Example sentences of "[adj] they [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this they are helped by the large number of independent menswear retailers across the Channel , small shops which have individual identity . |
| 2 | Above all this they 're fronted by a stocky , breathless , extrovert fully tuned-in to the possibilities of body language and eye contact . |
| 3 | In this they were followed on a much smaller scale by unit trusts and on a very small scale by investment trusts . |
| 4 | The members of the various denominations fought hard against the evils and wickedness of drink and immorality , and in this they were aided by the Constabulary . |
| 5 | In this they were supported by a number of other vested interests : arms manufacturers , imperial bureaucrats , admirals and generals . |
| 6 | The Borough preferred to build the hospital themselves and make suitable financial arrangements with the guardians ; in this they were supported by Mr. Hurst , but not by a majority . |
| 7 | In this they were supported by a report from the Royal Bank of Canada which suggested that , if Canada fragmented , its annual economic growth rate would average only 1 per cent over the next decade ( rather than the projected 3 per cent if the country remained intact ) and that by the end of the century its unemployment level would have increased to 10-15 per cent ( rather than 7-11 per cent ) . |
| 8 | For instance , the single person 's National Insurance retirement pension in 1990 is worth 26 per cent more than unemployment benefit , whereas back in 1972 they were paid at the same rate and had been for most of the period since 1948 . |
| 9 | Their first set move broke down through an elementary forward pass , and throughout the first half they were plagued by basic errors . |
| 10 | The Gondola , Lifeboat and 68 operated every year as a trio , until in 1933 they were joined by a most unusual tramcar , which purported to represent Anne Hathaway 's Cottage . |
| 11 | One afternoon they will be taken for an easy mountain ramble and on another they are taken by horse drawn carriage into the woods where they can barbecue sausages ( a small charge is made for the barbecue ) . |
| 12 | Then suddenly , unprepared by experience , as they become old they are struck by the unfamiliar , relentless impact of death combing out their social world , remorselessly striking down their family and friends . |
| 13 | In June 1991 they were acquitted on all charges and proceedings under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 were discontinued . |
| 14 | At first potential jurors were classified by ethnic group and caste , but after the 1840s they were assigned to one of three lists which were drawn up on the basis of language capability . |
| 15 | Two years ago , such farms were told to be self-sustaining , self- financing , many state subsidies were withdrawn , yet here today they 're still working to a central plan which dictates how much they produce and how much they 're paid for it , so decades of mismanagement are compounded by a lack of funds . |
| 16 | Early in March 1979 they were summoned to Rabat . |
| 17 | He expanded this view by referring to a number of authorities , which could only be truly explained by saying that certain contracts have become part of " the accepted machinery of a type of transaction which is generally found acceptable and necessary ; so that instead of being regarded as restrictive they are accepted as part of the structure of a trading society " . |
| 18 | Instead I am convinced they are done by those literary graffiti artists who compose the rhymes in Christmas cards and are executed in a state of tired insobriety and cynicism on new year 's morning . |
| 19 | I make this declaration because one of my aims in this discussion is to show that we do not need to share other people 's beliefs in order to understand them sympathetically : we can see the sense in beliefs even when we are convinced they are based upon false premisses . |
| 20 | To this day many are convinced they were kept in separate dining rooms . |
| 21 | In 1963 they were joined by Michael Hickson , a very young Head Gardener who completed the team . |
| 22 | As such they are seen by them as a greater " threat " than other forms of temporary worker . |
| 23 | As such they are invested with a unique role as makers of history , or as critics of society . |
| 24 | Beards also signified an association with traditional Greek culture , and as such they were worn by some later Macedonian kings and philhellene Romans . |
| 25 | As such they were held in hotels , halls , etc . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm just so glad they 're settled with good , respectable boys for husbands . ’ |
| 27 | From 1940 they were joined by thousands of refugees who were keen to serve in some capacity , however lowly , and equally keen to escape internment . |
| 28 | It was obvious they were taken in Woody 's apartment . |
| 29 | The family may well have moved around from street to street , but by 1785 they were settled in Fountain Lane , that most familiar of Titford haunts . |
| 30 | The guests must be persuaded to return to the restaurant , where it is imperative they be served with a more than satisfactory meal and be completely pacified . |