Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] described [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within each block the function should be described by a verb and a noun . |
| 2 | He argued that when a material can undergo viscous flow and also respond elastically to a stress it should be described by a combination of both the Newton and Hooke laws . |
| 3 | Now however she was standing , part of what might be described as a lively merry family scene , upon the landing , watching the descent of the divan bed from the second floor . |
| 4 | In practice , the new narrative is based in large part on what might be described as a broader concept of realism , one which takes account of the complex , multifaceted nature of reality . |
| 5 | It might be described as a simplified mepacrine , although it belonged to a substantially different chemical class . |
| 6 | The tort might be described as a species of private nuisance , namely unreasonable interference with the victim 's rights to use the highway . |
| 7 | Clean , the front pickup is warm but clear , something perhaps between a Strat and a Gretsch , while the treble unit puts out what might be described as a more cultured version of a PAF . |
| 8 | There are no nation states , or if there are , then Iceland might be the exception that proves the rule : where territorial state boundaries are coterminous with what might be described as a ‘ nation ’ . |
| 9 | It is a thick volume measuring approximately 8½ins. by 6½ins. , squarish , and for everyday purposes might be described as a quarto . |
| 10 | This characteristic is different from sympathy which might be described as a warm rosy glow of a feeling of identification , that lends itself to being paralysed by sorrow , overwhelmed with shared worry , and joyful too . |
| 11 | The second is what might be described as a pathology of the positions ( solipsism , and so on ) adopted by those philosophers who accept the experiential explanation . |
| 12 | Altogether this led to an effect which might be described as a tapering of market opportunities , and it was sharpened as international growth rates decelerated in the early 1970s . |
| 13 | In many more cases , once a plaintiff discovers that there are assets in a State he will wish ( and sometimes be enabled by the very presence of the assets ) to commence proceedings in the courts of that State ; there is what might be described as a ‘ jurisdiction-fishing expedition ’ . |
| 14 | Most visitors to vadinamia are aware that , as they approach the planets territorial space , they will have to pass through what might be described as a sort of gauntlet . |
| 15 | Where this assessment is incorrect , the result might be described as a ponderous or patronising style . |
| 16 | Stock buffo characters Marcellina and Bartolo ( Ann Howard and David Gwynne ) added lightness and comedy to what could be described as a serious interpretation of The Marriage of Figaro , not as effervescent as some would have liked but thoroughly convincing just the same — and one in which the complex ensemble were particularly memorable . |
| 17 | Mr Bézier saw that a shape — any shape — could be described as a set of mathematical equations to fit the series of curves which formed its outline . |
| 18 | Steers and heifers make good beef and the conformation could be described as a dairy type with extra flesh . |
| 19 | Neither of them could be described as a sobering influence . |
| 20 | The Ratepayers ' Magazine could be described as a local ‘ Private Eye ’ . |
| 21 | I suppose this could be described as a severe hair-style , but it was quite common among the women of Eastern Europe . |
| 22 | Not until the growth of the nuclear disarmament movement in the 1950s were significant bridges rebuilt between the two wings of what , in the 1920s , could be described as a single pacifist movement . |
| 23 | Days later , glutted with our experiences , we knew we had created a ‘ wonder walk ’ , a two week trek which could be described as a jewel in the Atlas crown . |
| 24 | Less than one third of respondents who had a mother living included her as a person to whom they felt very close , and hardly any had what could be described as a ‘ true ’ close relationship with their mother ( using criteria developed from the Brown and Harris study ) . |
| 25 | Twenty miles from Innsbruck and perched some 4,300 feet above sea level on the Wildmoos plateau , Seefeld in the Summer could be described as a huge 19th hole . |
| 26 | The book itself could be described as a personal history of the Special Boat Service in World War II , as the author himself took part in several of the actions described . |
| 27 | These could be described as a New Form of production . |
| 28 | As few as one in twenty of the sample could be described as a utilitarian scientist of puritan middle-class background . |
| 29 | And as she spoke , Mrs Denham , in the garden below , suddenly leaped to her feet , and started gathering up her things ; they could not catch what she was saying , but she seemed faintly agitated , and Martin too got to his feet , though not with any movement that could be described as a leap , and appeared to offer , though ineffectively , to help with his baby . |
| 30 | SCAN could be described as a possible shorthand notation for observers . |