Example sentences of "[verb] [Wh det] [am/are] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main aim , usually , is to show that sentences containing what are regarded as bogus designators can be adequately replaced by other sentences which do not contain such designators , and hence that the " real " topic in the given instance is in fact different to what it appears to be . |
| 2 | Fifthly , selection procedures must be introduced which are based on accurate and relevant person and job specifications and which are predictive in nature . |
| 3 | Apparent areas of convergence , such as an ostensible focusing on the ‘ welfare of the child ’ , should not be allowed to disguise what are regarded as real differences stemming from different psychological and political assumptions underlying the two positions . |
| 4 | This group , which included what are known as rural or quasi-samurai , was particularly numerous in a few important domains , such as Satsuma and Chóshú . |
| 5 | Making comparisons between species involves identifying what are known as homologous structures . |
| 6 | Many of those who were using what are known as curly bows also shoot longbows . |
| 7 | There has been a tendency generally , but particularly in the years since 1979 , to disregard what are seen as private troubles ( family poverty , poor marital relationships , isolation ) and to consider primarily public issues , e.g. dependency of lone parents on welfare benefits , reception of children into care because of homelessness or family breakdown and juvenile crime . |
| 8 | A good example of this arises in the study of children 's reasoning , particularly in their ability to make what are known as transitive inferences . |
| 9 | Most policy is incremental in character , involving marginal adjustments to what has gone before , and is motivated to correct what are seen as undesirable consequences of previous policies . |