Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] [adv] [verb] [prep] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And all kinds of reasons are conventionally winked at by our good-natured policemen and traffic wardens . |
| 2 | Accountants ' reports on unincorporated businesses ' accounts are currently referred to as ‘ audit reports ’ by many , including many banks and other lenders . |
| 3 | If such machinations are seldom heard of in this period it is unlikely to be because they were rare . |
| 4 | Educational policies are generally arrived at through painstaking research into past and present practices , yet policies which ultimately dictate the future are rarely radical enough to reflect all the detail and ramifications of this research . |
| 5 | There , as we have seen , psychotic reactions are always referred to as diseases — which they are , to the extent that they involve serious disruption of the nervous system 's behaviour . |
| 6 | On the other hand , this view must be balanced by the knowledge that herding and other complex communal activities are also engaged in by a variety of ectotherms . |
| 7 | In contemporary literature , following the lead of Gramsci 's ( 1971 ) reflections in the Prison Notebooks , these foundations are usually referred to as those of ‘ Fordism ’ . |
| 8 | It should be noted that the above rules are often referred to as the 17 year rule and the 3 year rule . |
| 9 | Open price contracts are specifically provided for in ss8 and 9 of SGA 1979 which state : 8 – ( 1 ) The price in a contract of sale may be fixed by the contract , or may be left to be fixed in a manner agreed by the contract , or may be determined by the course of dealing between the parties . |
| 10 | Although these times are usually referred to as ‘ shutter speeds ’ , ‘ exposure time ’ is a more accurate description . |
| 11 | The birds are generally referred to as doves in the modern literature , but as Nilsson points out there is often little evidence of species . |
| 12 | The guidelines include recommendations on how to ensure the tropical birds are well cared for in a temperate climate , that they have a proper diet , and are protected from illness and injury . |
| 13 | However , rugby union and racing fans are well catered for on BBC this week as both the Five Nations Championship reaches its exciting climax and the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival gallops out of the stalls . |
| 14 | c ) databases for desk research : databases are briefly dealt with in the chapter on marketing and Information Technology . |
| 15 | Such organizations are usually referred to as bureaucracies and much contemporary analysis is derived from the work of the German sociologist Max Weber , who saw them as an essential element of contemporary capitalism . |
| 16 | Flatwoven rugs are generally referred to as kelims ( or gelims ) , which is a Turkish word meaning prayer rug . |
| 17 | Some authorities argue that it is a variation of the more traditional prayer rug symbolism , and hatchli rugs are sometimes referred to as " husband and wife " prayer rugs . |
| 18 | They must now recognize that laboratories need a steady flow of samples , and computers are increasingly relied upon for storage and handling of sample data . |
| 19 | The legs are then lowered to within 15cm ( 6in ) of the bench before being raised again . |
| 20 | In this country , tortoises are usually thought of as land animals , terrapins as freshwater and turtles as sea-living , or marine , reptiles . |
| 21 | The last two of these eight traps are commonly dealt with in basic statistical texts and can not be sensibly covered here . |
| 22 | Independent schools are also referred to as public schools , private schools , preparatory schools and non-maintained schools . |
| 23 | Even in Northern Ireland , the districts are best thought of as the lower tier in a system that simply lacks a democratically elected higher level of local government . |
| 24 | Particularly interesting will be how rivalries are both conceived of by fans themselves , and represented in local and national media . |
| 25 | What I would like to just er point out to the panel in terms of the earlier discussion the Senior Inspector was having about the sites around Greater York is that virtually without exception , well the two exceptions being the two hospital sites , I think all the other sites are actually our planning commitments so erm your comment about erm the longevity of the the greenbelt as it were , that virtually all those sites are actually committed in in one form or another , the only two sites which are not er committed really are the Naburn and Clifton hospital sites which are both inset within the greenbelt , well one is inset and one is subject to the normal P P G two er requirements for redevelopment of hospitals . |
| 26 | These other sites are often referred to as the subcortical visual system . |
| 27 | As already mentioned , spreadsheets are often thought of as the key number crunching application and therefore benefit most from a numeric coprocessor . |
| 28 | Judges are frequently called upon by the government of the day to preside over commissions , committees and administrative tribunals of different kinds . |
| 29 | There are many different bodies in the country who seek to recover levies from individuals or companies and these matters are invariably dealt with by the Magistrates ' Court . |
| 30 | Most matters are soon dealt with by experience — but knowing you have access to a solicitor 's professional advice on more complex legal problems is a valuable extra security : |