Example sentences of "[coord] [be] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ministers should not prejudice the outcome of proposals yet to be made , or be influenced by a half-baked Monopolies and Mergers Commission report about a tiny acquisition . ’ |
| 2 | In such circumstances , one or more persons may be appointed to sue or be sued in a representative capacity as having a common interest with all other persons ( Ord 5 , r 5(1) ) . |
| 3 | The doctrine , which may be concerned with national liberation , the emancipation of a class , the emancipation of women or some other general aim which is felt to be important by large numbers of people , has also to include or be founded upon a social theory which can elucidate the principal issues , clarify the objectives and ways of attaining them , and outline alternative forms of society . |
| 4 | in so far as this order purports to have any extraterritorial effect , no person shall be affected thereby or concerned with the terms thereof until it shall be declared enforceable or be enforced by a foreign court and then it shall only affect them to the extent of such declaration or enforcement unless they are : |
| 5 | Will the Supplement entries follow their OED entry on the main tape(s) or be contained on a separate tape ? |
| 6 | Arguably , these functions could be located within other the support or operational groupings , or be established as a separate agency with liaison links as appropriate . |
| 7 | If changes are not made as a result of these surveys then such enterprises may lose credibility and be seen as a diversionary tactic . |
| 8 | It is not so , except perhaps in the most formal of speaking styles , where a sentence may fall to a low point in the voice and be followed by a substantial silence , and we know that it has come to an end . |
| 9 | The other two syllables will normally be much less prominent , and be said on a level pitch . |
| 10 | Inevitably they will not suit every need , but in many cases they can be adapted , used as models or as a source of ideas for a teacher-produced worksheet , which can target particular objectives and be tailored for a particular age or ability range . |
| 11 | A smuggling museum and exhibition ; video theatre and adventure walk — press the buttons and be prepared for a few surprises ! |
| 12 | There is a tedious pounding at the heart of this music , a sincerity that allows for only one angle of delivery , a passion that has created a pop atmosphere in which it 's impossible to be clever , cool or cynical , a soul whose impulse is NOT to embrace the avant-garde , like Faustus , and be cut into a thousand pieces by a sampling machine . |
| 13 | For rather than research coming up with unequivocal findings which can then influence and be integrated in a professional and neutral way into policy and practice I will try to demonstrate how political interests and values , in all their guises , influence and pervade the relationship in a variety of ways . |
| 14 | To prevent hens laying outdoors and roosting in the trees , the report suggests that the birds be kept in their housing until mid-morning , and be presented with a main feed in-house in the evening before being shut in for the night . |
| 15 | The occasional remark passing seemed to come from an infinite distance , and be answered after a prolonged interval . |
| 16 | Sometimes when my mother told me how fortunate I was , how lucky to live in a nice house and be engaged to a good man , I felt like a fish in a gilded cage . |
| 17 | It will cost a hundred and forty million pounds and be built on a green-field site . |
| 18 | The principal reason is that the Government will be defeated in four or five months ' time and be replaced by a Labour Government who will take the Bill off the statute book as soon as they come to power . |
| 19 | That would come off in two days , she told me , and be replaced by a spatula splint , and yes , she would be on duty on Sunday . |
| 20 | An elder brother would come to Britain , return , and be replaced by a younger brother — and so on . |
| 21 | Long may it continue to prosper and be recognised as a successful , hard working and happy mill — and one with which our customers enjoy dealing . |
| 22 | Dr Alastair McLeish , the branch secretary of the ULA , said the one-day strike at the school would go ahead tomorrow and be escalated to a three-day strike next week . |
| 23 | Passengers must also be selected at random and be subjected to a complete baggage check . |
| 24 | Dent Town suffered its gradual loss of status passively and withdrew into its shell , content to look after its own affairs exclusively and be bypassed by a changing world . |
| 25 | If I behaved in a similar fashion I would expect to lose my ‘ ticket ’ and be imprisoned for a considerable time . |
| 26 | It has a wider removable rear jaw which has three positions ; it can also later be replaced with a Power Tool Table , enabling a circular saw , jigsaw or router to be fixed underneath , and be used in a stationary position . |
| 27 | It may seem at first sight that the plot of land , the fief , as it was called , was a reward for service , something granted in exchange for service , which would fall in when the vassal died and be regranted to a new vassal . |
| 28 | The implication of the foregoing is that the right to own property , a contentious subject even in this late twentieth century , could , subject to agreed rules and conditions , be raised to an important place in human affairs and be established as a Godly institution . |
| 29 | It is necessary for everyone to stand up and be counted in a combined effort to make all MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates state their stance on free public access . |
| 30 | Each nomination must be proposed and seconded by two members of the Campaign and be accompanied by a signed declaration from the candidate that he or she is willing to stand . |