Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [conj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The wedge is retracted when the device is placed and then released .
2 You could also try a home waxing kit like the One Touch Roll-On Waxer , £17.95 , where the wax is heated and then rolled on .
3 Beyond the farm buildings , the waterfalls path is joined and briefly followed to the left until a path forks to the right to come alongside a wall that will be a constant companion for the rest of the journey and in misty conditions must be kept in sight .
4 Only , or in any case primarily , when this nexus between labour cost and price is broken or partly dissociated , invariably at higher income levels , does work become pleasant and , in fact , enjoyed .
5 Image is developed but then disappears
6 If a positive image is required , a whole plate negative film sheet can be substituted for photographic paper at the first stage : this intermediate negative is developed and then contact printed .
7 A writ for service out of the jurisdiction is regarded as duly served in each of the following sets of circumstances :
8 This product split is regarded as well balanced , mirroring the demand for replacement windows in the market .
9 Admittedly , he says , some behaviour is regarded as externally caused in as far as the real explanation is not the intentional one .
10 The fact that peasants seized opportunities to enrich themselves is put down to sheer good sense , an unproblematic response to structural changes , while the conviction that the Camisard prophets and prophetesses spoke with the voice of the Holy Spirit is regarded as obviously serving some psychological function .
11 What used to happen was that rain would fall on land and permeate through the ground to the ground water levels , but urbanisation has meant more roads , houses , car parks and the water ca n't soak through , instead it goes into drains , is treated and then goes into the sea .
12 The effect of jurisdictional error of law is said to be to render the affected decision void or a nullity in the sense that the decision is treated as never having had any legal effect .
13 The effects of the acquisition are not given since it is treated as always having been a member of the group .
14 The register POINTER is incremented and therefore points to the next table value .
15 ‘ The freedom to travel independently is taken for granted by most of us and only assumes its real importance when it is limited or even removed , ’ said a spokesman .
16 One ‘ grey ’ area is where to put active over 60 's — in future if the class is fully mobile , even though at a more sedate pace , the class should be included as Recreational specifying ‘ active retired ’ etc. but if the range of movement is limited or mainly seated then the class should be on the Specialised List .
17 Hobbes , on the other hand , is more of a theorist , less of a methodologist than Bacon : his distinction between experiential and ratiocinative knowledge is considered and explicitly made .
18 A child in its mother 's womb is considered as absolutely born to all intents and purposes for the child 's benefit .
19 Access to the island is permitted and usually made by hired boat from Tarbet across the Sound of Handa ; to avoid disappointment , visits should be pre-arranged .
20 The brewed coffee is frozen and then ground .
21 Moreover , the pre-arranged trade is reported and perhaps published as a competitively-determined transaction , when it is not in fact a genuine product of the competitive forces of supply and demand on the exchange .
22 Here , male network patterns prove to be more close-knit ( as measured by a network strength score : NSS ) than female networks , whereas this contrast is not so marked in the Hammer and is cancelled and partly reversed in the Clonard ( one of the highest-scoring groups for NSS in West Belfast is the young female group in the Clonard , and this largely accounts for the Clonard score in Table 4.1 ) .
23 A stop at Rapperswil is recommended if only to sample the restaurants serving fresh caught lake fish cooked in a variety of local recipes .
24 As would be expected , such a use would not be possible with make , since the law would appear to be actually bringing about the paying of taxes ( " concurrent causation " ) : ( 166 ) * The law makes everyone pay his taxes , With oblige , on the other hand , the tax law is depicted as simply imposing a state of obligation in the present , which leaves the future actualization of paying taxes up to each individual , who may or may not actually pay them .
25 This common misconception is fostered and perhaps shared by a great many retailers .
26 One year on the workforce stands at 300 , a lean organisation with a name that is respected and well known in the trade .
27 There is an important stage at which the person-centred world is superseded or rather supplemented by the world of which the person is one part .
28 Dutch euthanasia practice is legalised and therefore becomes a collective responsibility but , as with war crimes , collective responsibility does not free the actor ( the physician ) from personal accountability .
29 The Lugbara assume that elders who abuse their position are witches , so the suspicion that he is a witch is broached and rapidly gains ground amongst the dissidents .
30 ‘ I imagine those who appeal would carry on paying the bill until the outcome is resolved and then receive a rebate with interest if necessary , ’ said Mr Collin .
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