Example sentences of "[vb base] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Furthermore , the information which the ‘ midyear population estimates ’ provide is limited to sex and age group and is not normally available for a finer grain of spatial unit than the local authority district and health authority area . |
| 32 | An important aspect of Piaget 's approach is his claim that , since children the world over are very similar physiologically and neurologically , and since the world they explore is regulated by the same laws of nature , progress , in terms of their ability to make sense of the world , will be broadly consistent across all children . |
| 33 | Perhaps EGF is stored in the endothelial cells of the normal mucosa and when inflamation develops is rapidly utilised to stimulate cell proliferation because EGF is cruicial for the change from quiescent cells to the S phase of the proliferative cycle . |
| 34 | Furthermore , almost all of the residential care they supply is provided under contract to local authority social services departments . |
| 35 | Mr Say is said to be distraught after a domestic dispute at his home . |
| 36 | Erm C Forty One is one of the er policies which you say is ignored by the suggested amendment . |
| 37 | Sometimes we are not convincing because what we say is belied by our actions — for instance , a woman who wears a permanent fixed smile while trying to reprimand a subordinate , or when returning faulty goods to a shop . |
| 38 | The organisers hope their movement , which they say is supported by many Muslim organisations , will persuade the Government to order an inquiry into the Rushdie affair . |
| 39 | Everything I do or say is turned against me . |
| 40 | Suppose that an input signal with Fourier transform is applied to a four-terminal network for which the transfer function is . |
| 41 | The society in which our children live and grow is characterised by contrasting and conflicting values . |
| 42 | It may be that a new course is still in the planning stages , or that what you want is offered at another local centre . |
| 43 | More land was purchased for playgrounds in 1837 and 1839 ; a rent-free house for the Usher was added in 1839 . |
| 44 | On the next point , what initially appeared to have been an ace down the middle by Forget was shown to be no more than wishful thinking by spectators now spending more time on their feet than in their seats . |
| 45 | ‘ The document the kidnappers want was written by Vicente Ortiz , ’ said Charlotte in a rush . |
| 46 | Say was remanded to Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen and the case continued was without plea until Thursday . |
| 47 | The last thing he remembered Rufus say was uttered on a murmuring chuckle . |
| 48 | Species resembling this one in general shape are met with in rocks of Cretaceous and younger age . |
| 49 | Northampton , of course , is famous for its ‘ boots and shoes ’ and many of the fine Victorian buildings which abound are derived from the wealth of the shoe industry at the turn of the century . |
| 50 | All calls cost are charged at 36p per minute ( cheap rate ) and 48p ( at all other times ) |
| 51 | When the hourly rates agency workers receive are compared with the notional hourly earnings of many regular staff , excluding the value of such fringe benefits as holiday and sick pay and pensions ( the so-called " bottom-line comparison " ) , many " temps " appear substantially better off than people in traditional employment . |
| 52 | The drafter should ensure that he/she has all the information necessary to decide if those matters are relevant to the client 's needs , and , if so , how they hould be dealt with . |
| 53 | Also reaffirmed was a commitment to protect the environment and to the creation of a new regional ecological order , support being expressed for the Costa Rican government 's proposal calling on the UN to establish a Council of the Planet Earth during the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Brazil in 1992 . |
| 54 | They fry were fed on baby brineshrimp and although not fast growers they seemed to do well . |
| 55 | Given that predators will attack the brood , parents can reduce that probability of their own fry being eaten by diluting their brood with foreign fry . |
| 56 | Tough and tender Kathryn takes gold IMAGINE being lost in the wild stretches of the Scottish Highlands , icy northern wind beating heavily against your face and sheets of splintering rain biting deep into your face . |
| 57 | Now just imagine you are imagine being paralysed by this drug and yet being fully awake . |
| 58 | Imagine being crammed for two hours in a sweltering tent under 250 kilowatts of stage lighting , along with 200 other photographers ; your eardrums assaulted by the machine-gun fire of motor-drives and curses in assorted languages , your nostrils assailed by a breath-catching blend of garlic , stale cigarettes and old shirts . |
| 59 | It was also claimed that Mr Deans had been responsible for the non-payment of police bills which had led to a threat of police cover being withdrawn for home matches . |
| 60 | The subtle effects of centuries of propaganda will not be easily overcome , but we could make a start by looking more honestly at the reality of war and stop being blinded by the glamour . |