Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To start with , imagine you are given just the physical outline of adults of several species . |
| 2 | The older ones are given perhaps the only education they 'll ever receive . |
| 3 | And they are treated exactly the same as anybody else on the Tour . |
| 4 | For example , on a second camera pass a projector was run along with the Discovery model to project action within the craft , seen at the windows , the windows having been blacked out the first time . |
| 5 | But out of earshot of the boss , one of the workers told me that two campers had been mauled only the previous week . |
| 6 | A variety of cargoes , as diverse as Britain 's industries , has been carried on the inland waterways . |
| 7 | Although some remedial work had been carried out the first major improvement was made in 1710 with the completion of a new stone pier . |
| 8 | It is very difficult to do this satisfactorily ; the experienced reader can nearly always see where the joins have been made and , of course , for the student the exercise in beginning research has been carried out the wrong way round . |
| 9 | Moreover , as the intraluminal contents may influence motility , it is safer to infer that differences between individuals in motility patterns are causally related to their altered bowel habits if these motility patterns are seen when the intraluminal contants are similar — that is , after bowel evacuation , as opposed to varying from liquid to hard masses . |
| 10 | In the main part of the building the paintings are hung on the first and second floors . |
| 11 | Can you think of any other ‘ French ’ words that are spelt exactly the same , or are similar , in English ? |
| 12 | She has been offered only the statutory minimum of £4,715 in redundancy pay . |
| 13 | But if the controls are interrelated then the 20 cases will be divided into 10 men and 10 women and for each sex the age groups will be specified . |
| 14 | In functional terms there do seem to be storage facilities relatively near the entry channels through the senses , those for the visual and auditory systems are called respectively the iconic store and the echoic store ( Wickens , 1984 ) . |
| 15 | Roodepoort of Hyperama 's car park is an arena — there are others , if you know where to look — in which are played out the sad , savage realities of modern South Africa . |
| 16 | Once the communications parameters have been set up the whole process is very simple and , so far as is possible , completely error-free . |
| 17 | In addition , there is indirect evidence to suggest that if mixed gastric and duodenal contents or duodenal contents alone are refluxed then the resulting epithelium will consist of an intestinal phenotype as these cells are bile resistant lineages ( intestinal metaplasia ) . |
| 18 | Tosspot had been found dead the previous afternoon . |
| 19 | Born in nearby Berkeley , Renee had been brought up the hard way . |
| 20 | In this industry , none has been brought in the past six months . |
| 21 | Sharma v Knight [ 1986 ] 1 WLR 757 is authority for the proposition that jurisdiction conferred on county courts by statute is a general one and it is not restricted to the district in which proceedings should have been brought in accordance with Ord 4 , r 8 and that , if proceedings have been brought in the wrong county court , then the court nevertheless has jurisdiction to deal with the matter . |
| 22 | The disclosure letter is then used by the vendor to describe any specific exceptions to the general statement , for example , two claims for unfair dismissal having been brought in the last six months . |
| 23 | The pathogenesis of the disease has always been controversial , but considerable circumstantial evidence exists to support the suggestion that it is due to implantation of endometrium that has been refluxed down the fallopian tube at menstruation . |
| 24 | But the forest has been spared perhaps the ultimate in toxic waste . |
| 25 | Finally , British forces will be withdrawn once the territorial integrity of the island has been restored . |
| 26 | The upgrade path is simple and can be undertaken whenever the relevant skills have been learned . |
| 27 | Children had the unfortunate habit of growing too tall , whereupon they would be sacked so the few shillings earned were lost to a family that might well depend on them . |
| 28 | The ballet was popular enough to be given again the following summer . |
| 29 | Following the retirement of Frank Whitehead ( 1982 ) and the early retirement of Alan England ( 1984 ) neither of the posts left vacant has still been filled ; they are unlikely to be filled in the foreseeable future . |
| 30 | It can be heard down the entire High Street . |