Example sentences of "[pers pn] consist of " in BNC.

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1 In 1986 the Eurotunnel prospectus was published and some of £206m of private money raised in what is generally termed Equity II , Equity I consisting of an earlier placement of £57m by the founder shareholders of Eurotunnel .
2 Or something perhaps … moving through space forwards but back at the same time , as if I consisted of anti-matter for ever cancelled out … as if in all our words and gestures , acts and attitudes we effected some sort of parallel penetration into whatever had originated them , their primeval atom , with built-in unstableness. ( 107–108/303–4 )
3 I am older because I have learnt , I am younger because a lot of me consisted of things older people had taught me .
4 The evidence against them consisted of confessions said to have been extracted under torture .
5 I was sure that she consisted of two personalities , one innocuous and human , the other uncanny .
6 The molecules each contain three atoms of sulphur , and are negatively charged : the structure that encases them consists of linked cages of aluminium , silicon and oxygen atoms .
7 In the case of the excepted functions , a quorum for a meeting to discharge them consists of one-half of the total membership of the board , and , in no case less than three members ( subs .
8 They consist of a rectangle of thin metal , bent twice to grip three sides of a matchbox , and a printed paper cover crimped in a protective film of transparent celluloid .
9 They consist of a cabinet or tunnel in which items are placed and where they are subjected to hot spray of detergent solution followed by rinse water .
10 To describe viruses in general terms is certainly simple enough : they consist of a piece of genetic material ( DNA or RNA ) encased within a protein coat .
11 In their simplest form , they consist of an ion-leachable glass that undergoes a setting reaction with aqueous solutions of polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid ( Fig. 4 ) .
12 Rather , they consist of statements about the nature of villages , country parishes and communities .
13 They consist of a clearly stated objective , which is feasible and practical , stated in terms of quantity when applicable and achievable in a definite time period .
14 They consist of twenty letters , two M's , two U's , two T's , two S's , two N's , two O's , two E's , two C's , two I's , two D's .
15 Tough non-metallic materials often contain interfaces or planes of weakness within the materials and many of them are heterogeneous , that is to say they consist of two or more constituents , such as fibre and resin .
16 They consist of :
17 The appearance of these shoals is striking for they consist of tadpoles of identical size .
18 They consist of two layers of paper with wood chips sandwiched between them , and are ideal for hiding minor wall irregularities .
19 If one considers hierarchical assemblies in general , their evolution from their constituents is far more likely if they consist of relatively stable sub-assemblies which themselves are evolutionary products of an earlier period .
20 Marxist critics argue that functionalist accounts of the state are vacuous because they consist of citing the consequences of particular actions as their causes ( Elster , 1986 ; also note 1 , p. 71 ) .
21 They consist of a copper core , which carries the signal , surrounded by a braided mesh of fine copper wire .
22 They consist of Cu-As-pyrite veins , with minor Bi , Co and Ni , of Lower Devonian age , and Pb-Zn veins of Lower Carboniferous age ( Stanley and Vaughan , 1982 ) .
23 They consist of highly mobile young people and families , commuters , and tourists , as well as disadvantaged groups such as refugees .
24 Like all taxes they consist of two elements : the tax base , or what is to be taxed ; and the tax rate , or the amount to be levied on the tax base .
25 In most insects they consist of two groups of muscles : ( 1 ) a pair of dorsoventral muscles by whose contraction the tergal region of the thorax is depressed , with the result that the wings are forced upwards owing to the peculiar nature of their articulation with the thorax ; ( 2 ) a pair of longitudinal muscles by whose contraction the tergal region becomes arched upwards which results in the wings being forced downwards .
26 They consist of DNA ( deoxyribonucleic acid , the carrier of the " messages " which control hereditary aspects of ourselves and our structure — these are contained in numerous genes which form part of the chromosomes ) and protein .
27 There is also something grammatically unusual ( comparable to the opening of Bleak House ) in the occurrence of a series of parallel graphological sentences which are " defective " in that they consist of noun phrases alone : these are ( 10 ) , ( 11 ) and ( 12 ) , and the same construction is continued in ( 13 ) .
28 The most simple and primitive in contemporary use , these looms have changed little since their inception several millennia ago ; they consist of four wooden beams which are laid out flat and secured by pegs driven into the ground .
29 They consist of a series of slightly different palmettes and floral forms , and are found either in an allover format or in conjunction with a central medallion .
30 Soilless composts can also be put together at home , as in general they consist of 75 per cent granulated peat and 25 per cent fine sand ; the amount of plant food and chalk in the proprietary kinds varies from brand to brand , and you can add your own as required , though a good general mixture can be obtained by adding about 28 g ( 1 oz ) general fertilizer and 28 g ( 1 oz ) chalk to 1 bushel ⅛ gallons ( 36⅓ litres ) ( by bulk ) of compost , mixing all the ingredients thoroughly .
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