Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think a lot of the modern maths that we 've , we 've heard about is still very much aimed at the brighter children who were going to do O-level and , and beyond even in mathematics . |
| 2 | The patchwork quilt of powers and relationships stipulated by the Constitution has been criticized for being neither useful nor relevant in the political environment of the 1970s and 1980s . |
| 3 | The concept of ‘ instinct ’ can be criticized for being logically circular . |
| 4 | The pragmatists , and Dewey in particular , have been criticized for being overly optimistic about the power of creative intelligence to reconstruct social institutions through a programme of educational reform . |
| 5 | Latterly , he had been criticized for being more concerned about " restoring dignity to politics " and strengthening Slovenia 's Catholic and conservative traditions than about solving the economic problems resulting from communist rule and independence . |
| 6 | I can not understand why our pigs were criticized for being too fat because the meat was so sweet and tender , almost like chicken . |
| 7 | Although these characters have been criticized for being too emblematic , they arguably symbolise America 's divided attitude towards the war . |
| 8 | In time , the system came to be criticized for being too narrowly focused on land use ( to the exclusion of social planning ) , as well as for being slow and inflexible . |
| 9 | More seriously , the proposed authorities were criticized for being too large and too remote . |
| 10 | He got assassinated for being too you know . |
| 11 | This summed up the view of many : in previous decades intellectuals were frequently punished for being politically ‘ reactionary ’ , i.e. rightists . |
| 12 | He was blamed for being too lax a disciplinarian , and indeed for the defeat on the snap ‘ cordite ’ vote on 21 June 1895 which saw the government resign . |
| 13 | However , concern over the accountability aspect of the appraisal led the head of department to point out that he was torn between being brutally honest and papering over the cracks . |
| 14 | Nor is making a show of consultation and participation , when what is being looked for is essentially a ratification of decisions already taken . |
| 15 | An infant school has reopened after being severely damaged by arsonists . |
| 16 | The gasometer was rebuilt after being badly damaged by German bombs during the last war . |
| 17 | Very good , very , very good , no I think as I say the only thing I said to Mr I told him that I 'm very upset because I 've always been treated ever so fair by him I mean they 've really been good to us , you ca n't say they 're not , I mean no other Council I do n't think is as good as Harlow Council , well I say that because I know by my friends who live away they 're not er , they do n't get half the benefits that they get here , I mean we are looked after are n't we ? |
| 18 | It was hard to avoid the conclusion that while pique may have played a part in its foundation , it had come into being not so much to benefit its members in terms of strengthening trade within the seven , but on the basis of a belief that in unity there was strength : in other words , as a group of seven they would be in a less disadvantageous position vis-à-vis the Six than if each separately attempted to negotiate some accommodation with the Six . |
| 19 | e.g. " The Liberal-Labour coalition , which had come into being around 1900 , was committed to the extension of democracy . " |
| 20 | The American railroad companies boasted their own King Ludwigs and some of their creations succeeded in being both fantastical and architecturally exciting . |
| 21 | The system would be designed to be particularly user-friendly , emphasising the enhancement of worker skills rather than de-skilling . |
| 22 | Its moisturising matte formula is designed to be particularly long-lasting , too . |
| 23 | This reinforces the view that EP systems should be designed to be well integrated with their environment , rather than being stand-alone systems . |
| 24 | The questionnaire was designed to be largely self-explanatory and relatively quick to complete . |
| 25 | ‘ Most of the time I live in the real Peru , ’ he told me , ‘ but the Cross Keys is designed to be Not Peru — a place where the gringo and the expat who live here all the time can escape from all the hassling , the beggars and all that crap — and relax . ’ |
| 26 | GCE O level and CSE were designed to be wholly different kinds of examinations . |
| 27 | Outdoor relief was removed , and the indsigent were consigned to workhouses which were designed to be punitively unattractive . |
| 28 | TXN 600 texturised nylon designed to be both light and hard wearing . |
| 29 | Covering 13,000 square metres and designed to be both relaxing and inspirational , the centre 's facilities are quite simply superb . |
| 30 | The courses were Linguistics-based and were designed to be professionally relevant in a broad sense , though they included much that made no claim to immediate practical usefulness . |