Example sentences of "[noun prp] [is] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Northamptonshire is often referred to as the County of ‘ Spires and Squires ’ , but village churches often have towers . |
| 2 | Harrogate figure has more or less doubled , Selby is slightly increased , Ryedale is slightly increased . |
| 3 | The exact origins of the Viennese school of building are not known , but Stein is generally accepted as its most important precursor . |
| 4 | Some species have been almost exterminated , e.g. Per.sea theobromifolia ( Lauraceae ) , formerly the ‘ mahogany ’ of Ecuador is now known from only 12 trees . |
| 5 | Since AFDC is specifically directed at the relief of poverty , one would expect a correlation between the level of poverty in a State and the number of recipients there . |
| 6 | While we do not wish to give the impression that the Minor Project is insignificant , the Major Project is clearly recognised as the most powerful thrust of the ESSE/L Project . |
| 7 | Preston Mill at East Linton is admirably preserved in working order . |
| 8 | The same might be said of Redon 's frequently alluded to fragility : according to Eisenman he was ever teetering on the brink of depression and death , though this in turn does not explain why the artist lived seventy-five years of life quite satisfactorily . |
| 9 | Where are they now corner … in the wake of the current ORANGE JUICE resurgence , we hear that former bassist DAVE MCCLYMONT is currently employed making rice balls in an ethnic restaurant of some description in Sydney , while MALCOLM ROSS works in a hospital shop in Southend selling bottles of Lucozade to visiting relatives but still gives guitar lessons in the evenings . |
| 10 | Because you , Neil 's already spoken to them about how late th the thing was coming in the first place no and they 've just ignored it ! |
| 11 | Mr Mitterrand is now expected to submit his own proposals to parliament for debate after next month 's election . |
| 12 | UI ( via Unix System Labs ) is using Chorus Systemes SA 's already established Chorus/Mix SVR4 micro-kernel as the basis of this work , although that 's no guarantee that future SVR4 releases will incorporate a micro-kernel . |
| 13 | With the Company 's experience in Sanga Sanga coupled with the longer term exploration potential of the adjacent Runtu PSC , LASMO is well positioned to contribute significantly to meeting the increasing demand . |
| 14 | Finstown is still served by an old-fashioned exchange , a fact which bothers him little . |
| 15 | Adams is now suspended for two matches over Christmas . |
| 16 | Becky 's still haunted by dog attack |
| 17 | Agriculture in the Auvergne is also dominated by livestock rearing , although with much more emphasis on dairy cattle for milk and cheese production . |
| 18 | Mrs Fellows is well nourished and well hydrated before she has surgery . |
| 19 | North Hill is soon reached , then Worcestershire Beacon , but it is by no means all downhill from there . |
| 20 | WGYT 's highly advanced environmentally controlled pressure sensor calibration laboratory . |
| 21 | Stanley William Hayter is broadly acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century printmaking , on three counts : his technical innovations , especially in intaglio colour printing ; the encouragement of artists from Miró to Pollock and beyond to treat printmaking as a means of original expression ( rather than just a way of reproducing images ) ; and a remarkable body of prints produced over six decades , which attest to his broad interests in mythology , the workings of the unconscious , and the new mathematics . |
| 22 | Jiri Menzel 's Closely Observed Trains conquered hearts as well as headsPHOTOGRAPHS : JOHN CARTWRIGHT |
| 23 | Resorts : L'Espace Killy ( Val D'Isere/Tignes ) and Les Trois Vallées ( Courcheval/Meribel/Val Thorens ) are all things to all intermediate and expert skiers ; Chamonix and neighbouring Argentiere are more traditional Meccas ; families and beginners should head for Anglophile Flaine , the brute among brutals it may be , but wonderfully equipped with baby lifts and baby care available at all hours of the day or night : Valmorel is also recommended in this category , as is futuristic Avoriaz , a major crossroads on the Portes du Soleil . |
| 24 | The confident cricketers are the ones who set themselves targets of achievement , which range from Sir Richard Hadlee 's carefully calculated and perfectly achieved ‘ double ’ season in 1984 , to my hope that perhaps I will perform the somewhat lesser treble of at least one run , one wicket and one catch for the village this year . |
| 25 | David 's already made a will , has n't he ? |
| 26 | ‘ Ron Banks ca n't believe his luck ; David 's even sent in requests for updated safety masks for the paint sprayers to use . |
| 27 | Eddie Hemmings is already inked in , but Nick Cook — still trying to puzzle out why he has been brought here but overlooked in favour of Keith Medlycott for the West Indies — may end up as one of the drinks carriers . |
| 28 | Mr Shevardnadze is also credited with Georgia 's speedy recognition by the world community . |
| 29 | Today , however , Hardy is chiefly valued for the lyric poems of extraordinary beauty and versatility to be found in the six volumes of verse published between 1909 and 1928 : Time 's Laughingstocks ( 1909 ) , Satires of Circumstance ( 1914 ) , Moments of Vision ( 1917 ) , Late Lyrics and Earlier ( 1922 ) , Human Shows ( 1925 ) and the posthumous Winter Words . |
| 30 | Collaboration with the research team of St Mary 's Department of General Practice , Paddington is also planned , to investigate the association between the classification of localities according to their Under-Privileged Areas Index and individual morbidity reported in the HRG surveys . |