Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [prep] british " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm it is a the the impact of the new settlement upon the worki the workings of Selby coalfield are recognized by British Coal . |
| 2 | Approximately 100 are caught off British coasts each year . |
| 3 | Some of the roads in the vicinity which are owned by British Rail , for example , may be used and a bus may travel on a dedicated route or on a dedicated track . |
| 4 | The employers , the Federation of Bakers , are dominated by British Bakeries and Allied Bakeries . |
| 5 | Currently , 20 gas powered Maestro , Escort , Transit and Leyland Daf vans are operated by British Gas in the South East region , while in the North West 100 vans , mostly Escorts and Transits , are being converted . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Richard Branson 's Virgin Atlantic is likely to announce next week that it will be acquiring four of the European Airbus A340 aircraft , whose wings are built by British Aerospace . |
| 7 | of the kitchens sold in this country are made by British firms . |
| 8 | I am told by British Gas that that is untrue , and that the hon. Gentleman has taken the number of inquiries and complaints made to the Gas Consumers Council . |
| 9 | The water is normally like crystal and , if you are used to British waters , it is strange to see bubbles from other divers , rising like plumes some 40 or 50 metres away . |
| 10 | These planes are used by British Intelligence for covert operations . |
| 11 | Some 90% of all Victorian pictures are bought by British collectors though a few Italian and even French dealers were active at London 's December auctions . |
| 12 | Fare reductions of up to 40 per cent are offered by British Airways , to senior citizens making mid-week domestic flights , provided there is a minimum stay of six days ; and the National Bus Company gives discounts on long-distance buses to pension book holders . |
| 13 | Six thousand people a year are slaughtered on British roads alone , an exercise in socially sanctioned mass murder which causes comparatively little comment . |
| 14 | Distributors , Rampus , tell us that Swedish Railways who are supplied by British company G.N. Unwin , have already fitted out about 50 carriages and that more will follow . |
| 15 | It is impossible to recall contaminated eggs as they are distributed to packing stations around the country , where they are packed under British brand names . |
| 16 | While accountability problems are found throughout British public administration , with non-departmental bodies they are particularly acute . |
| 17 | Paul Williamson , head of the department , attributes the shortage of suitable British candidates to the current disfavour with which object-based studies are viewed by British universities . |
| 18 | The subsidence costs are incurred by British Coal and so are said to be internalized . |
| 19 | Had n't she read somewhere that nearly 40,000 cats are killed on British roads annually ? |
| 20 | The British insisted that it be worked by British operators — reluctantly agreed to — and it finally entered Australia in the Northern Territories . |