Example sentences of "be [verb] [v-ing] [n mass] " in BNC.

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1 New figures for accumulated temperature have been calculated using 0°C as the growth threshold and covering the months January to June inclusive .
2 Important contributions to sociological knowledge have been made using data from small samples .
3 Obviously it 's quite an emotive subject when as you say you 're reducing putting people out the door .
4 Substantial analysis of published statistics will be undertaken utilising data from the Census of Production ( 1924 , 1930 , 1935 ) the Board of Trade , and the Customs and Excise Department .
5 Family and guests could be heard playing charades and blindman 's buff in the drawing room , and Mr Priddy snuffed out the candles , replacing them with new ones ready for tea at about ten in the evening when the table would again be laden with sweetmeats and delicacies .
6 Differences in the microstructure of polydienes and copolymers can also be made using n.m.r .
7 Councillors in Sefton have demanded rail wagons from the site be enclosed adding £12m to the company 's costs .
8 The technique can be illustrated using data for polyisobutylene at several temperatures .
9 Consequently , adjustment of the negative feedback loop R 1 , R 2 such that the gain before positive feedback just exceeds three yields a close approximation to sinusoidal oscillation at frequency As an alternative to determining the frequency of oscillation through R-C filters as in the Wien bridge oscillator , sinusoidal oscillators can be constructed using series or parallel-resonant L-C filters in conjunction with positive feedback .
10 This can be achieved using n.m.r. and infrared techniques .
11 Tundra wolves have been observed chasing deer for 5 or 6 miles before accelerating to attack .
12 Several end-of-row seats are removed enabling people to remain in their ‘ chairs beside their partners .
13 The local case studies were developed using data from the Register of Sasines and other documentary sources , together with semi-structured interviews with consumers and producers of private sector housing .
14 Some experiments were done using 2.5mM Ca 2+ and 2.5mM Mg 2+ .
15 Officers pursued nearly a hundred people who were seen chasing deer , badgers , foxes and hares across South Oxfordshire and Berkshire .
16 School profiles were written using data from 1a , 1b , 2a and 2b .
17 Platelet activating factor extraction and purification — Gastric juice lipids were extracted using 80% ethanol .
18 House Martins nest in many villages and some larger towns and in 1971 three pairs were found nesting 1.2km. from the site of a gas works that had closed a few months previously .
19 Nineteen ( 18% ) patients were studied using 15% dextrose , while 88 ( 82% ) patients were assessed using the semisolid test meal .
20 ‘ Most of our day is spent helping people fill in bankruptcy forms , ’ Mrs Snowball added .
21 My advice is to stop buying fish for at least six months or more and hope that the ones you have survive .
22 Sample size was calculated assuming 30% and 10% rebleeding rate in the control and treated groups , respectively , and by giving values of 0.05 to an α error and 0.2 to Β error .
23 Electrophoresis was undertaken using 7% polyacrylamide gels .
24 When her car was seen approaching people fled through covered lines of retreat , through side doors and stable yards , into the snow , anywhere to avoid her persuasive ‘ But surely you could manage one more .
25 When specifically requested , emptying of liquid was assessed using 15% dextrose labelled with 9 9 m Tc-ldiethylene triamine penta-acetic acid .
26 ‘ Other cash was spent subsidising staff events .
27 The rest of the week was passed scrawling graffiti in splendid public places .
28 The use of regional geochemical maps for environmental studies in developing countries was investigated using data from ODA sponsored mineral exploration surveys in Bolivia , Kenya , Solomon Islands , North Sumatra and Zimbabwe .
29 His aim was to boost flagging sales , and for the first time during the recession new cars came within the grasp of those who still had some cash .
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