Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | What we 're actually doing is checking the firing pin is n't broken and looking down the barrel to make sure it 's not blocked and is properly oiled . |
| 32 | The Comptroller and Auditor General , appointed by the Crown on a resolution of the House of Commons by virtue of section 1(1) of the National Audit Act 1983 has two major functions : ( a ) to ensure that all money paid out of the government accounts has been properly authorised and is properly applied ; and ( b ) to examine the accounts of the , various government departments . |
| 33 | The point need not be laboured , as this aspect of Adult Education history is , rightly , much emphasised and is well known . |
| 34 | The loyalty oath duly turned up in the book — Major Major is blacklisted and is thereby debarred from taking the oath . |
| 35 | The Feslegen is built in an L-shape around a central courtyard where breakfast is served and is smoothly run by our friend Mutah . |
| 36 | The central idea of social solidarity , for example , is never clearly defined and is simply accepted as the foundation of the theory . |
| 37 | The date of the vote has not been announced and is not expected for at least another six weeks . |
| 38 | The atmosphere of the little town is that of an age long gone and is best appreciated in late evening when the daily influx of sightseers has departed ; then , in silence , a visitor feels an intruder in a very private community in a fairy-tale setting unrelated to reality . |
| 39 | Building up the sides of the nest is resumed but is periodically interrupted so that more lichen can be added to the outside . |
| 40 | As the girl dances close to me I can smell her perfume and all that has gone before is completely forgotten ; the slit trenches , the mosquitoes , the wounded and my dead comrades . |
| 41 | Pupils could be encouraged to ascertain what is going on in the picture , what has happened or is about to happen , why are people doing certain things . |
| 42 | ‘ Mr Abberley 's daughter has been abducted and is still missing . |
| 43 | Again the internal market has n't worked and is n't working . |
| 44 | is a traditional cheese of the same era as Wensleydale , which has been revived and is now selling well . |
| 45 | Taxation is designed to ensure that the losing party only has to pay those expenses properly incurred and is not saddled with the cost of unnecessary or unduly expensive work . |
| 46 | Similarly Crest Homes Colegrove Down development of 21 luxury 4 and 5 bedroomed residences on Cumnor Hill Oxford has recently commenced and is also impressing the public with its exceptional elevated location and high standard of finish . |
| 47 | has never happened and is n't happening now and it 's |
| 48 | It may also be heavily dependent upon voluntary efforts much of which is only loosely co-ordinated and is marginally subsidized by the public departments . |
| 49 | In New Zealand it is still milked but is mainly used as a suckler for early-maturing calves , or as a terminal sire for easy calving in dairy herds , whereas in Australia it competes successfully in steer competitions , especially for home-frozen beef . |
| 50 | Furthermore , since at this time Islam was pursuing a policy of particular openness towards other religions , less of a barrier existed than is sometimes assumed . |
| 51 | Under the system of tenders , if the offer is rejected and is not beaten when the case goes to court , the side making it can recover expenses from the time it was put on the table . |
| 52 | The drawing suggests how a sector of resources has been ignored and is not linked in to the over-all plan . |
| 53 | The KGB has survived and is even taking on new tasks , such as distributing western food aid . |
| 54 | The aim of one-stop shopping is lost and is not fulfilled where the parties are exposed to double jeopardy , that is , where a merger may be investigated both by the Commission under Community law and by national authorities under domestic law . |
| 55 | The relationship between objectives and evaluation and assessment is clearly stated and is practically based . |
| 56 | The steam boiler was originally coal fired but is now fuelled by oil . |
| 57 | In the same way , the country will add up how much has been paid or is still owed from overseas countries for goods exported to them . |
| 58 | Some may have been ploughed , but much has probably been improved and is now recorded under permanent pasture , the more suitable permanent pasture having been turned to arable . |
| 59 | under Sub-Section 2(a) unless the person driving holds a licence to drive such car or has held and is not disqualified for holding or obtaining such a licence |
| 60 | under Sub-Section 2 ( b ) ( c ) or ( d ) if to the knowledge of the person claiming to be indemnified the person driving does not hold a licence to drive such car unless he has held and is not disqualified for holding or obtaining such a licence |