Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [am/are] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The value of this constant has been chosen so that the lists of collocations so produced are comparable in size with the definitions taken from machine-readable dictionaries . |
| 2 | Temporary workers hired for a fixed-term in excess of one year were not identified by WIRS , although other than in the academic/research area numbers so employed are likely to be small . |
| 3 | Hardest hit are those on lowest incomes , as employers are allowed to pay them at a specially designed low rate . |
| 4 | An additional and severe problem is that the volumes of data which are already collected are huge by the standards of only a decade ago . |
| 5 | ACT is discriminatory , and it discriminates against the kind of companies that generally speaking are good for Britain |
| 6 | Increasing the range and diversity of role models children meet in mathematical textbooks and building on the knowledge they have already acquired are two of the ways we can contribute to building the self-esteem shown in many Government reports to be crucial for success . |
| 7 | The only tears which are ever shed are those from actions unwittingly committed which have hurt the beloved . |
| 8 | Such questions indicate how complex and deeply rooted are some of our negative attitudes to the aged . |
| 9 | Those not gainfully employed are dependent upon two main sources for their income : pensions and savings . |
| 10 | However , more jobs than you probably realise are open to graduates no matter what they have studied . |
| 11 | Among the other plants that are not only suitable for planting in window boxes but also pressing are many of the variegated ivies , some grey foliage plants such as cineraria , Pyrethrum ptarmiflorum , heathers and also miniature conifers . |
| 12 | Erm , income support , housing benefit , family credits , maternity expenses , cold weather payment , there 's a whole host of means tested benefits which most people here will probably believe are reasonable to be means tested . |
| 13 | Peter Haining , of Scotland , Britain 's lightweight representative single sculler last year , starts 21 and also entered are two of the losing Cambridge crew , Max Justicz ( 52 ) and Stephen Fowler ( 54 ) . |
| 14 | Students who are provisionally enrolled are subject to the Charter , Statutes , Ordinances and Regulations of the University as are from time to time in force . |
| 15 | In North America , in areas where conditions are similar to this country , a survey showed that one per cent of houses were affected by damp , but rot was not found in any of these , and in the few years of experience here none of the faults so far reported are due to this cause . |
| 16 | The waters now seen are those of Loch Hourn , an inlet of the Sound of Sleat extending ten miles inland and , in its narrow further reaches , the most impressive of the western sea lochs . |
| 17 | Feeling good about nothing specific is not , so to speak , an unattached or free-floating phenomenon , unpossessed or unhad. ( iv ) Finally , and clearly , all of the contents so far mentioned are different in character from those which get definition by way of language-or rather , get definition only or more explicitly by way of language . |
| 18 | Particularly appealing are two of the duets ; that between Gontran and the tutor ( almost a ‘ patter ’ duo ) , as Pausanius lists the improbable subjects which he has taught his pupil ( like metallurgy and hydrotherapy ! ) ; and the second one , a sweeping waltz between Gontran and Hélène , as they discover that it 's more fun to be two in a storm than all alone . |
| 19 | It has become obvious that the units where the new deal is not yet succeeding are those in which local management , whether medical or professional , has failed . |
| 20 | The bank issues 85 p.c. of the colony 's banknotes and runs the local clearing house — roles which an official from the Bank of China recently said are incompatible with regulation from London . |