Example sentences of "[pron] are [vb pp] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My officers and I are determined to track down the offender before he does any more harm , ’ said Mr Hodson . |
| 2 | Enhancement in this context means the carrying out of works which are intended to lengthen substantially the useful life of the asset , to increase substantially its open market value , or to increase substantially the extent to which the asset will serve the purposes of the local authority concerned . |
| 3 | The 1992/1993 Angora Thermal Clothing catalogue contains a range of practical ‘ thermal ’ items which are guaranteed to keep out the chill ! |
| 4 | Even if the catechisms of ‘ correct thought ’ are updated and find new roots , and old upbeat endings are set to more popular and contemporary tunes , they will not be able to generate the more intricate models or maps which are required to confront successfully the types of racism which are evidenced by our two transcripts . |
| 5 | The most common failings are to rely too much on words rather than extensively labelled diagrams , to use technical terms and concepts which the user may not understand , to focus on what it is at the expense of what it does and to fail to separate the needs of the operator from the details which are needed to set up the device , to locate faults , to provide remedies and to provide routine maintenance . |
| 6 | It becomes possible to envisage a sequence of shots in which real pieces of connected action are linked together by shots which are included to fill in the continuity gaps . |
| 7 | Peter Hunter , secretary of the NALGO Pro-Life Group , at a recent meeting of NALGO supporters told of the disgraceful waste of union resources which are used to prop up the national Abortion Campaign , to which NALGO is affiliated . |
| 8 | When applying any tape , always position the free ends of the draw cords , which are used to pull up the heading , to the outside edge of the curtain ( i.e. , the edge furthest away from the centre ) . |
| 9 | Smokers who are motivated to give up the habit may benefit from cessation clinics or self-help groups , although smokers should be cautious about claims of high success rates made by some clinics . |
| 10 | No one can ever know the fatality rate , the numbers of young inexperienced birds who are tempted to take on the flight across the North Sea , but who never make it . |
| 11 | Look at the question in Figure 2A ; you are asked to work out the transfer price , but first you must work out what volume the group should operate at . |
| 12 | You may be worrying about such people because you are left to pick up the pieces afterwards . |
| 13 | You are requested to set out the different theories of the purposes of criminal punishment ( general and particular deterrence , incapacitation , reformation , ethical retribution ) and to consider whether any of these theories can be used to support the conviction in R . |
| 14 | People like you are needed to take up the challenge . |
| 15 | In isolation from these underlying realities , we are tempted to fill in the explanatory gap with imagination : |
| 16 | And obviously not one to hide the light of his firm — or the cause of the chartered surveyor — under a bushel with regard to the property audit , he said : ‘ We see this as further endorsement of the quality and range of services which we are equipped to offer both the private and public sectors . ’ |
| 17 | Thus , if in a set of decimals to be compared , the longest one really is the smallest , it will attract such pupils when they are asked to pick out the smallest as well as those who select it for the correct reason . |
| 18 | They are shown moving up the figure and their RNR increases . |
| 19 | A plant 's leaves are ideally placed to detect day length , for they are designed to pick up the sun 's light for photosynthesis . |
| 20 | They are designed to cut out the reflective glare that can be potentially harmful to someone spending long hours working in front of a computer screen . |
| 21 | They are designed to cut out the reflective glare that can be potentially harmful to someone spending long hours working in front of a computer screen . |
| 22 | When executive search consultants leave or retire , they are forced to sell back the equity to other partners who , on election to the partnership , are encouraged to purchase stock at an agreed rate . |
| 23 | They are needed to dress up the stage for the production of Willy Russell 's Stags And Hens which is about to go into rehearsal at the Arts . |