Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [adv] [verb] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 After passing the stage of infancy the education of the child takes a different shape , the child is taught how to sit and walk properly to avoid having bow legs , for a straight figure is admired by Gikuyu , especially amongst the warriors it is one of the qualities of handsomeness .
2 Washing is prescribed both to prevent and sterilize infection .
3 It is carried out to investigate and report on the responsibility assumed , and to establish that a report on the discharge of the responsibility is a correct or fair one .
4 It is presented primarily to inform and stimulate debate and it therefore adopts a style which is unusual in this journal .
5 To me the mist seemed like a veil of a moslem bride that is used not to hide but to reveal a subtler beauty to the lover .
6 The article is set out to try and answer some of your questions and help you map out how best to set about producing and marketing without becoming involved in a contract should one be made available .
7 Hence if the master does not issue the above mentioned bill of lading at the time of loading , the merchandise is declared well taken or captured .
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