Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The prospects for management buy-outs are really very bleak , the reason for that is that the franchises which we 're hearing about are likely to be very short , the franchisee will own no assets , no land , no rolling stock , nothing with which to go to the bank as security for loan .
2 Erosion of the granites gives rise to a barren , rolling landscape such as is seen in the Uig Hills of western Lewis , and steep , inaccessible sea cliffs such as are present in western Harris .
3 If the Society shall at any time convert the Garden into buildings for habitations or to any other uses , save such as are necessary for a physic Garden , for the culture , planting and preserving of trees , plants and flowers , and such like purposes , then it shall be lawful for Sir Hans Sloane , his heirs and assigns to enter upon the premises and to hold the same for the use and benefit and in trust for the said president , Council and Fellows of the Royal Society , subject to the same rent and to the delivery of specimens of plants .
4 In controversial matters such as are involved in industrial relations there is room for differences of opinion as to what is expedient , what is just and what is morally justifiable .
5 Pavements possessing various arrangements of interlaced squares , however , do show general similarities of motif , and share particular structural characteristics , such as are indicative of a substantial relationship .
6 To cite but a few examples , he notes that a ‘ refreshing drink for such as are ill of fevers ’ was whey in which was boiled violets ( Viola riviniana ) , , ‘ field bowl ’ .
7 Careful management of such clumps can result in the production of high-quality timber while the areas in between are available for the natural regeneration of trees , shrubs and ground flora .
8 The same parodic tactics used in Between are evident in this novel , but transposed onto the self-reflexive plane of metafiction they become magnified , hence more overt .
9 THIS five-year-old mare will go hurdling after being unbeaten in two bumpers last season .
10 After being involved with The Hitman , a show that celebrates its own lightweight tackiness , establishing her credibility as an artist could be a problem .
11 £560 if you were hospitalised for a week after being involved in an accident as the NatWest Hospital Income Plan would pay you DOUBLE the normal rate for hospitalisation .
12 Nick Pollard died from head injuries after being involved in a scuffle in the centre of Newent .
13 A YOUNGSTER broke his leg and suffered cuts to his face after being involved in a car crash at the weekend .
14 KOO Stark , a former girlfriend of the Duke of York , was being kept in hospital last night after being involved in a road accident in London .
15 Mrs Mainwaring 's 18-year-old son died after being involved in a road accident yards from the Halton Hospital gates .
16 Dessie Farrell , one of the few Dublin players to emerge from last with his reputation intact , is back in the side today after being absent for two months through injury .
17 West Indian pace bowler Ken McLeod has signed up for a second stint at Synthonia after being absent from the league for three years .
18 New signing Mark Bright returns to the attack after being ineligible for the Spora tie .
19 Some minerals seem to survive more or less unaltered even after being subject to prolonged weathering , whereas others decompose very rapidly .
20 NEIL RUDDOCK leads out Spurs at champions Leeds tonight and will not be fined after being sent-off against Crystal Palace on Saturday .
21 AFTER being ill-served for many years by the investment industry , the small investor at last has a choice of funds which follow share indices .
22 However , Schillaci , Italy 's sensation of the 1990 World Cup missed a penalty two minutes from time , after being foul by goalkeeper Giovanni Galli .
23 Lyons flies out to Brunei this week to take charge of the national team less than six months after being surplus to requirements at Huddersfield Town .
24 Meanwhile , Scarborough have sacked groundsman John Carter after being unhappy with the state of the McCain Stadium pitch .
25 The race has been won in the past two years by a Gold Cup winner-The Thinker 12 months ago after being successful at Cheltenham the previous season , while the 1985 Gold Cup hero Forgive ‘ N ’ Forget won here in 1987 .
26 The race has been won in the past two years by a Gold Cup winner-The Thinker 12 months ago after being successful at Cheltenham the previous season , while the 1985 Gold Cup hero Forgive ‘ N ’ Forget won here in 1987 .
27 At a stroke our artistic patrimony has been increased by a treasure which is about to go on display after being unseen for seventy years .
28 After being stuck in traffic behind trailer upon trailer carrying ‘ The Doors ’ logo , I eventually found myself with director Oliver Stone watching a drunk and disorderly Morrison recording ‘ Touch Me ’ .
29 ‘ The idea came from speaking to businessmen who had missed important meetings after being stuck in a cab in heavy traffic , ’ says Cave .
30 HOW silly of comedy writer Carla Lane to try to save a pit bull terrier which faces an automatic destruction order after being unmuzzled in public .
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