Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Might there not be a case for putting the initial interview in the hands of an educational psychologist skilled in eliciting a history without being committed to what the social workers revealingly call ‘ disclosure ’ ? ' , he suggested . |
| 2 | questions were being raised about what the police were doing , what they ought to be doing and how they ought to be organised and accountable . |
| 3 | But their creation meant that a foundation was being laid upon which the detailed and scholarly study of diplomacy could later be built . |
| 4 | The dialogue continues with each person stating his views candidly but not being influenced by what the other says . |
| 5 | The incident leading to the court case had been sparked by a beer bottle being thrown at him the previous night . |
| 6 | This results in a pictorial view being created in which the perspective converges to a point directly behind the origin point of the reference space . |
| 7 | Cruickshank believes that over the three years the results have been that ‘ so much of what we do is now being delineated by what the users want — the Patients ’ Charter is just one example of that — and health boards are taking much more time to get views , getting people like general practitioners contributing in strategy-setting and so on , so they are less likely to make mistakes . |
| 8 | ‘ Too many companies have been marketing led rather than being motivated by what the customer really wants — which is good , tasty , hot food at a reasonable price . |
| 9 | Whether ground was distinguished from sky in any other way than by being outlined against it the evidence so far cited does not tell us , but probably some trees and flowers were shown on it , and it may have had something in the nature of shading . |
| 10 | If the insured insists on the original invoice being returned to him the invoice should be noted and stamped to show that the GA have included this invoice as part of a claims settlement . |