Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seems pretty strong minded , so Im pretty sure he s got definate ideas of how hed like a team to play etc . |
| 2 | Thinking about it he s got some kind of ‘ hot streak ’ when it comes to the FA Cup . |
| 3 | Jones is probably the best choice … ok so he s had disciplinary problems recently — this is no time to start making petty examples of players . |
| 4 | The total Scottish Block is calculated each year by simply adopting the changes in expenditure agreed for comparable programmes in England and Wales , adjusted for the differences in population . |
| 5 | Nick Fitzpatrick , investment partner with the actuaries and consultants Bacon & Woodrow , said : ‘ Because of the way the discounted income stream is calculated this change will impact on the whole of the fund , reducing the notional value of assets by 6.25 per cent . ’ |
| 6 | Local Government minister Michael Portillo is n't expected to comment on Gloucestershire 's problems until he 's heard similar demands for help from twenty five other councils . |
| 7 | According to a simple version of the adaptive expectations hypothesis , the expected rate of inflation is revised each period by adding on some proportion ( say , w ) of the observed error in the previous period , where w lies between zero and one . |
| 8 | This may be especially true where the ‘ absurdity ’ of distinguishing foreign from internal policy is well understood , and where the movement of history is assigned such importance . |
| 9 | Contextually , the notional component of the verb is assigned thematic status if it has already been mentioned . |
| 10 | Much emphasis is placed these days on understanding and applying standard practice rather than simply learning it by rote . |
| 11 | The justification can imply an awareness of how the meaning of attitudinal positions depends upon the wider context of controversy , and can not just be understood in terms of the individual 's uttered attitudinal statements . |
| 12 | Oh , oh , it 's already 10 am and nobody 's posted last night 's result . |
| 13 | The outbound leg is adjusted for single drift , and is flown 1 minute <+-; > 1 second for each knot of head or tail wind component . |
| 14 | The engine-out approach is flown ten knots faster with only fifteen degrees of flap . |
| 15 | It is intended that yarn for hard twist carpets will form the bulk of production in the future months . |
| 16 | 3.3 In making detailed arrangements for phasing of the transition , it is intended that implementation will be arranged in such a way that all centres offering a particular course will transfer to the new system in the same year . |
| 17 | It is intended that care will be taken to ensure that important relics such as the wheels are retained . |
| 18 | It is intended that priority then will be given to obtaining planning consent for this Section . |
| 19 | Later Phillips said : ‘ I hope he 's back , but this is the first time he 's received official notification of being sacked . |
| 20 | Our spies report that guests wearing Levi 's received free parasols for their jugs of cider . |
| 21 | Sussexdown is situated nine miles from Worthing and stands in seven acres of grounds . |
| 22 | For example , an estate agent might say , ‘ The house is situated four miles from the company where you work ( product feature ) which means that you can easily be at work within fifteen minutes of leaving home ’ ( customer benefit ) . |
| 23 | The largest of the Amirantes group of islands , Des Roches is situated 120 miles southwest of Mahe and just under an hour by plane . |
| 24 | South Cave is situated twelve miles west of Hull . |
| 25 | Laxton is situated one mile north of the river Ouse , near Howden . |
| 26 | This may be necessary even if the industry is situated many miles from the site . |
| 27 | This 17th-century farmhouse and watermill is situated 1,100 feet up in the beautiful and rugged mountain countryside of the Snowdonia National Park . |
| 28 | Firbush Point Field Centre is situated 80 miles from Edinburgh on the south shore of Loch Tay . |
| 29 | By car — the 1066 town of Battle is situated 6 miles north of Hastings , on the A2100 , just off the A21 ( Junction 5 off the M25 ) . |
| 30 | The City of Nottingham Tennis Centre is situated 3 miles south west of the city centre and a regular bus service stops outside the Centre : Service numbers 13 and 14 from Friar Lane , next to Market Square . |