Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [verb] by [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general rule is well established that if a person signs a document which contains contract terms , he/she is bound by those terms , provided that the document was presented for signature before the contract was concluded . |
| 2 | The question is , to what extent does the notion of ( loose ) apposition , as it is defined by these criteria , play a role in such an explanation ? |
| 3 | As a result , there is a continued shortage of residential care facilities for the full-time residence of mentally handicapped people which is perpetuating the need for mental handicap hospitals to house them , even though it is recognised by all parties that this is to be avoided at all costs . |
| 4 | The Court adjourned the matter until Thursday , ‘ but it is hoped by both parties that by then the current uncertainty and speculation concerning the future of Manchester will have been resolved ’ . |
| 5 | Furthermore , it is argued by some commentators that , if an attempt were made to trace the redistributive consequences of other types of government policy , e.g. subsidies that are part of industrial policy , then an already very fuzzy picture would become totally confused . |
| 6 | It is argued by some workers in artificial intelligence ( such as Boden ) , drawing analogies from neurophysiology , that consciousness is a function of the degree of complexity and connectedness of networks — neural or artificial — but this view has been strongly criticised by Penrose as simplistic and lacking the necessary objective evidence . |
| 7 | This arrangement secures a quiet legal life for the film industry in general , although it is resented by some film-makers who are obliged to tailor their product to BBFC standards in order to secure distribution outlets . |
| 8 | More importantly , this is the relationship as it is perceived by many speakers , both in the Caribbean and in Britain . |
| 9 | His present research , to be completed in 1986 , is an examination of the philosophical bases for various theories of first language acquisition ; it develops the thesis that non- verbal language is crucial for this area of enquiry , although it is ignored by most researchers in the field . |
| 10 | Now it is used by all types of banks and it is not uncommon for NBFIs to lend surplus funds through this market . |
| 11 | It is a relatively modest measure which should enjoy a trouble-free passage because it is welcomed by both sides of the offshore industry . |
| 12 | It is known by many names : the SEM , the Internal Market , the 1992 Programme . |
| 13 | This is dialectical , both in the sense that it is marked by many kinds of interplay , as we have seen , and in the sense that at each stage there is retention and extension of existing elements , as well as negation of them . |
| 14 | The first target tonight will be Brian Close , the former Yorkshire and England captain and now chairman of the cricket sub-committee , on which he is supported by such luminaries as Bob Appleyard , Phil Sharpe , Bryan Stott and Bob Platt , all ex-players . |