Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] be [vb pp] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Gadsby who travelled across France in 1855 found that he needed two greatcoats and a large travelling wrapper to keep himself warm even though the carriage was supplied with hot footwarmers which were renewed at certain stops along the route . |
| 2 | In mathematics he was clearly one year ahead , and was immediately awarded a Founder 's scholarship and two small exhibitions — and this at St John 's College which was noted at this time for its academic distinction . |
| 3 | An underground water supply serving the city of Peterborough , in eastern England , has been contaminated by pesticides which were dumped at nearby rubbish dumps . |
| 4 | An agreement on family reunions and the exchange of art troupes which was reached at Red Cross talks in October 1989 [ for which see p. 36975 ] broke down Nov. 27 when the South Koreans refused to allow the revolutionary opera " The Flower Girl " to be performed in Seoul , the South Korean capital , saying that its content was political and contrary to Red Cross principles [ see p. 37041 ] . |
| 5 | This meant that Blake was allocated a special cell which was changed at irregular intervals , that had to be examined every day , and Blake and the cell completely searched at least once a fortnight . |
| 6 | He was a guest on the morning line at Newmarket and there it is that magnificent trophy which is valued at five thousand pounds . |
| 7 | Also like S. Mark 's , the domes are supported on massive square piers which are pierced at two levels by round arched passages . |
| 8 | In London borough councils the mayor is elected by the council but the deputy mayor is appointed by the Mayor who is elected at that meeting . |
| 9 | But the Opposition Chief Whip is continuing the fight to regain its licence to certify steers castrated bulls which was withdrawn at six weeks ' notice . |
| 10 | These are the figures of disposable income which is arrived at after deduction of the various allowances which can be made against income to assess whether someone is financially eligible . |
| 11 | The various regional associations which were formed at various times in Eastern and Western Europe , in Africa , in the Middle East or in Latin America , rested either upon the predominance of one nation state over others in the region , or upon a limited agreement about a framework within which national economic interests could be more effectively pursued ; and they all showed themselves largely incapable of controlling the vigorous expression of such interests in periods of crisis . |
| 12 | These are super-directional microphones which are aimed at individual speakers or sound sources ; they therefore require skilled operation by a sound assistant who monitors the signal on headphones . |
| 13 | Similarly , some coins of the Emperor Septimius Severus which were minted at several cities in southern Greece are found , almost exclusively , in the Levant . |
| 14 | There are frequent butter , grain , wine and beef mountains which are stored at great cost or sold off cheaply to other countries . |
| 15 | Richard inherited from his uncle the family ironmongery business which was located at 4 St Stephens Green . |
| 16 | The manual operation of broadcasting a recognition signal to the platforms in orbit around Tarvaras had been duplicated simultaneously by four automatic sending stations which were situated at various points along the Simonova 's mainframe . |
| 17 | The Dale Group which is based at New Houghton near Mansfield specializes in the design and installation of hydraulic mining systems . |
| 18 | Although having accustomed ourselves to ‘ polyfilla based nutrition ’ nothing could have prepared us for the fish which was served at one of the so-called meals . |
| 19 | The questions which are tackled at Advanced level reflect the many aspects and problems of History as a subject . |
| 20 | Payton scotched speculation he was unsettled at Ayresome Park . |
| 21 | These are items which are sold at little or no profit ( they may include special cut-price reductions , or offers like ‘ buy two , get one free ’ … |
| 22 | The worts are collected in specially designed 20 tonne giant kettles , to ensure a vigorous mixing and boiling with the hops which are added at this stage . |
| 23 | These vary in accordance with changes in the company 's issued share capital , subject to an absolute limit which was set at 6,661,855 ordinary shares in August 1985 , representing 5% of the issued share capital at that time . |
| 24 | Bracing himself , he began to walk up the wall , his hands using the knots which were tied at two foot intervals to aid his grip . |
| 25 | Another problem for the astrologer is the widely varying lifestyles and fortunes of people who are born at identical times and places . |
| 26 | Erm I mean one one fact that emerged after the the riots , when the actual arrest figures were were analyzed , was that the vast majority of people who were arrested at any rate , did n't come from the area . |
| 27 | Despite later Communist acceptance of this policy it was rejected at this time by William Rust for the Party . |
| 28 | The square law of force means that both alternating and direct currents are registered but there is an essentially square-law scale which is cramped at one end . |
| 29 | No indeed , this is in fact er about the twelfth meeting in a series , the first meeting was in 1973 , where 75 scientists came together to deliberate about 50 genes which were known at that time . |
| 30 | Vodafone presently has 838,000 subscribers , swelled by the introduction of Low Call which is aimed at occasional users with its mixture of cheap line rental but high call charges . |