Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] be found [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , it 's surprising to find the following comment in the work of a distinguished historical linguist : ‘ Nonstandard forms may be found among antisocial groups , such as criminals , or a rebellious younger generation , or among rustics ’ ( Lehmann , 1962 : 142 ) . |
| 2 | We have previously shown that adduct levels in DNA extracted from gastric cancers are higher in smokers than non-smokers and this study therefore suggests that smoking related adducts may be found in non-neoplastic as well as neoplastic mucosa . |
| 3 | The issue which divided public opinion largely revolved around the ineffectiveness of the prison system and the ease with which convicts could bamboozle prison chaplains into believing that their characters had been reformed , thus securing their release on ‘ ticket-of-leave ’ , and there was little room fur the idea that the roots of crime might be found in social conditions . |
| 4 | No lasting solutions will be found without decisive action based on a realistic appreciation of present circumstances and of their relationship to the future . |
| 5 | An insight into the relevance of presentation to parties in Opposition can be found in Conservative policies towards law and order in 1978 . |
| 6 | The image of a complex conspiracy can be found in other conspiracy theories containing the antisemitic themes which are lacking in None Dare Call It Conspiracy . |
| 7 | New Black Families has demonstrated unequivocally that black homes can be found for black children ( Small , 1982b ) . |
| 8 | For the young patient with a stroke or head injury , work may be found in specialized government sheltered workshops , where disabled workers have facilities and staff tailored for them . |
| 9 | Such elements could be found in varying degrees in the fighting forces of most European States . |
| 10 | A comparable uncertainty about the conventional wisdom of past decades can be found among political scientists concerning the forces shaping the state and influencing its responses both to the market and to civil society . |
| 11 | We have established that reputation effects can be found in linear quadratic gaussian models . |
| 12 | ( The more exotic ingredients can be found in Chinese supermarkets that serve local Chinese communities . ) |
| 13 | This plant is more susceptible to frosts , and often a too-hasty specimen will be found with brown crispy edges to its leaves . |
| 14 | Main ideas can be found at different levels in a book ( see p.17 ) . |
| 15 | The contemporary flowering of these ideas can be found in man-machine control systems . |
| 16 | More usually , ads for these types of product can be found with extensive and detailed copy — but copy designed to sell as well as , sometimes , inform . |
| 17 | This matrix may have as many elements as the size of the computer will allow and , once set up , the solution of the matrix equation subject to the imposed boundary conditions may be found by standard numerical procedures . |
| 18 | Several hon. Members have said that £1.25 billion has to be found for the King 's Cross development and that other resources must be found for other British Rail projects connected with the channel tunnel . |
| 19 | Similar success stories can be found in other countries — for example , the aerospace exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington . |
| 20 | Thus , the bacterium can be found in affected joints , or in the skin lesions , or in the bloodstream and any ill-effects can be directly ascribed to the activity of the bacteria . |
| 21 | It is unlikely , however , that a single S-R bond can be found in human learning , as most of the things we teach involve complex sequences or chains of responses . |
| 22 | These qualities can be found in environment-friendly fridges and freezers , microwave or combination ovens , and energy saving washing machines . |
| 23 | Evidence can be found in extracurricular activities as well . |
| 24 | It is possible that some basis for explaining British football hooliganism may be found in appropriate studies of American sports-related disorder . |
| 25 | Unless means can be found for experienced teachers to have at least the equivalent of a whole year studying for a Master 's level retraining , the partially sighted will be leading the blind . |
| 26 | Both techniques can be found in classic form in his first national hit , ‘ Heartbreak Hotel ’ ( 1956 ) . |
| 27 | It would be wrong to be too sentimental about what ‘ freedom ’ meant to Greeks ; Thucydides ( iii.45.6 ) makes a speaker use the phrase ‘ freedom , or rule over others ’ , and similar uses can be found in Greek authors from Herodotus ( i.210 ) to Polybius ( v.106 ) . |
| 28 | Lyons Kenyan , Colombian and Costa Rican can be found at major supermarkets and grocers . |
| 29 | Expressions of this belief can be found in legislative debates , judicial opinions and academic writings of many periods . |
| 30 | In 1916 , H. A. L. Fisher , the Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University , was appointed President of the Board of Education , with the promise that ‘ money would be found for ambitious educational measures ’ . |