Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aethis is assassinated by his own chancellor , a secret follower of Slaanesh . |
| 2 | In its simplest form the Graphic Mean , M z is calculated from which assumes that three values alone are sufficient to give a useful mean . |
| 3 | He has such great familiarity with the keyboard that when it is hidden for him by a cloth spread over it , he plays on this cloth with the same speed and the same precision . |
| 4 | These often present a challenge that is hidden to everyone but you ! |
| 5 | But the hazard warnings , rear fog lights and rear screen demister are an arm 's length away , obscured by the steering wheel , while the switch for the front fogs is hidden above my right knee . |
| 6 | It is the doors and drawer fronts which provide the main attraction , and the rest of the construction is hidden behind them . |
| 7 | By clearing out this mind and asking for help from our mentor with our intuitive self , which is hidden inside us , we can progressively strengthen ourselves . |
| 8 | I 'm afraid nothing of the sort is hidden from him . |
| 9 | What is hidden from us ? |
| 10 | The new nations of America will never take root in its soil until they confront what is hidden by their myths and make reparation to the survivors of the holocaust that began five centuries ago . |
| 11 | In this way , the mind is taught and instructed to look inwardly at the spiritual nature [ of things ] , towards the secret power that is hidden in everything and works in everything in an incomprehensible way . |
| 12 | For our emotions , too , can be at sea unless the authority of God 's word is hidden within our hearts . |
| 13 | And the last drop of their sweat is wrung from them . |
| 14 | Elsewhere , " accusations " and " charges " against Milton are refuted , the degree and nature of Macaulay 's " sincerity " is defended , " worthy and good-natured mediocrities " are dismissed , and Arnold is rebuked for his " petulant snobbishness " . |
| 15 | My diesel shortly is a terrible smoker , I have only had this vehicle for three months ( 1985 vintage ) but have covered about 3000 miles and tried all of the adjustments to reduce its habit , The clock reads 30,000 miles and the distributor pump is adjusted to its maximum in an attempt to reduce the smoke , but I can not stop it . |
| 16 | ‘ The only problem I would have with the NICMA 's recommendations is that Laura is too young to understand everything that is explained to her , ’ she said . |
| 17 | Everything is explained to them , including the fact that if they do travel beyond the range of the device they 'll be re-arrested and prosecuted for attempted escape . |
| 18 | And because no knowledge is fully clear in the mind until it is explained to someone else , the time at Lincoln was further formative for his mind . |
| 19 | The position of lawyers is explained by what Spaniards call the ‘ lack of preparation ’ of other classes and the predominance of law as a general course of study in the universities . |
| 20 | Some of the ambivalence shown by recipient countries towards aid is explained by its utility as a means of freeing local resources to finance projects which otherwise might get squeezed out , but which might have important political attractions . |
| 21 | Much about its character after 1944 is explained by its previous history . |
| 22 | Similarly , in Miller 's second example , the shift by particular cutlery businesses from carbon to stainless steel is explained by its tendency to make their enterprises more competitive . |
| 23 | Rosenthal 's own research , and his review of other genetic studies , also leads him to argue that the high probability that identical twins will either both develop or both remain free of schizophrenia is explained by their identical genetic constitution , rather than by a tendency on the part of their friends , relatives and parents to behave towards each of them in a very similar way . |
| 24 | The reason why acquittal would be wrong is explained by my noble and learned friend , post , pp. 1110H — 1111A : |
| 25 | Although originally asked to preface Les Chiens de garde , his preference for Aden , Arabie is explained by his ideological position in 1960 . |
| 26 | He claims , therefore , that one of this century 's most important innovations in business organization is explained by his approach . |
| 27 | Having had the pleasure of meeting Willy De Roos several years ago he made a great impression on me and although little is publicised about his achievements , it is a shame that they are not better known . |
| 28 | Its mellow character is compounded of its age , its comfortable lack of pretension and the various roles it has to play as farm , design studio and home . ’ |
| 29 | DNA is a macromolecule ; that is , a molecule of indefinite size ( it can be very large indeed ) which is compounded of lots of smaller molecules . |
| 30 | I am not sure how much work these last words are doing , and if there is tautology here , it is compounded by what follows . |