Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] be [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some designs are fitted wall to wall where shapes , diagonals and borders are all cut and joined together . |
| 2 | The result is that it is very complex ; in addition , I must note that quite a few words are given stress patterns that I do not feel are acceptable in present-day English . |
| 3 | Relatively few defendants are refused bail by the police , though research has shown ( Simon and Weatheritt , 1974 ; Jones , 1995 ) that there is a very close correlation between court decisions on bail and earlier decisions taken by the police . |
| 4 | Such demands were given urgency by the publication in 1915 of Maternity : letters from working women which described experiences of motherhood in harrowing terms ; they were also to set the agenda for the 1918 Maternity and Child Welfare Act and interwar policy . |
| 5 | Such inks are made liquid by rubbing against a stone ( supplied with the stick ) , with a little water . |
| 6 | Alcohol appears to interfere with the segregation of chromosomes during egg maturation , resulting in embryos that have an abnormal number of chromosomes ( such embryos are called aneuploid ) . |
| 7 | Such frames are called PPON frames . |
| 8 | Such systems are called expert systems . |
| 9 | If they are , these words are given priority over the other alternatives available for each word position . |
| 10 | Even if all these animals were buried on-farm , the long term environmental consequences would be at best uncertain " . |
| 11 | One of these nymphs was called Echo . |
| 12 | These filters are called low-pass and high-pass respectively . |
| 13 | These fears were given credence by the revelation that in at least one case in the March 1992 legislative elections local officials bribed voters to support an unsuccessful DLP candidate . |
| 14 | These arguments are given credibility by Pareto 's ambiguous reaction to the rise of Italian fascism , and by Michels ' conversion from a socialist syndicalist espousing the use of a general strike before the First World War to an enthusiastic apologist for fascism in the 1920s ( Beetham , 1977 ) . |
| 15 | Magnet also has a computerised planning service , a specialised fitting service and nearly all units are delivered ready-assembled , so they are sturdy enough to cope with the most demanding family . |
| 16 | In an article in the Guardian in 1986 J. Matthew made the same point : ‘ This is little different from the GCE/CSE dual system , except that the segregation will be hidden , all certificates being headed GCSE . ’ |
| 17 | Adults were initially more reluctant to discuss their feelings , but may have felt inhibited by the presence of healthcare professionals ; many parents were observed swapping addresses at the end of the meeting . |
| 18 | All guests are served afternoon tea . |
| 19 | In addition , all patients were assessed fo H pylori infection by the C-urea breath test at the final examination ( Prof F E Bauer , University of Göttingen , Germany ) . |
| 20 | Cos all adults are called auntie and uncle are n't they as well because |
| 21 | Three more accountants were awarded CBE s : Martin Gibbeson Taylor FCA , vice chairman of Hanson ; John Scotford , a CIPFA council member and treasurer at Hampshire County Council ; and Arthur Richard Cole-Hamilton CA , former chief executive of Clydesdale Bank . |
| 22 | That those fears are proved ill-founded may be explained not only the totally assured and expressive Sarah Cunningham and the high quality of the music , but also in the nature of the music written for instrument . |
| 23 | However , 160 supporters voted for Trevor Proby , but as he is no longer a member of the club those votes were declared void . |
| 24 | At that date the subject-matter of the photographs was perfectly legible and the works gained their force and content from the way two or more photographs were placed side by side : a woman 's face in close-up , an ominous highway at night . |
| 25 | The cartel 's leader Pablo Escobar Gaviria remained at large , however , and several journalists were taken hostage , some of whom were murdered , to reinforce the traffickers demands that they be treated as a group and given political status like former guerrillas , who were given an absolute pardon on surrendering [ see pp. 37851 ; 37914 ; 37957-58 ] . |
| 26 | Two other crew members died in action over Germany and several others were taken prisoner . |
| 27 | Also insect pests and diseases increase when the same crops are grown year after year . |
| 28 | As both gauges are affected look for holes in the bulkhead which will leak air onto the dash panel . |
| 29 | If both sides are affected collapse of the lateral masses allows the skull to descend on to the cervical spine and the odontoid to enter the foramen magnum . |
| 30 | Both bears were transported west of the Colville River . |