Example sentences of "[verb] be [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Letters which are traditionally punctuated are said to have a closed punctuation style . |
| 2 | South Africa has said it expects the UN to reduce its 4,000-strong military presence once the poll is over and a Constituent Assembly has been elected to draft a new constitution . |
| 3 | The rule has been amended to insert a new paragraph ( 4A ) ( a ) to deal with multi-national partnerships . |
| 4 | Colm Holmes was highly commended for his presentation of the quiz and he has been invited to chair a six week Christmas quiz at this venue in November/December . |
| 5 | The Russian government has been instructed to submit a federal State programme for the conservation and development of culture . |
| 6 | The production of the CH 3 · radical by flash photolysis of CH 3 I , for instance , has been monitored using a tunable IR laser set at a fixed frequency of 608.301 cm -1 , coinciding with the strong Q-branch of the ν 2 band . |
| 7 | A conscious strategy has been adopted to promote a low skill , low cost , numerically flexible and compliant labour force as preferred to alternative models of a high skill high wage economy . |
| 8 | Most of this work has been done using a standard binocular light microscope with variable ×8 to ×40 magnification , but extensive use has also been made of the scanning electron microscope . |
| 9 | THIS attractive three bedroom semi has been extended to provide a large rear dining room . |
| 10 | In the fourth phase of progress , population-based antenatal screening — maternal serum alpha fetoprotein and ultrasound screening , sometimes complemented by amniocentesis — has been proven to have a substantial effect . |
| 11 | Buxtehude , which is studied first , is most interesting for the way in which an attempt has been made to treat a large area of a small town , ranging from centre to suburb . |
| 12 | The video has been made using a highly-experienced cast of comedy actors and a top television light entertainment director . |
| 13 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |
| 14 | Details were sketchy as NME went to press , but it is understood that an application to Northaven District Council in the west country has been made to host a 100,000 capacity open air event , running over June 21 , 22 and 23 — the weekend Glastonbury traditionally takes place . |
| 15 | As Dunsire ( 1982 , p. 21 ) has written , ‘ the bargaining network model has been made to look a little shop-soiled … |
| 16 | An application has been made to establish a hot food shop adjacent to the chip shop . |
| 17 | An attempt has been made to identify a similar system in Britain , comprising the sequence of five intermediate stations which lie along Watling Street between Towcester and Wroxeter , at Red Hill , Penkridge , Wall , Mancetter and Cave 's Inn . |
| 18 | You can also see that zinc white has been applied to establish a large area of light |
| 19 | All costs are expressed in 1989/90 prices , and where costs have been incurred beyond the first year , then the Treasury 's recommended discount rate of 6% has been applied to obtain a present value estimate . |
| 20 | It has been said to comprise a central group — Alain Robbe-Grillet , Nathalie Sarraute , Claude Simon , Michel Butor , Robert Pinget — with Marguerite Duras and even Samuel Beckett as ‘ co-opted ’ members . |
| 21 | The Klan has been trying to recruit a new type of kid : young , middle-class and white . |
| 22 | Such a configuration has been achieved using a special wind-tunnel with graded heated elements and flow resistance grids at its entry . |
| 23 | The situation is so extreme that the New Age Music Association has been formed to gain a fairer hearing for its exponents . |
| 24 | The needle rule has been broken to give a neat edge on both sides of the band . |
| 25 | From the Palace of Holyroodhouse , a very special order has been received to weave a spectacular new carpet for the historic Throne Room within the Palace itself . |
| 26 | The pulsed emission from Vela , although time-variable , has been seen to have a flat spectrum similar to that of PSR1706–44 during some observations ( ref. 20 ; and G.K. et al. , manuscript in preparation ) . |
| 27 | The double staircase has been reconstructed providing a grand route to the new second-floor reception and sales area . |
| 28 | Since then the ILN has been seeking to find a new readership . |
| 29 | The Government has been asked to give a high priority to the subject by making substantial cuts in rate poundages in the tax year 1992/93 . |
| 30 | Darlington Borough Council has been asked to allow a disused church building on Clifton Road to be turned into a shop . |