Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] [noun] [v-ing] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Field barns were built to serve land lying some distance from the farmstead , or which could only be reached from it by way of steep hills .
2 The finance ministry has long acted to prevent dividends slipping any lower by setting a rule barring firms from issuing new equity if they pass or reduce their pay-outs .
3 ‘ But if , for example , Chester 's wanted to print fabric using those designs ? ’
4 If this obstruction , obviously intended to stop Webb playing any further part in stopping the move , had been noticed , the try would have been disallowed , the game drawn and England would have played Canada and so on .
5 The holiday firm had a contract with the hotel under which the hotel was required to supply rooms fitting that description .
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