Example sentences of "[vb base] [be] show [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hydrocarbon exploration in overthrust belts is encouraged by these results because the highly disturbed and sometimes metamorphosed rocks of the near-surface have been shown to overlie extensive areas of flat-lying and relatively undisturbed strata , separated by a fundamental detachment zone which is commonly at a depth of only a few kilometres . |
| 2 | First , they represent a putative developmental sequence which reflects the child 's gradual mastery of language for dealing with abstract ideas and , second , they have been shown to generate high levels of inter-observer agreement ( Blank and Franklin 1980 ) ( see Table 7.3 ) . |
| 3 | In the context of a varying incidence of the sudden infant death syndrome in different ethnic groups , and the possible contribution of infant care practices to this variation , this paper has described the beliefs and practices concerning infant care among two groups of carers in populations that have been shown to have significant differences in the likelihood of the syndrome . |
| 4 | Various non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs given before surgery have been shown to have analgesic effects . |
| 5 | Teachers using simultaneous communication have been shown to present deficient models of English syntax in their signing ( Marmor and Petitto , 1979 ; Kluwin , 1981 ) . |
| 6 | Schools which observe a principle of ‘ open house ’ are better able to achieve this , because they encourage parents and local residents to make visits during school hours , and have been shown to make notable improvements in the quality of the education which they provide simply by working with parents on a basis of equality . |
| 7 | Once language is described as a category of behaviour , it is possible to explain its occurrence with reference to the contingent relationships which have been shown to influence other kinds of behaviour . |