Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After two minutes I was showered with hot tea and a selection of cakes from the next door cubicle . |
| 2 | At recent book fairs in London and Florence , publishers were not even able to make use of stands which were provided for free , since they simply had nothing to show . |
| 3 | John Gadsby who travelled across France in 1855 found that he needed two greatcoats and a large travelling wrapper to keep himself warm even though the carriage was supplied with hot footwarmers which were renewed at certain stops along the route . |
| 4 | Farm animals which are kept in bare pens are generally worse off than farm animals which are kept in pens with straw , both because straw can be used as bedding and because straw is a material which the animal can manipulate . |
| 5 | In a statement , Dr Salih said that the government decision was ‘ a hasty experiment which was introduced without adequate preparation ’ . |
| 6 | Both of these can be avoided by delegating nursery schools on a similar basis to the delegation which was made for ordinary schools and again you consulted about that and the proposal laid in this report . |
| 7 | In the presence of bleomycin clear footprints are observed in the vicinity of the GpC steps which are accompanied by enhanced rates of DNase I cleavage in the surrounding A n . |
| 8 | The most striking feature of the frog retina is the presence of ‘ bug-detectors ’ : that is , fibres in the optic nerve which are stimulated by small dark moving objects on the retina . |
| 9 | A general purpose for leisure viewing would be to give the learner the experience of getting information and enjoyment from viewing a programme which was made for native speakers . |
| 10 | The copulatory bursa , which embraces the female during copulation , is important in the identification of certain male nematodes and is derived from much expanded caudal alae which are supported by elongated caudal papillae called bursal rays . |
| 11 | An underground water supply serving the city of Peterborough , in eastern England , has been contaminated by pesticides which were dumped at nearby rubbish dumps . |
| 12 | Well it goes into a pot , and it , it buys into different funds which are invested in different markets , erm , to give you some examples , erm , we can invest in property , we can invest in some securities , government securities , er , we invest in the Stock Exchange and we have managers who look after these funds , and they perform extremely well . |
| 13 | The thing to learn from twinning in Grenoble , of course , is the huge amounts of Government and regional funds which are poured into local government in Grenoble and the size of the budget that Grenoble City Council has compared with us . |
| 14 | $86,000 of charity funds which were paid to various political campaigns in breach of the Federal Income Tax Act which forbade donations of over Can . |
| 15 | An agreement on family reunions and the exchange of art troupes which was reached at Red Cross talks in October 1989 [ for which see p. 36975 ] broke down Nov. 27 when the South Koreans refused to allow the revolutionary opera " The Flower Girl " to be performed in Seoul , the South Korean capital , saying that its content was political and contrary to Red Cross principles [ see p. 37041 ] . |
| 16 | When washing clothes use mild , non-biological washing powder like Ecover and Ark which are made from natural ingredients and are now available in most supermarkets . |
| 17 | This meant that Blake was allocated a special cell which was changed at irregular intervals , that had to be examined every day , and Blake and the cell completely searched at least once a fortnight . |
| 18 | Finally , inequalities of power and prestige benefit all members of society since they serve to further collective goals which are based on shared values . |
| 19 | From his learning experiences at this time Horton moved to an interest in the Danish idea of Folk Schools which were based on non-formal , largely oral , methods of learning , and which embraced both contemporary political and a cultural side to the education . |
| 20 | This was especially true of those schools which were situated in poverty-stricken areas following the aftermath of the General Strike of 1926 and mass unemployment . |
| 21 | Coarse fishing which is done in fresh water and for many types of fish . |
| 22 | This test ( Fenn 1979 ) was designed to determine whether a child who is able to understand single words can also understand the relationships which are expressed by different forms of word order . |
| 23 | It is certainly a brash energy rather than an inferiority complex which is conveyed by Australian stations . |
| 24 | All these are inconsistent with ‘ living life ’ , the two words which are placed between inverted commas and imposed at the level of mere idea upon Notes from Underground , but which truly drive Raskolnikov , which are his need to become a man again . |
| 25 | We are interested and associated but not absorbed and should European statesmen address us in the words which were used of old — Shall we speak for thee to the king or captain of the host ? ' — we should reply , Nay sir , for we dwell among our own people' ’ . |
| 26 | The agency has applied to the Scottish Office for permission to erect a barrier across the mouth of the dock which is used by local fishermen to unload their catches and berth their boats . |
| 27 | Appointments to places in the Court of Session at any level were valuable items of patronage which were employed in general to enhance the political position of the Government . |
| 28 | This reflects the so-called doctrine of double effect which was incorporated into English law in one of the few cases that have been decided in this area , R v. |
| 29 | Most record companies had standard label designs which were printed in large quantities , while the details specific to the actual issue in question were overprinted using one colour of ink . |
| 30 | These findings tie in with the regular spontaneous contractions which are observed in smooth muscle . |