Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [adj] [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | That Porsche can show so little imagination when launching a new model is a corollary both of the popularity of the old 911 ( the only model unaffected by Porsche 's recent slump in sales worldwide ) , and of the conservatism at the top of the Stuttgart company . |
| 2 | The cost of feeding and clothing a giant child was astronomical because they demanded large quantities of food and needed large pieces of cloth to cover them . |
| 3 | This means that the most significant features of accent which are imitated/accommodated to will be ( 1 ) features involving a phonemic contrast , in other words , points where the sound systems of two varieties , rather than just the sounds themselves , are different ; ( 2 ) points of pronunciation where the systems themselves are not different , but the sounds representing a particular phoneme are substantially different . |
| 4 | Becoming a competent swimmer is obviously sensible and for those who sail a knowledge of seamanship is essential . |
| 5 | He said that at times it appeared that the only effective opposition to what was becoming a single-party government was from the press . |
| 6 | The probability of becoming a longterm user was highest for those who were 50–69 years in 1977–81 . |
| 7 | The highest risk of becoming a longterm user was seen for those aged 50–69 years in 1977–81 . |
| 8 | The probability of becoming a longterm user was higher for duodenal ulcer patients than for gastric ulcer patients , and higher for those who had the initial diagnoses based on a radiographic examination rather than endoscopy . |
| 9 | Equally , in this period , the chances of becoming a beneficed clergyman were greatly enhanced if political interest was exerted on the candidate 's behalf in the case of crown patronages , while no politician-nobleman , with his own ecclesiastical patronage available , would be likely to ignore political considerations when placing a minister . |
| 10 | Secondary schools offered more rungs on the career ladder , but the chance of becoming a head teacher was much lower . |
| 11 | Keeping a big horse is expensive ; I know , I 've got one , and when I worked out what he cost me to keep I got to £50 per week and stopped because it was too frightening . |
| 12 | Keeping a steady blaze is akin to the way in which women generate and maintain emotional energy . |
| 13 | Many years ago , before aerobics was invented , Clare , the well-known natural beauty and massage guru , expounded her theory that keeping a serene face was the best bet for a wrinkle-free future . |
| 14 | We discovered last month that one of the major challenges of keeping a marine aquarium is choosing fish which will live in harmony together and , where applicable those which will be compatible with the invertebrates sharing their aquarium . |
| 15 | Granted the potential meaning of to postulated above , these two general categories provide a clear illustration of Guillaume 's principle ( 1984 : 134 – 5 ) that actualizing a potential meaning is an operation of thought which takes place while the speaker is mentally constructing a sentence and which he intercepts when he has found the representation which he feels as adequate for what he wants to express . |
| 16 | The increasing reliance on imaging suggests that the technique of palpating a pyloric tumour is a declining art . |
| 17 | Hence experiments utilising a lexical check were carried out . |
| 18 | However , often the best way of challenging a dysfunctional attitude is to test out the validity of the attitude , for example a client who believed he could not stand going to a party might be invited to test this belief out by going , for at least part of the time . |
| 19 | The main consideration in gaining a clear conscience is that we work out the wording carefully in advance as the prodigal son did when he was off in the far country . |
| 20 | Upon learning that these deaf people had no place to go to , or even to worship , Mr. Patterson held a meeting at which the above Association was formed , and enough money was raised to purchase a plot of land at Grosvenor Street where a social meeting place incorporating a small chapel was built . |
| 21 | Squashing a bad girl is like trying to squash a bluebottle . |
| 22 | For both Myfanwy and Andrew O'Donnell — simply living a normal life is an achievement in itself — something which was recognised at today 's award ceremony in Westminster . |
| 23 | What the outside world sees as a minister promoting a particular project is probably the end of a long process in which different groups of civil servants within the department have argued about the case for that venture as opposed to other ventures . |
| 24 | Gaining good publicity for the school through establishing a high profile is an important aspect of marketing . |
| 25 | Establishing a pre-sleep routine is a good idea . |
| 26 | Establishing a workable consensus is never easy , of course , especially when the proposals are particularly radical . |
| 27 | What aggravated the problem of developing a genuine bureaucracy was the paltry level of salaries . |
| 28 | Fitting a second drive is an easy task well within the capabilities of the average user who knows one end of a screwdriver from the other . |
| 29 | Fitting a hard disk is n't difficult but I can understand you reservations . |
| 30 | A tankard on the compartment table sits as a reminder of the glories of Soviet technology — sputniks and rockets spin out of a world inhabited by the Spassky Tower and an olive branch — and , as if to demonstrate that the mundane is as attainable as the sublime , not a spoon rattles , not a single drop of sweet Georgian tea is spilt , as the carriage is smoothly elevated and the task of fitting a Chinese-gauge undercarriage is taken in hand . |