Example sentences of "[adj] [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the dominant theme of the Macrory recommendations with respect to the distribution and control of services between Stormont ( the Northern Ireland Parliament which has since 1971 been replaced by direct rule from Westminster ) and local government was to emphasize the role of service professionals and experts , since ‘ sensible ’ and ‘ spontaneous ’ social democratic politics were absent ’ ( Tomlinson , 1980 , p. 114 ) . |
| 2 | Employees who work in areas where exposure to ionising radiation is possible are issued with personal film badges or other dosimeters to monitor their exposure . |
| 3 | The radiation doses received by classified workers in the UK for 1986 are analysed in Central index of dose information , published by the National Radiological Protection Board and the Health and Safety Executive . |
| 4 | Thousands of pounds have been collected over a number of years , resulting in items of new equipment that have each been featured in previous issues of Glenpatrick News . |
| 5 | The Legislative Assembly of Macao , enlarged under the new 1990 organic Law [ see below ] , has 23 members , of whom seven are government appointees , eight are indirectly elected by business associations and eight are elected by direct universal suffrage . |
| 6 | The Legislative Assembly of Macao comprises 23 members , of whom seven are government appointees , eight are indirectly elected by business associations and eight are elected by direct universal suffrage . |
| 7 | These figures in Table 1.2 are derived from spectroscopic studied except for the last , which is discussed later . |
| 8 | Of the total seats , 75 are filled by direct election and 25 on the basis of proportional representation . |
| 9 | of The Capital Hotel in London near Harrods , has furnished the town house bedrooms in a variety of styles , but the most memorable are decorated with distinctive Ralph Lauren fabrics and wall coverings in warm shades of brown and burgundy with red and green detail . |
| 10 | This is about a thousand times the temperature at the center of the sun , but temperatures as high as this are reached in H-bomb explosions . |
| 11 | Details of this are described at appropriate stages in this book , so here a brief outline will suffice . |
| 12 | Modern echoes of this are evoked with hideous pottery mugs and lurid birthday cards inscribed ‘ To Mother ’ . |
| 13 | Mutual funds ( unit trusts in Britain ) have become big shareholders in France , but few are run by independent groups ; most are subsidiaries of banks which in turn can influence decisions during bids . |
| 14 | The woody floras of those forests that are surrounded on all sides by arid woodlands consist of species with wide neotropical distributions and many of them are found elsewhere in a wide range of habitats while few are restricted to montane forest . |
| 15 | Some homes are still religious and dependent on the church , some are run by local authorities , and others are a combination of both . |
| 16 | It suggests at once beauty and brutality for some are born with black eyes and some are given them . |
| 17 | Some are based on classic recipes and some on contemporary flavours and foods ; some can be made almost entirely from the store-cupboard . |
| 18 | The majority of independent schools provide a highly academic mainstream education for pupils selected on the basis of ability ( usually through an entrance examination ) , but some are based on alternative philosophies of education , and others offer specialised provision : for example , for the musically gifted , for children with special needs , for children of foreign nationals , or for religious minorities . |
| 19 | All essences are antiseptic ; some are endowed with anti-viral or anti-inflammatory properties as well . |
| 20 | But I have found the choice of low fat spreads confusing — some are made with added butter , others with vegetable oil . |
| 21 | While the majority are coiled in an upward spiral , some are modified into simple , cap-like forms ( like the limpets ) , and others are coiled in a flat plane , like a ram 's horn . |
| 22 | Many of the tapes have no legal classification but some are marked with false labels . |
| 23 | Some are intersected with elegant stripes or studded with radiant spots ; others affect to be genteelly powdered or neatly fringed . |
| 24 | Your hairdresser takes sections of your hair — some are wound around thin rods and thick rods while others are left untreated . |
| 25 | Some suffer the humiliation of having pornographic photographs on the walls and some are subjected to indecent exposure and even assault or rape . |
| 26 | Furthermore , ultrasound scanning detects other physical anomalies , of which some are associated with genetic abnormality . |
| 27 | Some are used for public transport . |
| 28 | Some are some are promoted to head teachers I know and I knew you were going to say that . |
| 29 | The changes in late-age mortality observed between 1961 and 1985 are reflected in increased life expectancy ( see Table 3.8 ) . |
| 30 | who stated in his Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer 's Drawing Book ( 1793 ) that the Hepplewhite Guide had ‘ already caught the decline ’ in design standards , a third edition was issued in 1794 containing new or altered plates , in which many curvilinear or shield-back chairs and sofas of 1788 are replaced by neat rectilinear forms in the French style , which Sheraton had derived from Henry Holland [ q.v. ] |