Example sentences of "[det] be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Details of this are described at appropriate stages in this book , so here a brief outline will suffice . |
| 4 | Modern echoes of this are evoked with hideous pottery mugs and lurid birthday cards inscribed ‘ To Mother ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Some homes are still religious and dependent on the church , some are run by local authorities , and others are a combination of both . |
| 8 | It suggests at once beauty and brutality for some are born with black eyes and some are given them . |
| 9 | Some are based on classic recipes and some on contemporary flavours and foods ; some can be made almost entirely from the store-cupboard . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | All essences are antiseptic ; some are endowed with anti-viral or anti-inflammatory properties as well . |
| 12 | But I have found the choice of low fat spreads confusing — some are made with added butter , others with vegetable oil . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Many of the tapes have no legal classification but some are marked with false labels . |
| 15 | Some are intersected with elegant stripes or studded with radiant spots ; others affect to be genteelly powdered or neatly fringed . |
| 16 | Your hairdresser takes sections of your hair — some are wound around thin rods and thick rods while others are left untreated . |
| 17 | Some suffer the humiliation of having pornographic photographs on the walls and some are subjected to indecent exposure and even assault or rape . |
| 18 | Furthermore , ultrasound scanning detects other physical anomalies , of which some are associated with genetic abnormality . |
| 19 | Some are used for public transport . |
| 20 | Some are some are promoted to head teachers I know and I knew you were going to say that . |
| 21 | His signature subjects a table carefully laid with talismanic objects , portraits of subjects in period dress , and figures ( now recognisably present day ) standing in enigmatic relationship to one another are set against flat chequerboard backgrounds of piercing primary and secondary colour . |
| 22 | Will this be based on historical precedent , or will a real effort be made to consider which investments in health care will give the best value for money ? |
| 23 | But how can this be shown on independent grounds , i.e. without presupposing the validity of the theory which one wishes to prove ? |
| 24 | Our aim was to limit any potential toxicity from absorption and allow the possibility of doubling the dose with enemas twice daily should this be required in clinical use . |
| 25 | Can any of this be harnessed for therapeutic gain ? |
| 26 | The roots for this were laid in colonial times and have become entrenched in the Apartheid SA where one 's race , class and place of residence are major determinants of the health care that one receives . |
| 27 | The expenses of this were known as coat-and-conduct money , part of which was reimbursed by the Crown but most of which was borne by the counties . |
| 28 | Those still in working order can be used for straightforward word-processing as stand-alones , with some being held in reserve to replace machines out on repair , plus some being made available for the use of Associates and long-term visiting researchers . |
| 29 | In fact few were conducted in strict accordance with the Act . |
| 30 | A few were connected with neighbouring towers by spidery bridges , 1,000 feet above ravines of deepest blue . |