Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who will pay compensation if one operators ' trains are delayed by a breakdown of a train by another operator ? |
| 2 | And yet that part of the interview could have been dismissed with a laugh in five seconds . |
| 3 | Law and Order Minister Hernus Kriel announced on Aug. 27 that 13 police generals had been dismissed in a reorganization of the SAP . |
| 4 | The reliability and clinical applications of computerised image analysis measurement of bowel uptake of Tc-99m HMPAO labelled leucocytes has been examined as a measure of disease activity in Crohn 's disease . |
| 5 | They are clearly a very cost–effective form of risk assessment ; the situation will have been examined at a level of detail and expertise not usually available to individual companies . |
| 6 | Captain Bob Sclater , the Orkney island 's harbours director , said attempts to refloat the ship would stop until she had been examined by a team of salvage specialists . |
| 7 | Personal preference has been examined in a number of statistical ways . |
| 8 | These relations have been examined in a cohort of 46000 women followed for up to 19 years during the Royal College of General Practitioners ' ( RCFP ) oral contraception study . |
| 9 | If she 'd been stopped in a car with this level of alcohol in her , she would have lost her licence for a year at least and got a hefty fine . |
| 10 | The house had been furnished with a lot of money badly spent in a mixture of styles . |
| 11 | Bedrooms and lounges are furnished in a variety of styles ranging from Louis XIII to Louis XV . |
| 12 | Mkolongolo alleged in a press statement that the United States ambassador , Smith Hempstone , had been recalled as a result of " misleading information " given him by Muite [ see also p. 38136 ] . |
| 13 | 1982 ) is a revised version of a well-established North American test which has been restandardised on a sample of British children . |
| 14 | At this time of year , the twigs , branches and tree trunks are emphasized by a fall of snow , with a reflection in the stream beneath . |
| 15 | The paths through the graph are calculated through a process of graph reduction . |
| 16 | These are calculated from a knowledge of the material properties , and the loading and working conditions . |
| 17 | Membership of the Founders ' Trust had changed frequently in the quest to find more women , working-class people and blacks , but at the time the prospectus was issued the original five Founders — Lowe , Walsh , Cooper , Sadgrove and Power — had been joined by a mixture of others . |
| 18 | The elder Despenser was left in charge at Bristol , but on the approach of the queen 's forces , who had now been joined by a group of northern magnates led by Henry Percy of Alnwick and Thomas Wake of Liddel , he surrendered and was tried and sentenced to death . |
| 19 | When he looked back he saw that Burun had been joined by a crowd of aides and counsellors . |
| 20 | By early 1945 the " Caucasians " ( with a large number of women , children and camp followers ) were also in north Italy , near Tolmezzo and had been joined by a number of emigres , one of whom , Gen Sultan Kelich Ghirei , took command in April 1945 after the departure of their former German commander . |
| 21 | By September , I had been joined by a director of studies and in November the first draft of a Development Plan for Banbury was published . |
| 22 | They have been joined by a host of small ‘ micro brewers ’ producing a limited barrelage but adding variety and choice in the genuine free trade . |
| 23 | These traditional cheeses have now been joined by a host of other British cheeses , some based on ancient recipes but others on new ideas , and British cheesemaking is enjoying a glittering renaissance . |
| 24 | Moreover , if the purchaser wishes to rationalise the workforce he runs the risk of becoming liable for automatically unfair dismissals where employees are dismissed as a result of the transfer of the business . |
| 25 | Then the patient 's arms are placed on a table in front of him with the hands flat and fingers spread open . |
| 26 | Divide the children into two teams and provide them with sets of corks which are placed in a bowl of water . |
| 27 | Their inward warbling song , which can not be described , is unceasingly poured forth from noon to night , and is even continued throughout the night if they are placed in a room with lights , and where an animated conversation is carried on . ’ |
| 28 | If these are placed in a tray of mud they sprout very quickly . |
| 29 | If these are collected before they sink and are placed in a jar of water in a cool airy place , they will start into growth much sooner , and , by providing much needed surface shade , can do much to combat the algal growth that is invariably experienced in early spring . |
| 30 | Across the yard in the oast house , hops fresh from this year 's harvest are placed in a kiln for 12 to 14 hours and heated by electric fans at temperatures starting at 90 degrees F and rising to 140° . |