Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb mod] [adv] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the work is composed in six-line tail-rhyme stanzas , rhyming A A B C C B. There are usually two main stresses within the line of at least six syllables which may also be made coherent by the use of alliteration , internal rhyme and assonance , as , for instance , in the first stanza : ( As I travelled along a path I heard the tale of one , a spirited man , and proud ; he was wise in learning and splendid under his clothes , and clothed in fine array . ) |
| 2 | An alternative to both monism and dualism which is in some ways more enlightening than either is the approach which may fittingly be called stylistic PLURALISM . |
| 3 | The problem of meeting the probable needs and wishes of the wider constituency which might now be considered eligible for some sort of formal association with the University after obtaining a qualification therefore needs to be addressed . |
| 4 | It is evident from the nineteenth century cases on the right to a hearing that the principle was invoked in a number of areas which could properly be called administrative . |
| 5 | Having said that , it is possible to plant some in groups , and it is true to say that some thrive in soil which would normally be considered unsatisfactory . |
| 6 | Even in the recent past , feminists combined support of causes which would today be considered incompatible . |
| 7 | In so doing Railfreight chalked up an achievement which would scarcely be considered feasible by any other European railway administration : only in Britain is the freight-carrying railway required to function without government subsidy . |
| 8 | One feature of the Act was the principle of majority rule for electing the employees ' bargaining representative which would then be granted exclusive jurisdiction as the negotiating agent for all the employees in the . |
| 9 | ‘ Grant aid , which will now be paid monthly rather than quarterly , will be subject to continuing demonstration of sound financial management . ’ |
| 10 | he is seeking a large railway society to be custodians of his vast range of pictures , which will still be made available to the general public . |
| 11 | The point concerning 11a can be made with greater force in respect of 12a , which can also be rendered normal by changing either a closed set item ( 12b ) or an open set item ( 12c ) . |
| 12 | Actively employed at sea for nearly twenty years , for the most part in Far Eastern seas which can legitimately be called romantic , Conrad had no need to add extra colour to his raw material , nor did he have to go beyond fact to find episodes , incidents and nuggets of action to transfer to fiction . |
| 13 | The number of institutions in London which can reasonably be considered private banks seems to have doubled in the fifty years between 1725 and 1775 to reach fifty-two . |
| 14 | Both Gas regions and electricity companies can advise on adaptations available for disabled people , e.g. for slot meters or appliances , which can often be fitted free of charge . |
| 15 | ‘ Bear in mind there are people who suffer lifelong injury which can never be put right . |
| 16 | A 1–2 min exposure to PHA at 37 C in M2 + BSA is generally sufficient to ensure adhesion between the cells which can then be washed free of lectin , rinsed and transferred with a clean pipette to small drops of M 16 + BSA under oil at 37 C in 5% CO2 in air for aggregation . |
| 17 | They had initiated an experimental effort to pioneer a form of what may best be called developmental social care . |
| 18 | The pyramidical shape in that year reflected what must now be considered high mortality rates at all ages , and particularly among the very young . |
| 19 | All the right bands came — Love Sculpture , the Nice , Family — and , he remembers , ‘ various acid-crazed hippies performed what might obliquely be termed experimental music ’ . |
| 20 | One of the very first of them was Rossini 's Elisabetta Regina d'Inghilterra , which revolves around a real enough subject : the execution of what might now be called political prisoners . |
| 21 | At the same time , all forms of what would usually be considered popular music can in principle be disseminated by face-to-face methods ( for instance , in concerts ) rather than the mass media , and can be made available free , or even structured as collective participation , rather than sold as a commodity ; it is hard to believe that a few friends , jamming on ‘ Born in the USA ’ at a party , are not producing ‘ popular music ’ . |
| 22 | Throughout the first decade of television , the dominant influence was what would now be called stand-up comedy . |
| 23 | It would be wrong to claim that Darwinism had no impact on the study of what would now be called ecological relationships , but the impact was indirect . |
| 24 | It was certainly possible to study what would now be called ecological relationships before the founding of scientific ecology . |
| 25 | His monistic philosophy promoted a sense of the unity of Nature among later generations of environmentalists , but it was several decades before serious work on what would now be called ecological topics began . |
| 26 | On a renewed application for leave to move for what would now be called judicial review , this court granted the application . |
| 27 | One member followed me around all day abusing me verbally with what can only be called dirty talk . |
| 28 | If we examine the RNAs in a long succession of test-tubes , we see what can only be called evolutionary change . |