Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [verb] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles saw the wisdom of maintaining local traditions of justice in the varied regions of his great realm , and gave instructions that cases should be heard according to regional laws . |
| 2 | There should be increased spending on public building , services and industry to get people working again . |
| 3 | It is not acceptable that patients with diagnostic problems in headache , cerebrovascular disease , multiple sclerosis , spinal tumours , pain , epilepsy , space occupying lesions , and dementia — to choose limited examples — should be kept waiting for skilled professional diagnosis , investigation , sympathetic management , and treatment . |
| 4 | Schools ( perhaps excluding the new Technology Colleges ) should be judged according to academic criteria ; and these could be supplied , as they always have been , by the size of the sixth form and the number of entries to universities — that is , by A level results . |
| 5 | Every idol , he explained , must be constructed according to strict specifications as outlined in the Shipa Shastra , and based on the Tala system which is the measurement of the palm of the hand from the tip of the middle finger to the wrist . |
| 6 | In May Aboriginal campaigners persuaded Edinburgh University , in Scotland , to return the remains of more than 300 Aborigines from its anthropological collection in order that they could be reburied according to Aboriginal traditions . |
| 7 | Small pockets of rebel soldiers could be seen assembling in different parts of the area . |
| 8 | In the last hour the mist had cleared a little , so that their fires could be seen glowing as individual points of light : ruby studs upon a sable field . |
| 9 | Rumour had it that , particularly towards the end of the financial year when sales targets were a few thousand off and hopes of bonuses were beginning to fade , the sound of the office globe could be heard spinning as anxious sales staff searched the world for the magic market that would bring home the bacon . |
| 10 | The odd word could be chosen according to semantic or non-semantic criteria . |
| 11 | Part-time teachers could be found working in odd corners with small groups of children needing extra help . |
| 12 | Functionally the whole city was proposed as a ‘ one-use zone ’ for offices and business premises , but secondary uses such as shops , public buildings , light industry and warehouses could be admitted according to detailed location and access . |
| 13 | Other database features which I consider important are : i ) a proper data function ( in order to calculate age and length of service ) ; ii ) good sort facilities ( so that staffing information can be presented in a variety of different sequences ) ; ( iii ) good selection facilities ( so that staff may be selected according to complicated " if … or … and … " criteria ) ; iv ) a " look up table " facility ( so that coded data may be entered to save data entry time but full descriptions/interpretations will appear on reports ) The provision of a really sophisticated system , comparable to the best mainframe personnel record/manpower information systems , is quite demanding . |
| 14 | But it then goes on to criticise the Draft Directive because it ‘ fails to recognise that a different mix of measures including water treatment or blending may be required depending on local factors , such as geology , rainfall and farming practice . ’ |
| 15 | It is worth extending the search for quality further along the crag however , where one or two hidden gems may be found lurking in relative isolation . |
| 16 | One logical solution recommended in the report would be to stop shipping in western grain and to start buying Somali farmers ' crops instead . |
| 17 | A DG who did not lead the Institute 's secretariat would be left hanging in mid air ; the role of the secretary and chief executive would have to be usurped if a DG is to achieve anything . |
| 18 | If he ca n't afford a Solicitor and he feels he ought to be represented by a Solicitor , he may apply for Legal Aid , and of course it 's public money concerned so I suppose in an ideal society everybody would be legally assisted who wanted to be , but obviously we ca n't afford that as a country , so that erm generally erm his application would be judged according to certain criteria erm which would suggest perhaps he needed to be represented . |
| 19 | 6.4 This agreement shall be interpreted according to English Law without regard to the place of its physical execution |
| 20 | This agreement shall be interpreted according to English Law without regard to the place of its physical execution |
| 21 | This agreement shall be interpreted according to English Law without regard to the place of its physical execution AS WITNESS the hands of the parties the day and year first above written |
| 22 | In this way The Lord of the Rings can be seen mediating between Christian and pagan , Christ and Ingeld and Frodo , as between myth and romance , large pattern and immediate context . |
| 23 | Colonies of rushes can be seen growing in damp hollows along the lines of the old tile drains . |
| 24 | Sexual activities can be ranked according to estimated risk . |
| 25 | The symbolism of the sea has often been used by writers and speakers , but a similar ploy can be used relating to other professions , hobbies and subjects ranging from football to plane travel with original effect . |