Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heads of departments and institutions are indemnified by the University in respect of any claims made against them under civil law in connection with safety duties . |
| 2 | Her secrets are revealed in the book , Marje : The Guilt And The Gingerbread by Angela Patmore . |
| 3 | The subjective estimate could be based on pure hunch and guesswork at the end of period t - 1 , but in order to introduce a degree of empirical testability into the model it is normally assumed that is arrived at by some policy rule which includes on the right-hand side only those variables whose magnitudes are known at the end of the period t - 1 . |
| 4 | There is , in addition , a cassette which contains many of the extracts and teacher 's notes are provided at the back of the book . |
| 5 | Criminal acts are defined by the Home Office as ‘ those acts against the law for which the offender is caught , tried and found guilty ’ . |
| 6 | Nearly 800 Unit and Squadron badges are embedded in the floor ; they are of Welsh slate , many the work of Madge Whiteman . |
| 7 | Personnel are excluded from the warehouse operation under normal operating conditions and ingress and egress of pallets to and from crane pick-up points is often by powered conveyor . |
| 8 | However , the ‘ Radfahrer frei ’ sign indicates that cycling is allowed , though riders are warned by the cartoon underneath ( Figure 6.28 ) ‘ But not this way ! ’ |
| 9 | Speaking at Barcelona 's Real Club de Polo where British riders are competing in the dressage , the Major hit back at Pound 's accusations . |
| 10 | Point to Point … racing folk will tell you this is the true home of steepelchasing … the foundry where runners and riders are forged for the future … |
| 11 | Its numbers had increased by 1979 to 3,000 from only 800 a century ago , when it had been expected to disappear : its only use was for bloodless bull-fighting in which ribbons are snatched from the bull 's horns . |
| 12 | Discussions are proceeding on the introduction of a four-year course in Mathematics which perhaps one-third of the undergraduates reading the subject would take . |
| 13 | Discussions are continuing with the artist about a second work , but Wilson , on his way to Berlin with a DAAD scholarship , told The Art Newspaper that he doubted that the funds for a new commission would be forthcoming . |
| 14 | The acquisition would not have been possible without the help of the National Heritage Museum Fund and discussions are continuing with the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland regarding a grant towards endowment costs . |
| 15 | April 8-10 Baker visits Israel at the start of his second Middle East tour ; discussions are centred on the concept of a " regional conference " , and he receives a tentative Israeli agreement to attend a " limited " conference [ see p. 38167 ] . |
| 16 | All sorts of reasons are given for the lack of enthusiasm in schools for physical science and technology , but never that which might be the fundamental one . |
| 17 | The young people who come into care are drawn almost exclusively from the ranks of the poor and disadvantaged and though many reasons are given for the move , frequently it is the inability of the family to cope with illness , bereavement , divorce or remarriage . |
| 18 | Floors , for instance , require finishes that are hard , water resistant , but at the same time flexible , so that the surface is not brittle and will not crack when objects are moved across the surface . |
| 19 | Look for them where fairly large , heavy objects are resting on the soil , for example , under large stones , a garden roller or a log . |
| 20 | With the spatial approach , the initial relationships between objects are established by the interpretation of the local orthogonal domains or bricks ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 21 | The criterion , of course , is that only perceptions of red objects are included in the set . |
| 22 | Wild cats , for instance , are not particularly social creatures and these tendencies are displayed in the behaviour of our domestic pussies . |
| 23 | Differing tendencies are brought within the Party fold and taken up by the leadership ; otherwise , they perish . |
| 24 | In fact , while an oil cargo could be sold and resold several times a day under the right market conditions , very few North Atlantic or Baltic general cargo shipments are sold on the water . |
| 25 | En route , the slavers make an early sale when Ian and two other prisoners are bought by the master of a galley ship . |
| 26 | Prisoners tend not to re-offend , family relationships are maintained , and above all , through education prisoners are provided with the opportunity of a different role in society . |
| 27 | ‘ The prisoners are picked for the operation according to the severity of their crime . |
| 28 | Under existing company law , accounts are prepared on the assumption that the company is a going concern , but there is no explicit requirement for directors to satisfy themselves that this is a reasonable assumption to make , by , for example , preparing a cash flow forecast . |
| 29 | It was noted above that these accounts are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General who reports to the Public Accounts Committee . |
| 30 | I therefore propose that Coopers and Lybrand be and are hereby appointed auditors to the company , to hold office from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion of the next meeting er , of the company at which accounts are laid for the company in accordance with section two four one Companies Act Nineteen Eighty Five and that their remuneration for this period be fixed by the directors . |