chargé d'affaires and secretary of embassy or of legation were appearing . |
| 8 | While in ( 16b ) the speaker is not represented as having any kind of expectations at all , in ( 16a ) he is : the sentence with the infinitive means that the speaker was hoping for someone to come to his assistance even before this happened . |
| 9 | The results are expected to show whether these motivational styles are more prevalent amongst pupils with learning and behavioural difficulties than amongst pupils who are not identified as having these special needs . |
| 10 | To collect a body of information/data on the prevalence of learned helplessness and self-worth motivation in three samples of pupils , and to show whether these motivational styles are more prevalent amongst pupils with learning and behavioural difficulties than amongst pupils who are not identified as having these special needs . |
| 11 | Hence , the horse may spend the day avoiding mature people , and then find to its surprise that it has been caught by a child-foal that it had not perceived as possessing such ability . |
| 12 | They are also not usually recognized as having any significance by those responsible for statutory protection measures , particularly if they are suspected of having any connection with leys or other ‘ lunatic fringe ’ ideas . |
| 13 | The sackcloth sound-booths , locally procured and lacking many of their promised features , had the sadness of deck chairs on a rainy beach . |
| 14 | For example , an ex gratia payment is not automatically treated as meeting any liability stemming from the basic award . |
| 15 | The choice of Gore was also seen as reinforcing those areas — particularly foreign policy and environmental issues — where Clinton was seen as vulnerable . |
| 16 | The apostle who brings the Acts to an end by preaching unhindered in the capital of the pagan world is also shown as arguing all day with the leaders of the Jews ‘ declaring to them the kingdom of God ’ and ‘ persuading them about Jesus ’ by appeal to the law and the prophets ( 28:16–31 ) . |
| 17 | By the time we were packing the chutes we were both hooked and planning another trip . |
| 18 | Even in social work , working with elderly people is often seen as having less status , and being less challenging than working with other clients . |
| 19 | More than one strategy is also often used when deciding this . |
| 20 | The ceremony ends with a shotgun blasted into the boughs to wake up the sleeping tree.Does it work … apparently yes.It 's now thought that making such a rumpus around the trees scares off harmful insects … so wassailing really does make the orchards healthier . |
| 21 | Indeed , our first delight was the spacious and comfortable apartments , tastefully furnished , well equipped and overlooking this charming white-walled holiday village . |
| 22 | Between them they are initially shown as sharing such traits as : |
| 23 | Infidelity was doubly feared as threatening this hope of reunion . |
| 24 | It was precisely defined as comprising all of the three features : pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen , a tender spot ( or spots ) on the lower costal margin ( including the xiphoid ) ; reproduction of the pain by pressing on the spot . |
| 25 | We can quickly dispose of the most obvious zone fossil , the king himself , in that he had already lived for 60 years before his era began and we have seen that his era is commonly regarded as lasting several years after his extinction . |
| 26 | Next in line is the Victorian era , which is commonly remembered as harbouring some kind of gold standard of untarnished moral worth . |
| 27 | It 's now been replaced with this memo , saying the first was poorly worded and stressing that MRI scans at the Nuffield will be carried out according to on a purely medcial decisionmedical need . |
| 28 | Recently refurbished but retaining all its original charm and warmth , the Terrace Hotel offers luxury and elegance together with a caring service and friendly atmosphere . |