Example sentences of "to be [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Olivetti did say it was a joint decision with TA to manufacture the new line of products , it would appear to be based on several premises . |
| 2 | But in February 1955 France complained bitterly that the agreement had been infringed by the West German decision to make English the main foreign language to be taught in all schools . |
| 3 | Another lesson which will need to be taught in these surroundings concerns pebbles . |
| 4 | an agreed departmental policy on the sizes of teaching groups appropriate for the different modes of teaching used in different subject areas and the provision of sufficient staff hours for the modules to be taught in these ways ; |
| 5 | Students need to be prepared for these careers which involve direct interaction with other EC member states . |
| 6 | Although the more generally noticed constructional shoreline features are the large sand and shingle formations , interesting minor features are to be observed on many beaches , among them beach cusps and sand bars , for the formation of which little or no longshore drift is necessary . |
| 7 | Does not he equally expect the rule of law to be observed on both sides of the Irish border ? |
| 8 | Impeccable etiquette is required from everyone ; discipline and good manners , have to be observed at all times . |
| 9 | He should neither do damage to Mr. Jones , nor be slow in warning him of any impending danger ; fornication , marriage , gambling and the haunting of taverns or playhouses was strictly proscribed , and generally a monastic restraint was to be observed in all things . |
| 10 | He suggests that the perception of objectivity to be observed in some areas of English culture may stem from the ‘ real ’ objectivity provided by writing : ‘ The intrinsically greater objectivity of written language ( or , alternatively , the intrinsically lesser subjectivity ) could ’ , he argues , ‘ have encouraged the development of an institutionalised greater respect for written evidence ’ ( 1982 ) . |
| 11 | At a informal gathering in Scotland , EC Environment Ministers have called for environmental protection measures to be extended into all areas of the Community 's policy-making . |
| 12 | Mr Takeshita bulldozed this through parliament last December , and on April 1st it began to be applied to all goods and services . |
| 13 | There is thus no ground-swell of demand for traffic calming to be applied to those places that would benefit most , existing residential areas where accident rates are higher than in new estates . |
| 14 | Further their Lordships have no doubt that when Lord Bridge , after quoting the guiding principle , gave certain examples he was not intending thereby to lay down an exhaustive list of tests to be applied in all cases in determining whether or not profits arose in or derived from Hong Kong . |
| 15 | ( Our big fish man Andy Parkes tells me he prefers the name Oddballs for the fish he keeps — he feels a tank buster is a fish that ‘ has to be turned round several times a day ’ — which sums up how I feel ) . |
| 16 | It is important to distinguish between allies and enemies : large numbers of aphids , for example , are often accompanied by ladybird or lacewing larvae which feed voraciously on them and are liable to be killed by many insecticides . |
| 17 | Is your voice loud enough to be heard on all occasions ? |
| 18 | The famed croaking is more likely to be heard in such tanks , as it 's at its most audible when males meet and display as a threat to other intruding males — or during the mating season as the male pursues the female . |
| 19 | Over 80 artists from some 14 nations entered for the new BP Peter Pears Award , each presenting a 22-minute programme representing their talents in opera , oratorio , baroque and 20th-century works ; Britten was to be heard in most contestants ' 20th-century selections . |
| 20 | The necessary appearance of friendship had to be maintained at all times , and patronage continued to flow in the direction of the town of Perth from which the unfortunate Mr. Robinson came . |
| 21 | Under the old rules England 's revised objective would have been 194 off 41 overs ( 41 × 4.72 ) , requiring a further 132 from 29 overs at 4.55 — not only less than 4.61 but having to be maintained for fewer overs . |
| 22 | Paddy End Vein was the first to be cut in these levels and its course can easily be seen in the cliff or scar to the west of Levers Water where ancient mining has left a conspicuous cleft known as Simon 's Nick . |
| 23 | It can be seen from this that the data can not always be taken at face value and that users need to be warned of these problems . |
| 24 | What is certain is that he carried the legend of a king or emperor waiting to be reborn for several centuries , just as the British King Arthur has done . |
| 25 | We recognised there was a need to ensure quality and consistency in everything we did , to be able to point out to our customers how we do things , and where necessary to be audited on these procedures . |
| 26 | The Minister might then argue , with some validity , that huge revenue is not to be gained from such disposals . |
| 27 | It appears that only limited insights into the organisation of style are to be gained from those sources — commentaries , inscriptions , and socio-economic indicators — which reflect upon style . |
| 28 | ( for the moment , the important point to be gained from these results is that the maintenance of rhythms , in the absence of external information about time , confirms the presence of an internal body clock . |
| 29 | If class differences are to be narrowed on these fronts , then it is important to establish a greater degree of income equality . |
| 30 | ‘ Some products have too wide a variation to be explained by these factors and one must assume that many multi-national companies are charging what they believe the market will bear . ’ |