Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been stopped loads of times and had my bag searched |
| 2 | Whenever the result of the development of node k is that two new branches are grown , the up- and down-nodes are assigned values of and ( where x r is the branching variable ) respectively . |
| 3 | The reason is that , as work is executed , so the results thereof are assigned identifiers ( e.g. module name and version number , DC number ) , and objects attached . |
| 4 | Very few pagan cemeteries were in use throughout the period , and those that were tend to be the large examples in eastern England which may have been centralised depositories , not belonging to individual settlements . |
| 5 | The Emperor has access ( to the room where the Council of Ministers meet ) by going through two rooms , one of which is a library and the other containing a table on which are placed newspapers , documents , etc . |
| 6 | At regular intervals on the circle are placed pictures of uniform size , either related to a central theme or without any specific relationship . |
| 7 | What is more , there are hidden dangers in following the " in rough then neat " approach . |
| 8 | Underwater there are hidden dangers for river-life . |
| 9 | We must search even where we least expect to find riches ; just as there are hidden joys in one 's own pain and suffering , there are subtle delights in the compassion and pity aroused by other men 's Gethsemanes — their gardens of sorrows . |
| 10 | In Minsky 's case , the philosophical question of whether there are hidden mechanisms that explain , etc. , etc. , never arises , because their existence is assumed from the outset , without discussion . |
| 11 | There are hidden recesses , mature native woodlands , a tree-fringed river of great charm and many other surprises — narrow lanes between fragrant hedgerows , pleasant secluded paths and a scattering of isolated and attractive farmsteads , all enclosed by colourful hills and unfrequented by the weekend tourists . |
| 12 | If obese Type 2 patients who are not complying with diet are given sulphonylureas which stimulate insulin secretion or insulin itself , the consequences are all too frequently an even more obese patient with glycaemic control still very poor — a very undesirable situation . |
| 13 | When babies are given bottles in the neo natal period , their mothers ' breast milk is not stimulated and breastfeeding falls . |
| 14 | They are given incentives to move to the hills and transported there in truckloads . |
| 15 | Vast numbers of sufferers from the " family disease " are given tranquillisers , antidepressants and sleeping tablets and these can have a cumulative physiological addictive effect — and cause serious withdrawal problems even when there is no primary addictive disease . |
| 16 | Agencies are given budgets and are expected to use them in the most efficient way possible . |
| 17 | The corporations are imposed by central government and are given powers of land and development that have been seen as ‘ staggering ’ ( Cullingworth , 1985 , p. 282 ) . |
| 18 | and the Cable Authority , respectively , are given powers to consider whether such advertisements are misleading . |
| 19 | They do n't tell you why you are given honours but I would like to think it was because of Minder . |
| 20 | As with Project English 1 and 2 , the learners are given projects which relate the material to their own lives . |
| 21 | White people are given things straight when they come in — shampoo , comb , brush . |
| 22 | Priests and people are given instructions about five different offerings : |
| 23 | Most little girls are given toys which include dolls , make-up sets , and dressing-up outfits . |
| 24 | Every carp water has ‘ known ’ fish that are caught regularly and are given handles relating to some physical peculiarity : so we have ‘ Nelson ’ ( one-eyed ) , ‘ Smallpecs ’ ( little fins ) , ‘ Gutbucket ’ ( self-explanatory ) and ‘ Basil ’ ( a fawlty-pounder ) . |
| 25 | If , however , these unfortunate patients are given transfusions of white cells from several incompatible donors during pregnancy , they carry normal babies to term Why ? |
| 26 | Problematic employees are given letters of counselling which are filed in an unfavourable information folder . |
| 27 | Manpower told us that its staff are attracted to it and stay with it because of the level of such fringe benefits and the level of pay it offers and not because they are given contracts which confirm them as having dependent employee Status . |
| 28 | The first of these is the bit-pattern index , in which all the alternative descriptors for each record are given values of 1 if the attribute is present and 0 if it is not . |
| 29 | Simple photographs , perceived to have little artistic quality are afforded copyright protection for only twenty-five years after death whereas editorial photographs and ‘ artistic ’ photographs are given periods of protection of fifty years and seventy years after death , respectively . |
| 30 | During this time they are given drugs thought to be effective against Alzheimers — which also causes memory loss and lack of attention — to assess their efficacy . |