Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] be [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The case considered is that in which a subject is trained to make the same response ( ) to each of two different stimuli , and . |
| 2 | Burning eggshells , itching elbows , cutting Christmas cake , hairy caterpillars , ironing shirt hems and having one 's photograph taken are all either good , bad or indifferent . |
| 3 | Actually , this signifies that the only rule admitted is that of public opinion . |
| 4 | Conditional threats are covered by the section , unless the condition expressed is such as to make it abundantly plain that the person uttering it had no intention of carrying out his threat . |
| 5 | The amount of force required is that which immobilises the child without causing pain or physical damage . |
| 6 | Eventually Nature becomes the designer , and the maintenance required is that sufficient to ensure that the sites remain acceptable to the public . |
| 7 | The most fundamental aspects of the liturgical renewal for which the Council called are all related to the biblical element in liturgy and to making it more accessible to all in the vernacular : the enormous enrichment of the lectionary , the emphasis on preaching the Word that has been read , the revelation of how biblically based the Eucharistic prayers and other sacramental actions are , and the restoration of the ‘ divine office ’ as the ‘ prayer of the Church ’ . |
| 8 | One issue raised is that of ‘ intentionality ’ . |
| 9 | Things remained thus for nearly 80 years , and although it became generally recognised that the genus needed to be split-up into several smaller ones , the amount of work required was such as to make the task an almost-impossible proposition , at least for a single revision . |
| 10 | Where the reading skill required is that of interpreting such things as labels and road signs , they should pursue the normal targets and programmes as far as possible for their own safety , though they may need help where practicable to interpret these things through other than ordinary visual means . |
| 11 | A moral conclusion drawn is that money is powerful but harmful , and that : ( … |
| 12 | According to Jespersen ( 1940 : 158 , 180 ) , see with the bare infinitive denotes " immediate perception " , whereas with the to infinitive the meaning conveyed is that of " inference " or " logical conclusion " . |
| 13 | In ( 6 ) , for example , all that is affirmed is possible ownership in the present , while in ( 2 ) the meaning expressed is that ownership is real . |
| 14 | ( 3 ) Subsection ( 1 ) above shall not apply where the supply of the goods or the doing of the service is contrary to law , or where the service done is such that payment is not legally enforceable . |
| 15 | When reference is made to older children moving to adoption from public care , the concept used is that of ‘ inclusive ’ adoption or adoption with contact . |
| 16 | In one extraordinary case in July 1988 , the reason the officer gave for doubting the name and address of the person arrested was that ‘ suspects usually gave false names and addresses ’ . |
| 17 | An elementary problem which the Commissioner encountered was that of publicity . |
| 18 | However , the forms and levels of deviation mentioned are those likely to occur — on the surface or as underlying factors in many cases which come to the attention of social services . |
| 19 | The usual example given is that of Laurence Sterne who , in his extravaganza , Tristram Shandy , first published in 1760–7 , stated that |
| 20 | ‘ Where the processes carried on or the machinery installed are such as could be carried on or installed in any residential area without detriment to amenity of that area by reason of noise , vibration , smell , fumes , soot ash , dust or grit ’ . |
| 21 | The example used is that of a mathematical rule ; the rule for + 2 . |
| 22 | The classic example offered is that of the diffident schoolboy , who has learnt the dates of , say , the English kings the previous night but who is so alarmed by his hectoring schoolteacher that he becomes completely unsure that the answers that suggest themselves to him under questioning are in fact the right ones . |
| 23 | Those who had their immunity waived were all noted parliamentary figures : Carlo Tognoli ( PSI ) , the Minister of Tourism in the previous government , two other PSI members Paolo Pillitteri and Renato Massari , Antonio Del Pennino from the Italian Republican Party and Gianni Cervetti from the Democratic Party of the Left ( PDS , formerly the Communist Party of Italy ) . |
| 24 | The stance taken is that child protection work must be relocated within the heart of good practice with children and families . |
| 25 | The only address shown was that of the college . |
| 26 | For young women in particular , the message conveyed is that of elegance , poise , and perhaps a hint of luxury . |
| 27 | The agreement which the union negotiated is that commercial radio stations must spend not less than 3 per cent of their net advertising revenue on the employment of musicians . |
| 28 | The millionth customer , the millionth unit produced , the 200 per cent sales performance and a major project completed are all worthy of the Profitboss 's endeavours to achieve publicity for his team . |
| 29 | The reason given was that approval had not been granted by the Engineering department . |
| 30 | The standard of clinical care reported is less than acceptable . |