Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | While reducing head teachers ' autonomy in curricular matters , the 1988 Act increases it in matters of financial management . |
| 2 | Since the thrice-weekly visit of the ferry brought all the island 's mail and supplies , and the post office was very small , the place was crowded , and the postmistress , busily sorting through a pile of mail and newspapers , while exchanging two days ' news in Gaelic with the ferry 's master , had no glance to spare for me . |
| 3 | As well as protecting domestic firms ' market share , the obvious motivation for the Polish government legislation would appear to be its desire to induce Western firms to invest in the local high-tech industry , a policy that has also seen it pursue interventionist policies in the fields of telecommunications and electronic components — all areas for which Poland was earmarked as a specialist under mechanisms instigated by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 4 | They saw the school as condoning these teachers ' attitudes . |
| 5 | This lifted investors ' spirits immensely , as well as filling well-informed politicians ' campaign coffers . |