Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] the [adj] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lullabies and other songs are continued to soothe children , especially when they are in a bad mood ; but this age is considered the best time to teach the children how to use their hands in various spheres of tribal activities . |
| 2 | Apart from containing pictures of part of the scene where it is said the violent disorder had taken place and an incident leading up to the arrival of the police which was held to be part of the res gestae , the tape would have been useful to establish alibis some defendants wished to rely upon in respect of their presence in the club at a relevant time and the timing between significant incidents . |
| 3 | The Cambridge subjects were faced with the five-choice serial reaction task , where a subject responds to one of five lights coming on by pressing one of five buttons on a continuous basis ( every time a response is made the relevant light goes out , but another one immediately comes on ) . |
| 4 | As the piston is pushed the near side opens and the air pressure closes the back flap . |
| 5 | When this is done the last equation becomes . |
| 6 | Liverpool is rated the worst place to ride a bike , but Newcastle is not much better , while Gateshead and Middlesbrough also get the thumbs down . |
| 7 | If it 's sold the first lender takes priority . |
| 8 | As soon as it is sold the 58-year-old widow plans to move into the mobile home in nearby Laguna Beach . |
| 9 | Notice that the slope of the import line is called the marginal propensity to import ( mpm ) , this is the fraction of extra income spent on imports . |
| 10 | Similarly , the slope of the saving line measures the increase in saving brought about by a one pound increase in income — this is called the marginal propensity to save ( mps ) . |
| 11 | Similarly , the slope of the saving line ( = 0.2 ) represents the fraction of additional disposable income that will be saved and is called the marginal propensity to save ( mps ) . |
| 12 | Notice that the slope of the consumption line measures the increase in consumption brought about by a one pound increase in income — this is called the marginal propensity to consume ( mpc ) . |
| 13 | Notice that the slope of the consumption line is 0.8 : this represents the fraction of additional disposable income which will be consumed and , as we saw in the last chapter , is called the marginal propensity to consume ( mpc ) . |
| 14 | we always we always go to Spalding well not always but a lot of the time we go to Spalding and I always have what is called the raw vegetable dip it 's all vegetables , you name it , the vegetables are on there you know carrots erm |
| 15 | Thus if an estoppel is raised the unauthorised sale takes effect as if it was authorised — i.e. it transfers ownership to the buyer in the ordinary way ( see section 21(1) , above ) . |
| 16 | It is understood the dead youth had been a passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier which had been stolen in Belfast at 8p.m. on Saturday night . |
| 17 | When the cork is extracted the slush-like sediment shoots out of the bottle and , because the rest of the wine remaining in the bottle is at a much lower temperature than normal , the gas is reluctant to escape , hence there is no spray of foam and the bottle may be topped up and recorked with a minimal loss of pressure . |
| 18 | ‘ But he wants you all to himself — and he 's found the best way to do that is to take away the pleasure you find in singing . |
| 19 | But Cranog Jones says she 's invented the whole story to set him up . |
| 20 | Under the listed securities regulations contained in Part IV of the FSA , the London Stock Exchange is appointed the competent authority to make listing rules to govern the admission of securities to listing and the continuing obligation of listed companies . |
| 21 | Where demolition is involved the local authority has to notify the HBMC , the appropriate local amenity society , and a number of other bodies , namely , the Ancient Monuments Society , the Council for British Archaeology , the Georgian Group , the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings , and the Victorian Society . |
| 22 | It 's believed the same gang have raided at least three homes … and they may be linked with a series of other burglaries . |
| 23 | It 's hoped the new design spreads the stress of the load , working the top of the thigh bone , making it stronger . |
| 24 | When a total quantity of Q l films is purchased the last film yields exactly P 1 pounds worth of extra utility to consumers . |