Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The group of works in which large , often black , forms predominate are perhaps less successful . |
| 2 | Fleshy fruits of the type birds eat are often thought of as primitive in many features , that is to say that they share more characters with ancestral flowering plant fruits than do fruits with wind-dispersed seeds . |
| 3 | Colm feels that one of the most common mistakes beginners make is not going in close enough on the subject matter . |
| 4 | Moreover , for most people the law these institutions make is the law that counts in their lives . |
| 5 | Open-cast mines fear being sacrificed to save pits |
| 6 | The diagram corresponding to ( 36 ) is therefore : With the above analysis we can now account for the paradoxical fact that the verb perceive is found more frequently with the to infinitive than with the bare version : ( 55 ) No one could possibly enter his rooms without perceiving him to be a man of wealth . |
| 7 | During its course Borrow was instrumental in saving at least one man from drowning and , as a result , was mentioned in the Plymouth press . |
| 8 | How word meanings combine is a key question when attempting to account for the way discourse is understood . |
| 9 | THE GOVERNMENT 'S advisers on scientific research have rejected proposals for a £50m national clinical research centre , which medical experts say is needed urgently . |
| 10 | With no regulation of the industry , there is no way to police the cowboy end of the market , which the experts say is now well represented . |
| 11 | The inquest at Shrewsbury was told that the enamelled pendant , which experts say is South German origin , was found by Irwin Haberla of Charlcombe Street , High Tranmere , Wirral , in a field at Haughmond Abbey owned by Mr Charles Teece , who farms close to the abbey ruins . |
| 12 | ( 3.1 ) unc The order in which the expression/variable pairs appear is of no consequence . |
| 13 | Suppose that an input signal with Fourier transform is applied to a four-terminal network for which the transfer function is . |
| 14 | Thus its Fourier transform is just and F(t) is represented by . |
| 15 | This process can be shown by normal carbon dioxide being passed through a tube containing algae in water with the heavier O isotope and carbon dioxide with the heavier O isotope being passed through another tube containing the same type of algae in normal water . |
| 16 | The U's boss was not happy with the physical tactics employed by Rochdale in last Saturday 's 5–2 defeat at Spotland . |
| 17 | What the Russians want is technical help and equipment , now our own industry is in decline er yes , particularly in machine tool industry , and I think the first thing we should do is to go over there and see what it is they actually needed , what they actually need right now , er one of your previous er correspondence , er speaker turned round and said well they 've got half finished buildings and things like that , I mean er , people have got to be put to work because people in co-ordinate employment is the only source of real wealth , but the market economy is n't interested in promoting real wealth , I mean it 's only interested in what it can get out of an economy not what it gives . |
| 18 | Doubtless his friends and family were working on his behalf and might well be involved with Peggy Say 's campaign . |
| 19 | ‘ The document the kidnappers want was written by Vicente Ortiz , ’ said Charlotte in a rush . |
| 20 | About 5,000 pink flamingos in western Kenya have died of a bacterial infection in recent weeks , which veterinarians say is a natural reaction to over-population . |
| 21 | a lot of the the statements these kids make are quite reasonable , well written comments |
| 22 | The distinctions Bartlett and Ghoshal make are illustrated below . |
| 23 | What these anomalies mean is that within one and the same constituency the price paid in first-preference votes for the election of a TD varies greatly . |
| 24 | ‘ This week 's Asturias Rally is a European round and therefore worth more points than , say , Valencia . |
| 25 | I 'll , cos Dennis want 's that erm , window locked up as well . |
| 26 | The UK has only 6,200 hectares of undamaged peat bogs , 38 per cent less than official guidelines suggest is the minimum needed for effective conservation . |
| 27 | We do n't , we , I do n't even know where Penny want 's to be buried . |
| 28 | ‘ In other words Nomex is our aphrodisiac ! ’ her companion laughed back at her . |
| 29 | Fabric : 65% polyester/35% cotton which the manufacturers say is ‘ easily laundered and quick drying . ’ |
| 30 | Mr Clinton occasionally lost his temper , but through all the flak he showed remarkable staying power , which his supporters say is a mark of his fitness to occupy the White House 's Oval Office . |