Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] is [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Chomsky , language is an abstract system of rules which is used by human minds for transmitting and receiving ideas ; the natural focus for research is a description of the rules by which that system is organised . |
| 2 | This story forms a fairly complete myth of early origin , but in the New Kingdom texts it is followed by various additions , overlaid with some degree of satire , which explain how certain things happened . |
| 3 | Though there is some additional variation in utilisation rates which is explained by social factors , it is relatively small and does not necessarily mean that additional variation in morbidity would be explained . |
| 4 | At latitudes greater than about 40° the banding is less clear , and in the polar regions it is replaced by smaller-scale cellular features . |
| 5 | In other cases it is shaped by personal preference ( e.g. you already feel that you have something specific to say on a particular work ) . |