Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These dogs look happy enough , but they could be riddled with canine complexes . |
| 2 | I knew I 'd see the facades of Nabataean temples chiselled into the rock and that the cliff-walls would be riddled with empty tombs . |
| 3 | Last night 400 bikers were drifting away from Pier Head to other ports after being told extra boats would be chartered from alternative ports today . |
| 4 | This also means that it is not possible to compare the dissociation from isolated GC sites with that from clusters of such sites which may be stabilised by cooperative interaction . |
| 5 | It can be blended with other fibres too . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , in its emphases on Aegidius and on the Thuringians , the story of Childeric 's exile does seem to be drawing on real events . |
| 7 | When I suggest to Hopkins that many abductees could in fact be drawing on repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse and , as a result of bad hypnosis , end up believing mistakenly that they were messed around with by aliens instead , he agrees it 's a possibility , but then argues that some cases of childhood sexual abuse may in fact be alien abductions . |
| 8 | In conducting this study the researcher will be drawing on previous work on the relationship between science , technology , industry and the military in Britain |
| 9 | New evidence of ozone layer thinning in the Northern Hemisphere has spurred governments to tighten still further their timetables for CFCs to be withdrawn from industrial use . |
| 10 | Kleymenov , deputy head of General Headquarters of the Soviet Armed Forces in Ulan Bator , ended with an agreement in early March that all remaining Soviet troops would be withdrawn from Mongolian soil ; the operation would begin in 1991 and be completed by 1992 . |
| 11 | Government subsidies would be withdrawn from loss-making parastatals , which would have to become self-financing . |
| 12 | Counsel may be briefed with the approval of the Area Director ; assistance may be withdrawn in certain circumstances ; costs may be awarded out of the legal aid fund to an unassisted party ; the statutory charge operates subject to specified exceptions . |
| 13 | It was felt that this would enable more rail services to be withdrawn in rural areas without ‘ undue hardship ’ ( an ill-defined term ) being caused to the communities currently served by rail . |
| 14 | Once issued , bonuses can not be withdrawn by Clerical Medical regardless of future economic conditions and provided the policy is maintained in full force until the end of the term . |
| 15 | Ideally the MIS should be operated on the basis of ‘ management by exception ’ , ie it should enable managers to delegate confidently in the sure knowledge that significant variances in actual performance compared with standard performance will be highlighted in timely fashion by the system . |
| 16 | To account for them by subsidence , it must be assumed that preglacial subsidence was so slow that any breaches could be healed by new coral growth , while the Post-glacial rise of sea level was so rapid that any breaches formed could not be filled . |
| 17 | And now , even if the Muscovite hierarchy felt Ukrainian methods to be tinged with Latin heresy , they could no longer ignore the issues raised . |
| 18 | A much more specific fear was that young people would be provoked into imitative crime by the daring exploits witnessed on the screen , and the National Council of Public Morals addressed itself with particular vigour to the belief ‘ that the picture house is responsible for the increase in juvenile crime , and that boys are often led to imitate crimes ( larceny or burglary ) which they have seen in the pictures , or to steal money that they may pay for admission , . |
| 19 | However , should the house burn to the ground and the lump finally be diagnosed as malignant cancer , the role for behavioural coping strategies is clearly reduced . |
| 20 | Separate allegations against Gates — suggesting that he might be implicated in illegal efforts to supply US arms and technology to Iraq via third countries such as South Africa and Chile — were also believed to have been made to congressional investigators and federal law enforcement officials . |
| 21 | The three are also believed to be implicated in other cases of serious violations against street children . |
| 22 | Other physical factors may be implicated in mass strandings . |
| 23 | Whilst the agreements typically laid down a period of discussion between management and union representatives prior to the introduction of change , there were weaknesses in the terms dealing with provision of information , and early union involvement in decision making , which would have to be altered for effective union influence on the process of change . |
| 24 | At the start of a new production process , these plans may be altered at frequent intervals . |
| 25 | Yes , erm , erm obviously not made it very well , but erm , but the word acceptable ought to be altered to increased |
| 26 | The text flow can be interrupted at any time by clicking the mouse or the flow method can be altered to semi-automatic or back to manual by clicking in conjunction with the Command or Shift keys . |
| 27 | We also have some evidence ( see , for example , Whyte , 1986 ) that this may be a learned difference which can be altered through appropriate educational experiences . |
| 28 | He suggests that parents and child should draw up a contract between them , with both making promises which can not be altered without joint agreement . |
| 29 | There has also been a degree of confidence among eurobond firms that regulations will not be altered without good reason and appropriate consultation . |
| 30 | Our time perception can be altered in other ways . |