Example sentences of "[noun] be [verb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Swindon are bouncing up the table into third now . |
| 2 | It appears the Germans are taking over the running of Standard 's European branches . |
| 3 | MIPS ' known design wins , including SNI , Sumitomo Electric Inc , Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA , Acer Group Inc and parent SGI , are not the stuff of massive volumes despite MIPS ' claims that Sony Corp and NEC Corp are racking up the numbers in Japan . |
| 4 | However , what is currently causing concern is that human activities are increasing rapidly the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the earth 's atmosphere . |
| 5 | Your authorities ' plans are shown less the amounts of these Government grants ; and of fees , charges and other income which they estimate they will receive ( on which see next note ) . |
| 6 | But because lifestyles are changing constantly the rules of etiquette are changing too — a little slower than lifestyles perhaps , but still changing . |
| 7 | However , it is an irony , that may referees are blowing up the ruck and maul situation much earlier than before , with the consequence of a plethora of scrummages which is killing the flow of play , and presumably increasing the chances of injury . |
| 8 | It is perhaps not surprising that when older pupils come to sit their leaving examinations , they generally view the prospect of the examinations without much apprehension ; this may be because most decisions about their future are taken on the recommendation of their teachers rather than directly on the basis of examination results . |
| 9 | The toons are taking over the show Bob Swain on animation after the Roger Rabbit revolution . |
| 10 | Fran Bennett , CPAG director , suggests both major parties are softening up the public for more means-testing and fewer rights to universal benefits . |
| 11 | That is why the opposition parties are turning over the prospect that the prime minister , Mr Turgut Ozal , may impose a head of state from his own conservatives . |
| 12 | The central idea to transmit is that any programme is a formal device through which rewards can be provided when the problem does not occur in circumstances where sometimes it does , and through which disincentives are provided whenever the problem does occur . |
| 13 | Finally , the four bent metal legs are predrilled so the device can be screwed to a heavy board . |
| 14 | Should the Doom Diver be slain then the catapult can not shoot in its following turn while another Doom Diver steps forward to replace him — the model can therefore be removed and replaced in its following turn . |
| 15 | The judge said Mr and Mrs Lauder conceded that from May 1972 effective steps were taken on the landowners ' behalf to assert a right to exclude the public . |
| 16 | In the kinds of society in which most of my readers were brought up the coding of behaviour presupposes a sharp division between what goes on within the household and transactions which link the household to the rest of society . |
| 17 | German flares were lighting up the sky behind me as I hurried along the road , keeping close to the houses and in their shadows as much as possible . |
| 18 | The other Frenchmen were retreating up the slope , unwilling to give battle to the greater number of black-uniformed Hussars . |
| 19 | For the managers , if the case for absolution from competitive tendering were lost then the strategy for Banstead was rendered non-viable . |
| 20 | But even as her low , husky voice rang out with the first notes of the song , her eyes were seeking out the stranger , unable to resist his strangely magnetic pull . |
| 21 | All eyes were directed down the garden towards the pool . |
| 22 | Instead of local Parties being affiliated separately the constituencies as a whole would be able to form a collective opinion in the same way as national trade unions . |
| 23 | With little more than a few snorts and grunts , the lumbering animals were coaxed down the ramp . |
| 24 | Millie 's lids were blinking , and her lips were licking up the salt tears as she brought out , ‘ I … |
| 25 | Other old shipmates like Phil Andrews , Eddie Clarke and Ron Giles were still crewing but others like Des Ferret , Vic Roberts and Bob Wellock were disappearing up the promotion ladder . |
| 26 | Also , if a contractor is to carry out the work the more information we can supply to them the easier it is for them to provide an accurate tender . |
| 27 | On the contrary , one of its chief characteristics is to sieve out the workers into grades according to the degree in which they possess the required kinds of ability and alertness . |
| 28 | The wind is coming up the valley — quite slowly , like an army that will win . |
| 29 | It is currently 35 degrees Fahrenheit out and the wind is blowing up the canyon at 87 mph hour which gives us a wind chill factor of — just a moment while I look at the chart — says ‘ Should not be skiing ’ which is good because we are n't . |
| 30 | Once the illness or pregnancy or death or disappointment is accepted then the preference ranking will shift again . |