Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [vb pp] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since it 's breakfast , you are mercifully spared ordering salad , because salad comes with a metronomically-recited choice of dressing : ‘ Sir , we have Thousand Island , we have vy-nay-grette , we have blue cheese … ’ |
| 2 | Linseed oil is used in a greater proportion for most colours , although colours such as blues and particularly whites are most made using poppy , safflower of sunflower oil because they are less yellow than linseed . |
| 3 | Linseed oil is used in a greater proportion for most colours , although colours such as blues and particularly whites are most made using poppy , safflower of sunflower oil because they are less yellow than linseed . |
| 4 | The Dean and his pet labrador are both depicted wearing dog collars ; the bursar , with ears big enough to flap over to Christ Church , is seen tightly clenching two money bags . |
| 5 | But when apparatchiks from Central Office , who have us acting as stewards ( ie , usherettes ) are often seen risking life and limb , SAS-style , in order to arrive at a doorway at the same time as a minister does , they are taking a serious risk with morale . |
| 6 | Formula 1 racing cars are now constructed using aerospace technology , and equipment such as that supplied by Polymer Laboratories can be used to simulate the behaviour of materials such as carbon fibres and other composites used in modern racing car production . |
| 7 | Such cases are currently treated using laser therapy . |