Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [prep] the " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | I am fascinated by the roads and tracks and the steeplechase phases in Three Day Events . |
| 5 | I am fascinated by the sculptural elements in nature . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | I am fascinated by the difference in the markings on ( some ) of these aircraft . |
| 8 | ‘ I am fascinated by the idea of focus . |
| 9 | Professor Camm , I am fascinated by the data on the prediction of arrhythmic deaths . |
| 10 | 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 ’ . |
| 11 | You can work through the open learning material whether or not you are enrolled on the programme . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | new practitioners are gathered into the professional ‘ family ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The rooms of the museum are furnished in the style of the period , with important collections of authentic period furniture , silver , china and art . |
| 18 | The panels cast a dreamy light in the rooms — which are furnished in the most sparse manner with stone floors , white beds and the odd piece of exquisite antique glass . |
| 19 | She will ensure that women 's voices are heard at the highest level . |
| 20 | Ninety-eight per cent of all criminal cases are heard in the latter courts . |
| 21 | Appeals to the House of Lords are heard by the Appellate Committee of the House , which consists of those members of the House qualified to deal with its judicial business . |
| 22 | The songs are produced by males when they rub their wings together , and are heard by the female through the ears on her front legs ; they are familiar to us from night-time walks , or the vicarious experience of the cinema . |
| 23 | When Tibetans protest , their cries are heard around the world , as they were this week from the demonstrations in the capital , Lhasa . |
| 24 | Despite these interactions , when correlations are calculated across the 48 films it is clear that the risk ratings in each case are strongly related to one another , r(46)=0.742 , p<0.01 , see Table 6.2 . |
| 25 | These are calculated along the lines presented in NN . |
| 26 | This is certainly significant at the 1 per cent level , though we must bear in mind that these expectations are calculated on the basis of a purely random distribution of sites , which may not be quite true in practice . |
| 27 | Expected numbers of cases are calculated on the assumption that the true rates are the same as those for England and Wales . |
| 28 | Working-Set Database Volumes are calculated on the following basis . |
| 29 | Payments are calculated on the basis of the worker 's age , length of continuous service , and pay . |
| 30 | They are a form of taxation levied on local property , and are calculated on the basis of the rent at which the property might reasonably be let . |