Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is calculated on the original cost of the assets at the following rates : |
| 2 | It is calculated on the original cost of the assets at the following rates : |
| 3 | Where the relevant movement does not span the change in reference date of January 1987 , the indexation factor is calculated in the usual way using : where RD equals the retail price index for the month on which the disposal occurs ; and RI equals the retail price index for March 1982 or the month on which expenditure was incurred , whichever is the later . |
| 4 | With deep-taped headings , the depth is calculated from the appropriate row of pockets to the top of the tape . |
| 5 | The belt here is hidden under the over fall , and a further garment , a veil , is worn over head and shoulders . |
| 6 | It is as if in looking at something , the poet discerns an eternal substance that is hidden behind the manifest sense impressions . |
| 7 | is no doubt peculiar ; but , at the same time it is hidden from the external observer by the event horizon . |
| 8 | But the bottom of all the surrounding buildings is hidden by the high brick wall round the garden , and the top of them by the beige silk shades which are half-lowered over the windows . |
| 9 | The camera is an auto-focus and the aperture is adjusted by the internal meter . |
| 10 | Before the family are contacted an appointment is arranged with the nominated paediatrician so that they can see the family within a day of their being approached by the primary health care team . |
| 11 | The genealogy is arranged in the following pattern : |
| 12 | The nature of the rebellion is explained by the social character of the island with a cohesive clan structure and social solidarity ; the leaders included radicals who had returned from Japan and schoolteachers . |
| 13 | Indeed , that part of the over-representation of teenagers amongst the temporary labour force which is not explained by the temporary working of persons still at school is explained by the high proportion of the age group in special youth training schemes . |
| 14 | It is explained by the slow growth of GDP in the UK ; consequently , comparisons of GDP per head place Britain in a very lowly position . |
| 15 | This is explained in the financial review on pages 28 and 29 . |
| 16 | The graphics subsystem is built around custom chips and plugs into the TurboChannel of the host processor : it 's intended for the Alpha-based Titan 2.0 — a multi-processor graphics workstation — but it will also run on the MIPS-based Titan 1.0 . |
| 17 | The problems of providing this service are varied , and the view that procedures under local anaesthesia are less satisfactory than those under general anaesthesia is compounded by the current funding emphasis on day case surgery to the detriment of outpatient work . |
| 18 | The problem is compounded by the poor preservation of organic ( especially plant ) materials in the recent savannah . |
| 19 | This minefield is compounded by the moral nature of the problem ; about what is and is not acceptable behaviour . |
| 20 | The headship of the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory is assigned by the Hebdomadal Council , on the recommendation of the Physical Sciences Board and of the General Board of the Faculties , for specified periods of not less than five years , to a person holding an established academic post in the department , who will usually be a professor or reader or the holder of such a title . |
| 21 | If there is a lazy eye , a parch is placed over the good eye to force the lazy one to work . |
| 22 | Rimming is much safer if a latex barrier is placed over the anal opening and surrounding area , because there is a risk to the active partner not just from HIV ( because faeces may contain infected blood in a person with HIV ) but also from germs living inside the anus , which can lead to hepatitis and other illnesses . |
| 23 | Once a layer covers the entire pool shape , a reinforcing layer of 5 cm ( 2 in ) mesh chicken-wire netting is placed over the wet concrete ( Fig. 3c ) . |
| 24 | Not only that , but it is placed at the wrong angle . |
| 25 | This stops the hip from moving properly , and twists the pelvis , so that a sudden , sharp strain is placed on the sacroiliac joint at the base of the spine . |
| 26 | The sample for testing is placed on the uppermost sieve after weighing , the retaining lid closed and the nest of sieves arranged in a mechanical shaker ( Fig. 3.2 ) . |
| 27 | Where a " no entry " sign is placed on the old behaviour it is much less likely to work because the temptation of the familiar path is too strong . |
| 28 | Hamstring stretch 1 : the foot is placed on the lowered shoulder of the partner . |
| 29 | This is not a matter of communication skills alone despite the emphasis which is placed on the open dialogue between schools and parents and on the need for active publicity . |
| 30 | The arrow with a large tip is placed across the right shoulder of the hero , but it is not clear how it is sustained in this position . |