Example sentences of "[vb pp] in [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Yet there is striking evidence that carts and wagons had been much improved , and that bridges were being built in many parts to make it possible for them to go longer distances . |
2 | It can then be used in spare moments to provide you with recordings of matching background sound , which can be dubbed in at editing if need be to replace any unsatisfactory sections of the original synchronised sound . |
3 | On the early levels the tiles are offered in obvious pairs making them easy to vanquish , but as you progress tiles are offered in odd numbers , forcing you to bring three together simultaneously . |
4 | Separate allegations against Gates — suggesting that he might be implicated in illegal efforts to supply US arms and technology to Iraq via third countries such as South Africa and Chile — were also believed to have been made to congressional investigators and federal law enforcement officials . |
5 | In the West African republic of Liberia where eighty five per cent of the population have been displaced , children , some as young as eight are being placed in secure compounds to prevent them from going back to fight for the waring factions . |
6 | Because of the term 's many meanings , and the confusion they therefore create , it is proposed in these pages to avoid them where-ever possible Resource-based learning , like resource-based teaching , can obviously exemplify " educational technology " in one or other meaning , but a surprising number of teachers would indignantly deny that they had been practising it ; in some cases , this implies disagreement or scepticism with the claims made by some sell styled " educational technologists ' ( meaning 5 ) and in other cases derives simply from a misunderstanding . |
7 | Changes in the Pakistan Penal Code introduced in recent years make it a criminal offence for Ahmadis to profess , practice and propagate their faith . |
8 | Blockhouses were built in the fields , and sometimes the cattle were kept in fortified compounds to protect them from raiders . |
9 | A horse 's need for self-esteem can be extended in different ways to suit us . |
10 | By virtue of the Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971 the recipient of unsolicited goods is entitled in certain circumstances to treat them as unconditional gifts after six months from receipt , or 30 days from notice to the sender , so long as the sender does not in the meantime take possession of them and the recipient does not unreasonably refuse to permit him to do so . |