Example sentences of "[noun] it is [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , even with their aid it is thought by some to be unlikely that the outer Moon could have been melted quickly enough to yield those highland rock samples that have given radiometric ages of about 4300 Ma and older . |
| 2 | On a Friday in January it is followed by Irish stew and cheese ( not for me , that menu , but Boulestin had something for everybody ) , on Saturday by cold ham and pressed beef , a hot purée of leeks with croutons as a separate course , and fruit . |
| 3 | This story forms a fairly complete myth of early origin , but in the New Kingdom texts it is followed by various additions , overlaid with some degree of satire , which explain how certain things happened . |
| 4 | If something is increased by fifty percent it is multiplied by one point five . |
| 5 | At this point it is replaced by different patterns , some of which are different in the time sequence of the light flashes from the one that he/she has previously seen . |
| 6 | In spatial coordinates it is given by This may be found easily ( in this case ) by substituting for the Xi in the material expression above or , somewhat laboriously , by evaluating . |
| 7 | At latitudes greater than about 40° the banding is less clear , and in the polar regions it is replaced by smaller-scale cellular features . |
| 8 | For a start it is written by one person . |
| 9 | The greatest benefit in having a national society , however , arises from the fact that although amateur radio is a hobby it is governed by national and international regulations which define not only the radio communication modes which can be used , and the nature of the communications allowed , but also the frequencies allocated to amateurs . |
| 10 | Madge Earley , 85 , said she dare not leave her house in Shakespeare Road , Darlington , in case it is ransacked by teenage vandals . |
| 11 | In other cases it is shaped by personal preference ( e.g. you already feel that you have something specific to say on a particular work ) . |
| 12 | Woodwind intonation is rank at the beginning of the Tristan Prelude and also makes much of the first Lohengrin Prelude a trial ; the Tannhäuser Overture is for the most part glorious , despite short-winded trombones , but like the Shostakovich Tenth Symphony it is marred by low hum on the recording . |
| 13 | For much of its length it is bordered by sloping lawns , and sometimes edged with stones and flowers in a most attractive display . |