Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [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 | 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thinning in the Northern Hemisphere has spurred governments to tighten still further their timetables for CFCs to be withdrawn from industrial use . |
7 | 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Soviet Armed Forces in Ulan Bator , ended with an agreement in early March that all remaining Soviet troops would be withdrawn from Mongolian soil ; the operation would begin in 1991 and be completed by 1992 . |
8 | Government subsidies would be withdrawn from loss-making parastatals , which would have to become self-financing . |
9 | Counsel may be briefed with the approval of the Area Director ; assistance may be withdrawn in certain circumstances ; costs may be awarded out of the legal aid fund to an unassisted party ; the statutory charge operates subject to specified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 . |
10 | It was felt that this would enable more rail services to be withdrawn in rural areas without ‘ undue hardship ’ ( an ill-defined term ) being caused to the communities currently served by rail . |
11 | Once issued , bonuses can not be withdrawn by Clerical Medical regardless of future economic conditions and provided the policy is maintained in full force until the end of the term . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | And now , even if the Muscovite hierarchy felt Ukrainian methods to be tinged with Latin heresy , they could no longer ignore the issues raised . |
15 | 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 , . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | The three are also believed to be implicated in other cases of serious violations against street children . |
19 | Other physical factors may be implicated in mass strandings . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | At the start of a new production process , these plans may be altered at frequent intervals . |
22 | Yes , erm , erm obviously not made it very well , but erm , but the word acceptable ought to be altered to increased |
23 | 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 . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | There has also been a degree of confidence among eurobond firms that regulations will not be altered without good reason and appropriate consultation . |
27 | Our time perception can be altered in other ways . |
28 | Thus approved Green Belt must only be altered in exceptional circumstances . |
29 | As to the former , the objects clause in the company 's memorandum of association sets out the activities for which the company has been formed , though these activities may subsequently be altered by special resolution . |
30 | If not , they should be altered by special resolution prior to the matter being brought before the court . |