Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If necessary , considerably more complex calculations are justified because of the speed of internal storage operations , and because use of such a calculation allows the unbroken key sequence to be exploited . |
| 2 | Yet more instructions are given as to how the people should live , how they should avoid oppression , and show true compassion for the poor and the vulnerable . |
| 3 | If you find that you worry about the imagined outcome of the bout and fear the worst or if you have a racing pulse , then I would say you are over-aroused and in danger of throwing everything away . |
| 4 | Sixty-one are listed as among the top 200 richest people in Britain . |
| 5 | Some four hundred medicinal plants ‘ hardy enough to bear the open air ’ are listed and for those found in the fields , ‘ generally termed as Weeds ’ , typical habitat is given to assist those ‘ inclinable to cultivate them ’ . |
| 6 | Under s393A TA 1988 , Case I trading losses may be set against profits of whatever description ( including chargeable gains ) , in the accounting period in which the losses are sustained and against profits from accounting periods falling within the preceding three years . |
| 7 | Facilities for yachts are limited and in the country 's current economic turmoil visiting yachtsmen would be wise to stock up with adequate fuel and provisions to last the duration of their visit . |
| 8 | Due to increased fiscal control by central government , local authorities are limited as to the volume and quality of any discretionary services they wish to provide . |
| 9 | If you are insulted because of the name of Christ , you are blessed , because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you . |
| 10 | During their lives faithful Roman Catholics are taught that by certain sacraments a person becomes a Christian , obtains ongoing pardon for sins and is prepared for the life hereafter . |
| 11 | Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness , |
| 12 | Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness |
| 13 | Themes cover everything from the sorry state of the environment to how money corrupts on to how people are persecuted because of their appearance . |
| 14 | A large number of cases are received because of the short-term illness or confinement of the mother . |
| 15 | But emotionally , the non-people are hated or at least detested . |
| 16 | Let us take the last point first , because land use itself , irrespective of how the fields are arranged or under what system they are worked , has interesting implications . |
| 17 | Representationally these are arranged as in Figure 1 . |
| 18 | By the time the enquiry and analysis stage is concluded , relatively clear views are formed as to where best practice exists . |
| 19 | Several puzzles remain , however , most notably in understanding the way in which expectations are formed and in the difficulty in econometric research of capturing a strong interest rate effect . |
| 20 | The UK gives the least subsidies of any major marine manufacturing country and only warship yards are regarded as of strategic significance . |
| 21 | Parental support and co-operation are regarded as of paramount importance and to facilitate this the school is open until 9 p.m. on one evening each week during term , when parents meet heads of departments and/or class teachers according to a system of appointments . |
| 22 | Share salesmen are regarded as on a level with hard sell futures salesmen . |
| 23 | Since for each item there is a 50 per cent chance of a correct response simply by guessing , children with scores of 8 or less on any set are regarded as in need of retesting , while very low scores ( 0–1 ) indicate that the child is systematically misunderstanding the meanings to be derived from word order . |
| 24 | In the simplest electrostatic picture of a complex such as , for instance , the lone pairs of the oxygen atoms in the water molecules are regarded as in pure ligand orbitals and the eight d electrons of the nickel are held in pure d orbitals . |
| 25 | EC officials said that the areas , which are regarded as among those most in need of aid , had been omitted because they fell outside the administrative boundary of the Highland and Island region . |
| 26 | It alone can propose candidate referents ; other knowledge sources are consulted as to the appropriateness of those referents , and the first proposed candidate to be judged appropriate is accepted . |
| 27 | Already 24 of the 64 units are let or in the hands of solicitors and another 22 have attracted specific applications . |
| 28 | On coach/air and coach touring holidays , all road tolls , ferry and port charges are included and on self-drive holidays , port charges are included when you book our special rate ferry tickets . |
| 29 | Investors are reminded that as a consequence of the general nature of the investments held and of possible exchange and interest rate fluctuations , the value of their shares and the yield from them may go down as well as up and that past performance is no guide to the future . |
| 30 | Instead , we are reminded that for every shining ‘ Eight Miles High ’ or raving ‘ Psychotic Reaction ’ , there were 20 million twee twats wheedling through wank called ‘ Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal ’ , and an infinity of squeaky-voiced college boys pretending to be on acid and singing garbage called ‘ Ego Trip ’ . |