Example sentences of "[conj] be [vb pp] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's still useful to discover short-cuts or be given practical tips . |
| 2 | But the breed 's origins are uncertain and the theories are numerous — that they are almost directly descended from the wild aurochs , for example ( the claim of many a breed ! ) or are at least of Bos primigenius stock like the Podolians of the steppes , or are descended from large , long-horned continental cattle imported several centuries ago ( some say by the Romans ) , or were imported 3,000–4,000 years ago , or came from Ireland where they were an ancient indigenous type , or were developed from Dutch and old English breeds before the eighteenth century , or must have Norse origins because of their coat colour and pattern . |
| 3 | No trace has yet been found of the French gallery owner Basmadjian who disappeared or was kidnapped two years ago in the former Soviet Union . |
| 4 | Other medieval houses that are replicated medieval houses just have n't got on to the textiles in the way that we have . |
| 5 | The there 's only half a dozen people that are allowed annual rights to fish there . |
| 6 | There 's a serious , a serious side Lord Mayor , to that greeting cos I just looked at the number of companies that are owned this shareholders scheme that they like to promote , the number of companies that 're owned by foreign nationals . |
| 7 | All the changes that were made underlined trends already evident before Fulton reported and none made any basic difference to the civil service . |
| 8 | The one they stood at was made of heavy chain-link , stretched between towering concrete posts that were spaced fifteen metres apart . |
| 9 | Yet less than half a million votes were cast to keep Cripps inside the Labour Party , far fewer than were cast three years earlier to accept the affiliation of the Communist Party . |
| 10 | It 's a tragedy that 's devastated 2 families — now Mr Davies is holding out a hand of friendship to the boy 's parents . |
| 11 | It 's a tragedy that 's devastated 2 families — now Mr Davies is holding out a hand of friendship to the boy 's parents . |
| 12 | AND THAT WAS JUST THE START OF A THOROUGH RENOVATION THAT 'S TAKEN 20 YEARS TO COMPLETE . |
| 13 | The car , an ancient Pontiac taxi that was painted six shades of yellow and purple , stopped outside the twin piles of broken coral that were Bonefish 's proud gateposts . |
| 14 | After being placed in quicklime to dry , they were steamed for twelve hours — a process that was repeated several times . |
| 15 | The Chipmunk is also of interest , its previous identity suggesting it was recently acquired from the MoD but not so — it is an ex Army Air Corps example that was sold many years ago after storage at Kemble and has been kept as a spares source at the gliding site at Currock Hill , Northumberland , for at least fifteen years . |
| 16 | The white paper that was published some months ago indicates I think , very clearly , the kind of commitments that we have and the way in which we are meeting those commitments . |
| 17 | The pre-economic and monetary union full convergence measures are more severe in their final outturn than was anticipated several years ago when the whole debate began . |
| 18 | It 's not much use arriving somewhere at ten in the morning clutching the collected works under your arm and wishing you had a wig and been born thirty years earlier in order to play Lear — or for that matter the Duke of Gloucester . |
| 19 | Many animals have since recovered and been found new homes by an animal welfare workers , some of whom were in court to listen to the evidence . |
| 20 | Both are moving and sincere pieces , finely crafted , and are given well-prepared performances by , respectively , the Robert de Cormier Chorale and the Washington Cathedral Choir . |
| 21 | In the St. Nicholas Street pavement in fact , they are on a square background and are given bulbed tips between every second petal . |
| 22 | Barristers are specialist consultants and advocates , and are given exclusive rights of audience in the superior courts ; this creates a class of specialists whose services are available to all solicitors . |
| 23 | Most occupational schemes pay a proportion of your earnings when you retire and are called final earnings schemes . |
| 24 | Such effects owe their origin to gradients in the field and are called tidal effects . |
| 25 | Some or all of the authorized shares will be issued to shareholders ( and are called issued shares or called-up shares ) , with an issue price which can exceed the par value but can not be less than the par value . |
| 26 | The igneous complex is elongated in a north west-south east direction , and includes norite , anorthosite , tonalite and diorite as the main rock types present , all of which have been metamorphosed since their intrusion and are termed meta-igneous rocks by the British Geological Survey in the published map , with terms metanorite , meta-anorthosite , etc. being used . |
| 27 | The Community Mothers participate as volunteers and are paid nominal expenses for each visit , visiting between five and fifteen families by appointment each month . |
| 28 | On Nov. 18 the Revolutionary Command Council announced that the release of all foreigners , estimated to number some 2,000 , would begin on Dec. 25 and be completed three months later unless " something happens to disrupt the climate of peace " . |
| 29 | Is it not likely that some people who take cars or ride in taken cars will be convicted of the aggravated offence , and be given harsher penalties , largely as a result of these provisions on proof ? |
| 30 | You will be asked to design experiments and be given other problems to solve . |