Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Abstract nouns , participles , and relative pronouns are italicized in the above passage . ) |
| 2 | As each financial year passes , the bow-wave does , indeed , dissipate as research and development programmes meet snags ; as decisions are delayed in the labyrinth of Whitehall committees ; as procurement contracts slip behind schedule ; and as units expend less than they asked for due to similar delays in their day-to-day training and operations . |
| 3 | Who will pay compensation if one operators ' trains are delayed by a breakdown of a train by another operator ? |
| 4 | The wings are very broad and thick at the base and the feathers at the end of the wings are parted like the fingers of a human hand . |
| 5 | I am fascinated by every single bar . |
| 6 | I am fascinated by the roads and tracks and the steeplechase phases in Three Day Events . |
| 7 | I am fascinated by the sculptural elements in nature . |
| 8 | I am fascinated by the use of the English language , I do not wish to undermine it , but , as I would argue , it does overtly undermine 50 percent of its users ( i.e. women ) . |
| 9 | I am fascinated by the difference in the markings on ( some ) of these aircraft . |
| 10 | ‘ I am fascinated by the idea of focus . |
| 11 | Professor Camm , I am fascinated by the data on the prediction of arrhythmic deaths . |
| 12 | It may not be strictly within my remit , but I am fascinated by the amount of space that is being lavished , particularly by the Sunday Times , on the new list of ‘ The Best of Young British Novelists ’ . |
| 13 | You can work through the open learning material whether or not you are enrolled on the programme . |
| 14 | Many EEC students are enrolled on the Course , usually either as one year exchange or private associate students ; but a small number seek full degree programmes . |
| 15 | John Nicholson wafted in and out of their lives and Jack 's recollections of the man he imagined was his father are tinged with a certain sorrow that he had become an alcoholic , with memories of scenes on the home front , and of the young Jack cooling his heels outside one bar or another with a fizzy drink while his ‘ father ’ stood inside drinking neat brandies . |
| 16 | The lower reaches of the Sevre Niortaise are swollen with the waters that once covered the whole area , until medieval monks started to dig a spider-web of ditches to drain it . |
| 17 | Kevin Scully , senior vice-president of Global Systems and Technology , says : ‘ What we have can be described as a centralised database with applications that are decentralised on a global basis . |
| 18 | I am stopped by an unstable-looking scree slope . |
| 19 | These , again , are pre-set to a small selection , but , noticeably , they include only those colours that normally print well with a three colour ribbon , which , given the price and target audience of the program , is a sensible move . |
| 20 | new practitioners are gathered into the professional ‘ family ’ . |
| 21 | Forest products are gathered at a level which does not affect the harvest next year be it fruit , timber , grasses , wild honey or medicinal plants . |
| 22 | Onerous responsibilities are heaped upon the man in the White House , but many obstacles are placed in his way as he attempts to meet those responsibilities . |
| 23 | All 133 bedrooms are furnished to a high standard with en-suite bathroom . |
| 24 | The bedrooms are furnished to a very high standard , all are en suite , one has a four-poster bed , another a half-tester . |
| 25 | The palazzo now offers five lovely apartments all of which are furnished to a high standard some with antiques — and of individual character and charm . |
| 26 | Whilst all of the guest rooms are furnished to the highest levels — model rooms were built for every member of staff to comment on and the opening was delayed by several months until things were felt to be completely right — the Amstel 's jewel in the crown is its Royal Suite . |
| 27 | All the room are furnished in a comfortable , rustic style and have a private bathroom , telephone and radio . |
| 28 | Bedrooms and lounges are furnished in a variety of styles ranging from Louis XIII to Louis XV . |
| 29 | The bedrooms are furnished in a traditional style and have air-conditioning . |
| 30 | A lift serves the roomy bedrooms which are furnished in a simple , modern style with balcony . |