Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [vb base] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | These efforts for change have been constantly undermined by economic crisis and war . |
| 2 | Certainly the primary reason why ideas about chaos have been seen as important for fluid dynamics is their potential relevance to turbulence . |
| 3 | GLASTONBURY is dominated by the dramatic and mysterious Glastonbury Tor , which towers above the flat landscape of the Somerset Levels , where peat digging and withy growing for basketmaking have been traditional occupations for generations . |
| 4 | Gates or pens for pedestrian access and ‘ slot and bar ’ for cyclist have been installed to limit access to the intended users and keep out motor cyclists , cars and other unauthorised motor vehicles . |
| 5 | In the political sphere also it is possible to detect a parallel crisis developing in respect of orthodox democratic theory based on the conventional model of representative democracy , For one thing the traditional mechanisms of political control and accountability exercised through parliament have been rendered increasingly ineffective by the ascending power of the executive . |
| 6 | In the UK , attempts to gain greater value for money have been related more to the present depressed economic climate than any need to provide for the wider accountability of government expenditure . |
| 7 | In an attempt to address this situation , alternative approaches to worker certification and improved opportunities for advancement have been developed in some countries . |
| 8 | Two sisters sentenced to life in prison for murder have been freed by the Appeal Court after it was revealed that the Police deliberately withheld crucial evidence . |
| 9 | Ninety small firms are operating in the Brunswick Industrial Park , a marina now graces the once derelict docks and about 100 low income houses for rent have been built and over 200 flats for sale at the top end of the Merseyside housing market developed and sold . |
| 10 | The implications for administration have been noted if effective contacts are to be made throughout Scotland . |
| 11 | The withdrawal from the world , the silence , the disciplines of community and the deliberate cult of monotony in a system where everybody wears the same clothes and does the same things day after day have been found to support the mystic during his frequently lonely journey , to earth him in reality and to wean him away from an excitement and drama that is inimical to the mystical experience . |
| 12 | Tae kwon do is the Korean art of self-defence and Britain 's rather good at it , so expect a lot of that on your screens . |
| 13 | Sera taken before and after transplantation have been tested retrospectively for anti-HC Ab in 12 patients . |
| 14 | Rail workers who feared the loss of their pensions after privatisation have been told that their money is safe . |
| 15 | In our framework , engineering begins when understanding of the appropriate science has reached the point where predictions can be made with a degree of confidence , and opportunities for exploitation have been identified . |
| 16 | I THINK his charisma and style of play have been fantastic for our tour and for golf in . |
| 17 | Except where alternative arrangements have been approved by or on behalf of the Senate , a candidate 's written examination scripts and work on which cumulative and other forms of assessment have been based shall be preserved until the end of December following the date on which the candidate qualified , or was due to qualify , for an award . |
| 18 | Work on which cumulative and other forms of assessment have been based may be returned to candidates on a written undertaking that it shall be given back , if required , at any time within one year from the examination . |
| 19 | Primary afferent neurones sensitive to the neurotoxic action of capsaicin have been characterised as neurones that are sensitive to chemical and other modalties of noxiour stimuli . |
| 20 | In the area of hydrology have been some of the most specific contributions made by physical geographers including the analysis of increased discharges ( Hollis , 1975 ; Walling and Gregory , 1970 ; Walling 1979a ) , investigation of sediment yield ( Walling , 1974 ) , research extending into the area of water quality and pollutants related to urban source areas ( Ellis , 1979 ) and analysis of river channel changes downstream from urban areas ( Leopold 1973 ; Gregory , 1981 ) . |
| 21 | Government backing for the railways has halved to around £550 million in the 1980s and the new calculations of support have been struck before taking into account the estimated cost of safety measures demanded after the Clapham Junction disaster . |
| 22 | Experiments to find vine clones best suited to the solumological and climatical conditions of Champagne have been continuing for more than twenty years . |
| 23 | Previous studies examining the in vivo effects of cimetidine have been performed on syngeneic tumour models with immunocompetent animals . |
| 24 | High levels of mercury have been reported from Faroese for some years , and the Health Department there has advised islanders to cut down on the amount of whalemeat they eat . |
| 25 | High levels of mercury have been detected in the Pantanal wetlands of southwestern Brazil . |
| 26 | O7 ppm although naturally high concentrations of mercury have been found in a number of locations , including Lake Windermere where mud dating back to the last century contains 0.7 ppm . ’ |
| 27 | To date none of the various definitions of level have been widely accepted . |
| 28 | The responses of black students to these different forms of racism have been shown to result in a range of black male and female identities in different settings ( see , for example , Fuller , 1982 ; Riley , 1985 ; Brah and Minhas , 1985 ) . |
| 29 | The new ministers soon find that there is remarkably little room for manoeuvre , and that most of the quick and easy panaceas to the intractable problems of Defence have been tried many times before . |
| 30 | I know that the Ministry of Defence have been forced to review their private security arrangements at defence establishments er because of breaches of security there , and I would hope that the Health Service and the Department of Health and the Local Health Authorities will take the same kind of responsible action . |