Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am fascinated by the sculptural elements in nature . |
| 2 | But when this and fines imposed on others as well as those firms involved in the Folding-Carton industry conspiracy are calculated against the gross revenues and then standardized as a fine imposed on a person earning $15,000 annually , it is clear that they are relatively minuscule . |
| 3 | There was imposed upon him , which he reaffirmed at his Bar Mitzvah at 12 years of age , a double mark : not only the circumcision by which all Jewish males are placed under the covenantal blessings and duties , but also the onus of priesthood . |
| 4 | c It is suggested that Adverts are placed in the following papers , depending on the areas involved in the Consultation Exercise : Scotsman ( Friday ) Evening News ( Friday ) Dalkeith Advertiser ( published weekly , Thursday ) East Lothian Courier ( published weekly , Friday ) Lothian Courier ( published weekly , Thursday ) |
| 5 | The new industry of salmon-farming has filled the gap as far as the scavenging gulls are concerned : the rearing cages are placed in the sheltered bays and ‘ sounds ’ between the islands and are fed on high-protein , manufactured food in pellet form , which are ferried out in sacks by small boats . |
| 6 | To make matters worse , all the inventions are hidden in the various objects scattered around the cave system , so you 'll need all your wits about you if you 're to do it . |
| 7 | The enforcement of Amhara supremacy over other nationalities and the absence of a democratic machinery for instituting change are given as the main reasons why the Tigray People 's Liberation Front ( TPLF ) started an armed struggle in 1975 . |
| 8 | Examples are given of the working documents which should emerge from this process , in keeping with a school 's priority . |
| 9 | Fretter and Graham ( 1962 ) quote figures that suggest a rate of boring into limpet ( Patella ) shells of 0.175 mm per hour but no details are given of the relative sizes of predator and prey , or of the temperature . |
| 10 | Some typical errors and boobytraps are given on the following pages . |
| 11 | Special arrangements may be made for candidates with disabilities : details are given in the Administrative Arrangements booklet . |
| 12 | Special arrangements may be made for candidates with disabilities : details are given in the Administrative Arrangements booklet . |
| 13 | The basic TA concepts together with their implications are given in the following sections ( best read in this sequence ) : Ego-states , page 56 , Strokes , page 156 , Discounts , page 55 , Games , page 71 , OKness , page 123 . |
| 14 | Details are given in the relevant chapters . |
| 15 | Millions of retail and wholesale outlets are given in the yellow pages of the telephone directory collection , which covers all of Western Europe , as well as most of the world 's principal markets . |
| 16 | Natural gut strings are favoured by the professional players because of their ‘ playability ’ — their sensitivity and feel for the ball . |
| 17 | We will discuss a little later the emotions implications of this but for the moment we are reflecting on the practical issues that overwhelm the bereaved person . |
| 18 | We reach the Welsh border in five hours , but soon lose our way and travel thirty miles in the wrong direction , during which we are stopped by the Welsh police . |
| 19 | Slightly higher porosities of up to 5% are developed in the algal boundstones at the top of each depositional cycle , where the pores consist mainly of vugs and enlarged fractures , together with some intragranular voids . |
| 20 | These ‘ away ’ areas are often behind the opposite goal to the home End and are recognized by the visiting supporters as their ‘ spots ’ . |
| 21 | The original estimates are joined to the new ones by lines . |
| 22 | The original estimates are joined to the new ones by lines . |
| 23 | The following possibilities of choral orchestration are limited to the most-used textures ; traditional forms such as fugato , fugue , and canon are omitted , being too closely identified stylistically with past epochs to be of effective use today ( though some mention of them will be made later ) . |
| 24 | Even curse tablets are limited to the human reactions to theft and perjury and the instant demand for painful retribution , echoed throughout the primitive world . |
| 25 | It is perfectly obvious that the choices made by creative social actors are limited by the practical resources available to them . |
| 26 | Work on the launch and the focus of the appeal is close to completion and we are benefitting from the good offices of our advertising industry contacts . |
| 27 | SOLO FLIGHT Manson Bluebird Things are cooking in the fertile minds of Britain 's guitar builders . |
| 28 | The evaluation of CHW programmes in many countries suggest that there are a lot of problems in this area which are compounded by the socio-economic conditions in our countries . |
| 29 | Milton Keynes TEC says : ’ 495 young people are registered with the local Careers Office with 14 notified job vacancies and no Youth Training vacancies . ’ |
| 30 | Generally , independent advisers are registered at the Financial Intermediaries , Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association ( FIMBRA ) . |