Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [prep] british " in BNC.
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| 1 | The French bank is the latest in a string of financial advisers to be sacked by British groups after backing hostile takeover bids . |
| 2 | The attitudes set in late Victorian times can be traced in British industry right through into our period . |
| 3 | The cars will be built by a team of 40 , only a few of them Italian , and they could be joined by British engine designer Brian Hart for the Italian job to be done in Surrey . |
| 4 | The Minister will know that we appreciate and share his concern about the handicap that might be placed on British industry by the European social charter . |
| 5 | I imagine that the frustrated passengers would not be amused if they realised that the delay was caused by a restless spirit but the report of the accident can be checked in British Rail 's archives . |
| 6 | Lugard also laid down an elaborate protocol for dealing with the emirs and chiefs , who were to be treated by British officers with the precise degree of courtesy — and no more — which their rank deserved . |
| 7 | Details of pits to be saved will be disclosed by British Coal , although no colliery will be firmly picked for closure until a further review is complete . |
| 8 | The problem should be resolved by British and American unions over conference tables . |
| 9 | This use seems to be confined to British English . |
| 10 | Such inducements can be caught by British law as having a clearly defined ‘ tendency to deprave and corrupt ’ . |
| 11 | If suitable genes for gluten production could be added to British varieties , or if the genes in British wheat were made to produce more or better gluten , imports would be saved and farmers would get a higher price for a better quality wheat . |
| 12 | A deal was struck under which Britain would allow US Cruise missiles to be sited on British soil . |
| 13 | Not surprisingly , left-inclined social scientists go on to take the view that good sense can only be made of British politics if the pluralist ideology is set aside and a start to understanding is made elsewhere than in the world of interest-group activity . |
| 14 | ALAST ditch attempt to salvage the £5 billion scheme to redevelop King 's Cross station will be made by British Rail tomorrow , writes Michael Smith . |
| 15 | Secondly , the European Court judgment provided a method of approach to media rights which can be adopted by British judges . |
| 16 | Virgin Group is expected to abandon its plan to run a train service in competition with British Rail ; the charges that would be imposed by British Rail would prevent the scheme from being commercially viable . |
| 17 | Yet in tackling the nastier aspects to be seen in British trade unionism by the late 1970s , the Government itself has adopted an equally obnoxious bullying style that is characteristic of much of its activities . |
| 18 | British Rail is doing all in its power to protect its property from acts of vandalism , but , given the many thousands of miles of infrastructure , there are inevitably limits to what can be done by British Rail alone . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , the same can not be said of British primary legislation , where ascertaining the date of commencement can be a substantial problem . |
| 20 | This is an important consideration which bears directly on the current debate as to whether the Convention should be incorporated into British law and made directly enforceable within the jurisdiction . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've been an Overseas ’ Corporation Executive for the last ten years and I 've always been told that the reason the Corporation could n't pay me the salary it paid to Americans doing similar work was because my salary had to be related to British salary scales . ’ |
| 22 | have I do , one part I th I , I think we should spiff up on , I 've said that erm that er London er L B A were er did say that employees would be relocated in British Aerospace . |
| 23 | In addition , Birmingham New Street via Nuneaton shuttle services will be operated by British Rail . |
| 24 | A UN spokesman said the air bridge between Srebrenica and Tuzla would be operated by British and French helicopters . |
| 25 | The special Christmas shopping service , which will be hauled by British Rail diesel power direct from Butterley Station via Nottingham , Beeston and Loughborough to London , was announced only a few weeks ago and is already nearly full . |
| 26 | The Chinese approach to landscape , including the forces underlying their concept of dragons , will be examined in the next chapter , which may enable parallels to be drawn with British examples . |
| 27 | Contrary to some reports it does not automatically open the way for the social chapter to be drawn into British law . |
| 28 | RAFFLE tickets for the prize draw will be sold at British Home Stores in Darlington on Saturday and on April 11 , volunteers for both days are asked to contact Moira Shields at Farmway . |
| 29 | Raffle tickets will be sold at British Home Stores in Darlington on April 11 , anyone who would like to help sell them should contact Moira Shields at Farmway . |
| 30 | And could British Rail be sold to British Rail ? |