Example sentences of "be closed [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | All streets going from Valga ( Estonia ) to Valka ( Latvia ) are closed by a 6ft fence and inhabitants have to show a pass at the three border posts in the city centre . |
| 2 | Modern ballvalves are closed by a large flexible diaphragm , older types by a rubber washer . |
| 3 | The Durlia has been closed since a fire last April . |
| 4 | The plant , built in 1974 , had a poor safety record and had been closed for a two-year period following a failure in the control system in 1985 , and could no longer provide electricity at a competitive price . |
| 5 | I think it 's been closed for a long time actually . |
| 6 | But you know it surprises me I mean I know the church is , is closed and it 's been closed for a couple of years now and it looks a sight because now I do n't know how many members they 've got , at least a couple of them could go in there and cut all the brambles down . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's a security measure and it will continue for some time , ’ said a police spokesman , who revealed that the roads , one of which is part of the main Clogher to Omagh Road , had been closed under a Secretary of State 's Order . |
| 8 | Armley 's young offenders wing has been closed after a spate of suicides . |
| 9 | Three operating theatres at the Princess Margaret Hospital have been closed after an equipment failure , so to ease the impact on waiting lists , the air force has offered to help . |
| 10 | The Foreign Ministry announced on May 16 , 1990 , that 20 Bulgarian embassies ( mostly in Africa and Latin America ) and six trade missions were to be closed as a cost-cutting exercise , although diplomatic relations would be unaffected . |
| 11 | Burnt Roof ( published by the Author , 107pp , illus , hbk , £11.70 inc p&p ) by The Reverend A A Upton is the story of St Laurence 's Church , Foleshill , which was the first church in Coventry to be closed as a result of Germany 's Blitz on Britain during 1940 . |
| 12 | There was no damage to the contents of the imperial treasury , but behind the scenes , the water has destroyed the complex new security and the air conditioning systems , so it will be closed for a considerable time ’ . |
| 13 | On each side of the hut was a round hole like a window , which could be closed with a piece of wood . |
| 14 | It is agreed , therefore , that departments will remain open during the festive period but that , subject to the criteria set out in ( a ) to ( d ) inclusive above , a number of workplaces could be closed with a view to reducing property costs and improving the efficiency of staff working time . |
| 15 | A business deal can not be closed without a ‘ mutual agreement , . |
| 16 | In operation it is similar to the normal type of tap : the water flows up through an orifice which can be closed by a jumper with a washer screwed down on to it . |
| 17 | The bases will not be closed until a sufficient number go in and dismantle them , and uranium will be exported till the opposition is strong enough to physically prevent it . |
| 18 | Oh I thought they were closed on a Monday . |
| 19 | The baths were closed for a fortnight at least , for a complete disinfection , a change of water , much stronger chlorification and new instructions for the cleansing of the feet of would-be bathers and a thorough check-up of the much higher chlorine addition . |
| 20 | Water inlets at the Broken Scar Treatment Works , near Darlington , were closed as a precautionary measure on Tuesday and its emergency supplies brought into use after a pollution alert further upstream at Barnard Castle . |
| 21 | And Northumbrian Water reported it was extracting water from the river once again after inlets at Broken Scar Treatment Works , near Darlington , were closed as a precautionary measure on Tuesday night , and emergency supplies brought into use . |
| 22 | But he is making no excuses for Taylor Woodrow 's stubborn perseverance with the American contracting business which lost £12m last year and is being closed at a cost of £24m . |
| 23 | This was despite a strong sense that the man was unduly anxious about the outcome of his overture : anxiety is a great destroyer of response , and Frederica had no taste for being closed in a sleeping compartment with a worried man . |
| 24 | He did not like the idea of being closed in a black tomb , though he knew that it would be only his Sahu lying there . |
| 25 | Also in the crypt is the Duomo treasury , a pay-to-enter collection that is closed for a long period at lunch . |
| 26 | The Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum is closed for a year for repairs and for a reorganisation of the present installations . |
| 27 | The modern version we are using has the same hole , and our wood-burning stove has a pipe that goes through it , while the rest of it is closed with a cowl that is a bitch to fix . |
| 28 | Each of the round-topped arches is closed with a crude wooden door . |
| 29 | One end of a tube is closed with an animal membrane and the tube filled with sugar solution . |
| 30 | I retrace my steps and walk up the righthand arm of the T , where the roadway is closed by a second set of iron gates . |