Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 The gall bladder is accessed transperitoneally and not transhepatically , as large cannulae , which make stone extraction easier , cause unnecessary trauma to the liver .
2 Do answer the call of nature , even if there are only two burning drops , so that the acid contents of the bladder is emptied .
3 In this method the longitudinal scan of the gall bladder is divided into series of cylinders of equal height , with diameters perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the gall bladder image .
4 Infection inside the bladder is known as cystitis .
5 Although the gall bladder is considered to be dispensible , its preservation may result in a reduction of post cholecystectomy syptoms .
6 If a gyro is fitted , this can tend to hide the effect of the trim offset and can , in gusty conditions , cause the tail to oscillate and lead to the mistaken conclusion that the gyro is too sensitive .
7 In chapter 11 the impact of GR on cosmology is described .
8 The best measure of average grain size , the mean is computed from sizes of particles spread through a range of percentile values .
9 Once the position of the mean is defined the spread of the distribution about it is calculated by summing the moments of each class interval about the mean .
10 Grand mean is derived from the four group-mean data points of b .
11 In the language of polymers the first moment the mean is denoted by where is the number of molecules of molecular weight .
12 Five replicates were performed per drug dilution and the standard deviation of the mean is shown .
13 The new wheel is made from orientated fibres of carbon , glass and Kevlar , embedded in epoxy resin .
14 The steering wheel is made from a semi-circle of black or brown fondant .
15 Commencing with only three Divisions with their own examination structure , the number of Divisions in the RICS increased to seven and periodically the wheel is re-examined to establish whether it should turn full circle to produce a smaller number of specialist groups once again .
16 While the steering wheel is offset to the left , the pedals are positioned to the right .
17 Here the wheel is mounted horizontally rather than vertically and the spokes are bent up at the ends to form a cup shape .
18 At high energies ( when the wheel is spun quickly ) the ball behaves in essentially only one way — it rolls round and round .
19 ‘ It 's puzzled me for years that four times out of five the Wheel is recovered , but I ca n't recollect a single instance of the Scapegoat being brought in . ’
20 This curse will reverberate through the whole play and will not cease in wreaking havoc on the whole of Lear 's family until , with death as a result , ‘ The wheel is come full circle ’ .
21 For badly damaged , chipped or broken blades , a grinding wheel is provided .
22 The nose wheel is steered conventionally through the rudder pedals from both sides .
23 The residents of these four townships constitute 12 per cent of Wirral 's total population , yet between them they contain 38 per cent of the borough 's known opioid users .
24 Although the unemployment rate in Wirral in 1985 stood at 20 per cent , 87 per cent of the borough 's known opioid users were unemployed , and strong correlations were found throughout the borough between level of opioid use , unemployment and social deprivation .
25 This line becomes the key passage in the great scene in Act Two when , after church , the Borough is aroused to invade Grimes 's hut .
26 Each borough is allowed a squad of 10 players , two of whom must be female , and these females must be involved in every game of the round robin competition sponsored by Littlewoods/Reebok .
27 The association of sense impressions with moral ideas forms the principle on which The Prelude is constructed .
28 Similarly , the hero of The Prelude is taken from the ‘ educational processes ’ of the Lake District , Cambridge and so on , which take up the first half of the poem , and engages with society and history in the conflicts of the French Revolution ; the Revolution is not to be taken as a purely fortuitous occurrence , but the main event of the time , that which separates off the Modern Age from all that had gone before .
29 When the banner of religion is raised as a banner of politics , blood will flow , just as it has done in Belfast , Beirut and Colombo .
30 In making the decision the parents should bear in mind that once any kind of commitment to a religion is made , it is always more difficult for there to be a change of course , even when the commitment is made on behalf of the individual when a helpless baby .
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