Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition all the functions of the unc sec. stopwatch are complemented by audible signals . |
| 2 | Every year 25 billion tonnes of topsoil are lost through large-scale farming techniques — seven per cent of the world 's soil every decade . |
| 3 | Cable & Wireless holds around three-quarters of the shares , the Hong Kong Government another 7 per cent and the remainder are held by outside shareholders . |
| 4 | Despite that , surprisingly few complaints about discrimination are made to industrial tribunals each year . |
| 5 | Animals do behave differently towards different conspecifics , both in cooperative interactions and in mate selection ( Bateson 1980 ) , and the criteria used in discrimination are correlated with actual genetic relationship . |
| 6 | Britain 's role as Kingston described it could be called that of a peace-keeping force , and his stones of intrigue and skirmish are punctuated by anti-war sentiments . |
| 7 | More specialist types of board are used in top level racing ( see Chapter 6 ) and speed sailing . |
| 8 | purely economic approaches to healthcare provision are balanced by humanitarian and ethical considerations which value the lives and well-being of older people ; |
| 9 | Alright , a , another reason erm , we could term asset fixity , it 's in general erm , fixed , fixed factors , right , erm , or fac factors of production in agriculture are dominated by fixed factors , right . |
| 10 | As in previous examples , the problematic items in the source text are underlined and the items which replace them in the target text are highlighted in bold . |
| 11 | The Head of Department is responsible for ensuring that proposals for change are considered by appropriate field and/or subject committees and the departmental board and in particular that resource implications are identified . |
| 12 | Legal fees and stamp duty for sale and purchase are reimbursed to existing employees ; new staff receive reimbursement of these costs only for buying the new house . |
| 13 | That way , such banks can reassure shareholders of takeover targets that the shares they are likely to be offered in payment are backed by rock-solid assets . |
| 14 | Those at a diocesan level are known as Consistory Courts ; ‘ chancellors ’ act as judges . |
| 15 | Mice also produce ultrasound during mating , when the pelvic thrusts of the male are accompanied by rhythmic squeaks . |
| 16 | Those laws which are enacted by Parliament are known as statutory laws or legislation . |
| 17 | Obstruction of the cystic duct and cholecystitis are regarded as absolute contraindications for gall stone lithotripsy . |
| 18 | Later experiments will evaluate the extent to which problems in comprehension are related to specific age groups , or types of materials . |
| 19 | These data will then be used to determine whether all differences in comprehension are related to over-all differences in production . |
| 20 | Recommendation ( ix ) calls upon local offices and the Department of Social Security to give higher priority to those entering residential care to make sure that their claims for income support are processed in good time so that people do not have weeks of worry or possibly weeks in a home without paying . |
| 21 | Although there is perhaps a sense in which both taxonomy and description are related to explanatory purposes , this is not in any straightforward or enlightening fashion . |
| 22 | Alternative explanations of the relationship between human beings and land have of course been raised within Western culture , most notably in the work of Karl Marx ( see Chapter 1 ) . |
| 23 | Papers that survive the hurdle of first peer-review at The Lancet are sent for statistical assessment . |
| 24 | Moreover , any initial support for the Japanese as ousters of Western imperialism had for the most part been transformed into armed nationalist movements anxious to oust the Japanese in their turn and achieve real independence . |
| 25 | Since form and function are related to living things , when the information in an illustration is incorrect it can take more work in the long run to get the thing to look right . |
| 26 | He submitted that the concept of a peculiar domestic law differing from the general law of the land was artificial since in practice the charter and statutes of a university are expressed in ordinary legal language and applied in accordance with the same principles as those applicable under the general law . |
| 27 | The buttons of his shirt are done up wrong . |
| 28 | It is therefore not surprising that otaku are fascinated with new technology such as virtual reality or digital compression as it connects to pornography . |
| 29 | There is no reason to think that the laws of physics are violated in living matter . |
| 30 | Rutter ( 1979a ) quotes research evidence to show that both maternal psychiatric disorder and paternal criminality are associated with disturbed behaviour in the children . |