Example sentences of "[adj] be [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because the poorest are directed to those schemes least likely to result in gaining a job , they are in fact being selected for unemployment and possibly membership of the underclass at the end of their courses . |
| 2 | Iraqi claims that the oil had been released by allied attacks on two Iraqi tankers on Jan. 22 were dismissed by most commentators . |
| 3 | As far as up to date development plans is concerned , this is supported by all sections of the community and need not be dwelt upon . |
| 4 | This is seen by some judges as usurping their function . |
| 5 | The rest of the poem is concerned with the social causes of human misery : the Female Vagrant tells us that This is dismissed by many critics as ‘ tainted with Godwinism ’ , but I can not myself see that lines like these are ever likely to become out of date . |
| 6 | This is related to all sorts of secondary goods , what I call the virtues and vices really . |
| 7 | If this is repeated on several occasions , the government can either give up the proposal or take government time , have a short debate and then push the matter through . |
| 8 | Celie and Ponyboy both suffer a sense of loss , and this is illustrated throughout both books . |
| 9 | The world of maths is male and this is reinforced in several books by the number of questions which revolve around men and boys doing things susceptible to mathematical calculation . |
| 10 | In Britain this is reinforced by such practices as attending a number of dinners a term in the Inns of Court while they are students for the Bar ; in both Britain and the United States there is the shared experience of dealing with problems from a legal perspective and extensive contact with other lawyers . |
| 11 | This is affected by many things , most of which are to do with the interests and the values of the researcher , which are usually interrelated . |
| 12 | This is demonstrated by such statements as : ‘ you pays your money and you takes your pick ’ . |
| 13 | This is based on those countries ' national legislations but applies only until an UNCLOS convention actually enters into force . |
| 14 | Those who administer a programme inevitably have more information than the legislative branch , and this is institutionalized in such procedures as congressional hearings . |
| 15 | This is reflected at both ends of the settlement hierarchy in Table 4.4 , not only in the reduction in the growth rate of the remoter , mainly rural districts but also in the marked fall in the rate of population loss estimated for Greater London and the principal cities of the Metropolitan Counties . |
| 16 | This is reflected in such comments as that of the Russian astronaut Gagarin who said , " I did n't see God in space " , or of the scientist who says , " You ca n't prove God exists " , or of the literalist church-goer who says , " If you do n't go to church you are not worshipping God " , or of the religious fanatic who says , " God tells me what to do " . |
| 17 | This is reflected in those chapters of this book which deal with the agriculture of the farms and the homes in which our subjects lived , trade in commodities and finished products , the craft skills in use and the religious beliefs of the population which were persuasively altered by Christian missionaries . |
| 18 | This is associated with those defects , imperfections , undesirable traits of character , disposition , temperament , etc. , characteristic of imperfectly coordinated people struggling through life beset with certain maladjustments of the psycho-physical organism , which are actually setting up conditions of irritation and pressure during both sleeping and waking hours . |
| 19 | Now even this is banned in many areas for ecological reasons . |
| 20 | Fortunately , with improved surgical and technical techniques it is now possible to operate on the cataracts of newborn children within the first ten days of life in some cases , and this is considered by some consultants to be advisable . |
| 21 | This is designed for those applicants who may not necessarily possess any of the qualifications usually presented by mature students , but who show evidence of appropriate achievement either in a related professional field or through other types of intellectual endeavour . |
| 22 | This is shown in several ways : in growing income , in the great new choir of the cathedral which was begun in Anselm 's lifetime , in the proliferation of precious ornaments , the growth of the library , and the freedom with which the Anglo-Saxon past was incorporated into the liturgical and devotional life of the community . |
| 23 | The employee opens the proceedings by completing an Originating Application ( also known as Form IT1 ) ; this is accompanied by some notes for guidance , and the employee will usually have the Department of Employment booklet on unfair dismissal claims . |
| 24 | This is controlled by several hormones , particularly growth hormone ( in both sexes ) and testosterone ( mainly in men ) . |
| 25 | That this is disliked by all policemen is well known ( Ericson 1982 : 5–6 ; Holdaway 1983 : 21 , 52 ; Manning 1977 : 160 ) . |
| 26 | This was challenged by several researchers , most notably Kenneth Kidd , of Yale . |
| 27 | Like most Greek bronzes this was cast in several sections : skirt , upper torso , limbs ( one can see where the lost left arm was attached ) : and the side-curls separately from the separate head . |
| 28 | As reported in the proceedings of the institute , this was followed by some comments on river maintenance which might have been made only yesterday. : |
| 29 | This was accepted by both sides on May 18 . |
| 30 | Following an appeal by UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar for a cease-fire over civilian-populated areas , this was accepted by both sides and the secretary-general now sought to widen it into something that would give effect to the Security Council resolutions , call for an end to the fighting altogether . |