Example sentences of "[det] is [vb pp] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , and this is the point , the contexts in which this is displayed are opposite to each other . |
| 2 | Descriptions of how this is done are found in subsequent chapters . |
| 3 | The means by which this is done is through the ‘ schemes of experience ’ , such as typifications , recipes , and other idealizations which members build up over time and into which are allotted new experiences and encounters , rendering the unknown into the known , the unfamiliar into the familiar . |
| 4 | How this is done is the process of pattern formation . |
| 5 | Nonetheless , exactly how this is done is a question which would take us beyond our immediate purpose . |
| 6 | One way this is done is to project the internal situation into current real situations when they symbolise the internal situation . |
| 7 | I think a lot of this is done is school as well . |
| 8 | The mechanism by which this is achieved is complex , intricate and fascinating and stems from the particular characteristic of the detergent molecule . |
| 9 | Exactly how this is achieved is not clear , for experiments using 10 per cent HCI show that although the mineral content of the bones and dentine is removed , leaving the bones with a soft rubbery texture , there is usually some enamel still left on the teeth . |
| 10 | The way in which this is explained is important . |
| 11 | The type of patient for whom this is indicated is one in an acute state of distress who is temporarily entirely unable to cope with his current problems . |
| 12 | The proposed design activity on which this is based is shown in Figure 1.9 . |
| 13 | Ever in the presence of a potentially hostile population , the administration must perforce dominate : and the mechanism by which this is accomplished is the regime of decrees . |
| 14 | This is Come 's style : why have a drama when you can always settle for a crisis ? |
| 15 | For semiconductor ‘ disks ’ or fixed-head disks all that is involved is electronic switching , which takes negligible time . |
| 16 | Apart from the infiltration of the local anaesthetic , when the patient will feel a prick in the back , less painful than the anaesthetic for dental work , all that is felt is a pressure on the lower spine with occasionally a faint ‘ tingle ’ in one leg which simply signifies that the needle is in the right place . |
| 17 | But hope that is seen is not hope . |
| 18 | However , each editing process that is undertaken is demanding to the system . |
| 19 | Of course , any plan that is made is liable to be disrupted by supervening events , but at least there will be a plan and a more systematic approach to the management of the project . |
| 20 | Approaching the fabliaux with a mind prepared to find moral instruction in the texts , however unpromising they might superficially seem to be for such interpretation , is something that we can reconstruct as an authentic medieval mode of reading — " " All that is written is written for our doctrine " " as St Paul has it — although there is little direct evidence for the application of such literary theory to vernacular literature as well as the classics before the fourteenth century , and even then the extent of such application is difficult to assess . |
| 21 | All that is recorded is the two chance meetings between Jesus and lepers . |
| 22 | That is agreed is n't it ? |
| 23 | All that is recommended is that experienced , practising teachers be increasingly involved in the selection process . |
| 24 | Surely all that is needed are those volumes of ‘ Yes , Minister ’ and the works of Dobbs and Archer , together with a beginner 's guide to political advertising . |
| 25 | Sometimes all that is needed is for the smear to be repeated in 6 months or a year . |
| 26 | The style must disclose and be expressive of the moods , emotions and actions of the roles played even where few personal feelings are allowed to show , as in such ballets as Ashton 's Monotones where all that is needed is a calm , unhurried and seemingly endless weaving of the dance design in all its dimensions . |
| 27 | With a sensitive magnetometer all that is needed is a few turns of enamelled wire reasonably carefully wound onto a piece of plastic drainpipe . |
| 28 | A major attraction of dolphin and porpoise hunting is the low operating costs - all that is needed is a harpoon and fuel for the boat . |
| 29 | Often the problems are only storms in teacups , and all that is needed is a gentle ‘ sorry ’ , a laugh , a hug , a cup of tea , and all is well . |
| 30 | No formal qualifications are required for enrolment and young or old are all potential candidates ; all that is needed is a desire to learn . |