Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not sure how far , without these visible or audible marks of strangeness , ‘ they ’ would be recognised by cultural differences , though in racist reactions much is made of such things : how good Frenchmen are insulted by the smells of North African cooking , or good Brits by that of curry emanating from their neighbours . |
| 2 | In the 1830s and 1840s he enlarged the range of Suttons ' seeds to include vegetables and ornamental plants , with many new varieties of both groups constantly being added to those offered for sale . |
| 3 | The latter point has of course long been recognised in academic psychology and from the 1950s onwards considerable effort was expended attempting to identify the unique features of creativity . |
| 4 | The issue is not how natural differences determine and justify group definitions and interactions , but how racial logics and racial frames of reference are articulated and deployed , and with what consequences , ‘ Race ’ is conceptualized as ‘ an unstable and ‘ decentred ’ complex of social meanings constantly being transformed by political struggle ’ ( Omi and Winant , 1986 , p. 68 ) . |
| 5 | The character of free-standing sculpture , so noticeable in the figures of the east , is abandoned in the chariot-teams , where the near horse alone is carved in full , heads and necks of the others being attached to it in a kind of receding relief ; but this was a special problem which required a special solution . |
| 6 | Freddie did not manage to keep us in the Cup against the powerful Rangers outfit but , usually playing at centre-forward , he steadily repaid that fee several times over during the first five post-war seasons , for not only has his tally of 48 League goals only been exceeded by six players here at The Palace since then , but his goals were scored in struggling Palace teams , which only once finished in the upper half of the League table . |
| 7 | Many of the bricks inside are reclaimed from old buildings , and all the paper and cardboard rubbish is saved for recycling . |
| 8 | Oh god I , I , I mean I , the books just been written on that |
| 9 | This suggests that an event which the law might not recognize as pollution can in practice nevertheless be treated as such . |
| 10 | The ‘ individual ’ in the extract above is confronted by social controls . |
| 11 | In 1895 Sunderland was added to the ports of call down the East Coast now being served by four steamers . |
| 12 | This procedure is akin to the methods now being used for computerised medical diagnosis , where the symptoms are fed in to the computer and the most likely illness is predicted . |
| 13 | The recovery action now being recommended for any stall is to move forwards on the stick to unstall the wings by reducing the angle of attack . |
| 14 | Earthquakes here are generated at shallow depths ( less than 70km ) , and they coincide with the high heat flows and volcanic activity of the ridges . |
| 15 | All artists living in Great Britain as well as British subjects overseas are regarded as qualifying persons and are therefore protected under the Act . |
| 16 | 8.2 To take Lease following disclaimer If at any time during the Term the Tenant ( being an individual ) shall become bankrupt or ( being a company ) shall enter into liquidation and the trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator shall disclaim this Lease the Guarantor shall if the Landlord shall by notice within [ 60 ] days after such disclaimer so require take from the Landlord a Lease of the Premises for the residue of the Contractual Term which would have remained had there been no disclaimer at the Rent then being paid under this Lease and subject to the same covenants and terms as in this Lease ( except that the Guarantor shall not be required to procure that any other person is made a party to the Lease as guarantor ) such new Lease to take effect from the date of such disclaimer and in such case the Guarantor shall pay the costs of such new Lease and execute and deliver to the Landlord a counterpart of it This provision is inserted to avoid the fact that a disclaimer of a lease by a trustee in bankruptcy or a liquidator will give rise to the release of the guarantor from the date of the disclaimer . |
| 17 | Mrs Kipling said she got her children from their bedroom then was confronted by thick smoke . |
| 18 | Further steps forward were taken in 1875 and 1879 when the ‘ Cross Acts ’ were passed . |
| 19 | In some instances the stride forward is restricted to one section , often quite small , of the prison . |
| 20 | A great stride forward was made after 1931 by J.N.L. Myres who began the systematic investigation of early Anglo-Saxon pottery ( Myres 1969 , pp. 1–5 ) , yet there was no clear statement concerning the methods used to establish the chronology of the vessels under review , despite quite specific dates being ascribed . |
| 21 | The investment hinges on market research currently being conducted among existing and prospective customers as to whether they favour an upgraded ATP or an entirely new aircraft . |
| 22 | It had been a bitterly cold day , and the gravel underfoot was frozen into tight lumps . |
| 23 | The IIASA report will be published in full later this year and will provide information for a new accord currently being negotiated between 20 European countries to further limit sulphur emissions . |
| 24 | Kyle of Lochalsh is the next port of call , and the way to it from Plockton returns to the T-junction at Duirinish , turns along its main street and skirts the next village of Drumbuie , scene of a great hullabaloo two decades ago when a proposal to construct an oilrig installation off-shore was repulsed by spirited opposition , a home subsequently being found for it on an uninhabited shore of Loch Kishorn . |
| 25 | Orders for discovery rarely are made in criminal appeals and , when made , generally go , if not to the prosecution , then , as here , to a statutory body . |
| 26 | Example 58 , from Handel 's Messiah , is an early but outstanding example of a powerful accompaniment based on three rhythmic elements : Two elements only are used at first , the ‘ chord ’ rhythm of the upbeat quaver chord at the end of each bar , with its resolution on the first beat of the next bar , and then the higher quaver and semiquaver rhythm . |
| 27 | More flexibility still is provided by separate processor registers in the PSW to indicate processor mode ( with respect to privileged instructions ) , whether address mapping is required , how the store protection system is to operate ( if this is separate from the address mapping ) , which accumulator array is to be used , and the state of the interrupt system . |
| 28 | He is typical of the moderate blacks now being elected in many states . |
| 29 | The , the area of law here is bedevilled by many layers of discretion . |
| 30 | So often gardens today are geared towards large drifts of shrubs and herbaceous material , which , although ideal for easy maintenance , display little in the way of infinite details . |