Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Research studies , however , including ( … ) those of Wolkind and Kozaruk ( 1983 ) on children placed through the Adoption Resource Exchange , and Reich and Lewis ( 1986 ) , and Maca-skill ( 1985a ) concerning the agency Parents for Children , indicate that children who have been placed against their parents ' wishes seem to be settling quite well , but there are insufficient numbers , followed up for insufficiently long , for us to know what the impact of adoption of older children without consent is going to be in the long term . |
2 | Since the point has now been referred by your Lordships ' House to the European Court of Justice in that case , I am most reluctant to become involved in any discussion upon it . |
3 | Those such as Boromir are saved by their friends ' love for them . |
4 | Up until then , neither boy had even been told of their parents ' divorce . |
5 | Arsenal 's goalless home draw with negative Ipswich illustrated how badly their confidence has been affected by their strikers ' failure to convert of the strikers to manufacture enough scoring chances — and Graham looks ready to go back to basics . |
6 | Jane had been hurt by her parents ' occasional references to her in newspaper interviews as being a ‘ difficult child ’ or other remarks prompted only by Laura 's nagging worries about what the future might hold for Jane . |
7 | The number of sets can be altered , along with whether points can or ca n't be won on your opponents ' serve . |
8 | Remember that wives or children travelling alone must have their own passport , and that newly arrived infants must be included in their parents ' passport in advance of their departure date . |
9 | 2.48 It can thus be seen from their lordships ' views in Taylor v O'Connor [ 1971 ] AC 115 that there is no judicial unanimity when damages come to be assessed under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 . |
10 | In ordinary language use , the three functions represent three coexisting ways in which language has to be adapted to its users ' communicative needs . |
11 | For instance , if father has lost his job , whispered conversations about money worries , which break off as soon as children come near , may give them the idea that a terrible disaster is about to strike , or even that they are too insignificant to be taken into their parents ' confidence . |
12 | Instructors can be mistaken about their students ' ability to control the initial part properly if one or two launches go well . |
13 | If I chose not to reap the benefits of this scheme then I might consider the fate of a few ungrateful citizens who had thought likewise and then seen their homes repossessed , had been inflicted with uncanny storms that ripped tiles from roof and threw chimney stacks into the street , had undergone torment at the hands of timeshare salespeople , had been billed for new and exorbitant taxes and had been struck off their doctors ' registers . |
14 | Numerous studies have shown than most young smokers are influenced by their friends ' and older siblings ' smoking habits . |
15 | However , an increasing number of cases are being reported in which patients ' pain does not respond as expected to the most powerful opiates . |
16 | This ‘ teacher authority ’ can lead to pupils being stifled by their teachers ' expectations . |
17 | The very positive research findings about children who have been adopted ( including those described by Triseliotis who were placed later from disturbed backgrounds ) , are all largely about children who were adopted with their parents ' consent . |
18 | In seconds , the police officers ' hats were dislodged from their owners ' heads , and they disappeared into a boiling fighting , mass of humanity . |
19 | She and her mystery man were spotted outside her parents ' home in Fulham , west London . |
20 | Virginia , you see , was quite a brave Brownie , despite being scared by her schoolfriends ' stories of the witch of Wardle Wood . |
21 | The facts are stated in their Lordships ' judgment giving the reasons for their decision . |
22 | The facts are stated in their Lordships ' judgment giving the reasons for their decision . |
23 | The Lazio player 's England caps and medals are safe because they are kept at his parents ' home , said Carl . |
24 | Eli himself for the most part does not appear in a bad light , but as the one responsible for the proper functioning of the sanctuary , he is implicated in his sons ' guilt , is at one point accused of sharing their greed , and is doomed to share in great disgrace about to befall his family . |
25 | In an increasingly competitive environment local authorities will , more than ever , need to reappraise their economic development polices , to asses how attractive to inward investors their area is compared with their neighbours ' or other parts of Britain and Europe . |
26 | At Luxor the cruise ships often lie four or more deep at their moorings so that their passengers ' view can be of the side of the next ship instead of the river and the Theban hills , and the desert air is replaced by their neighbours ' diesel exhaust . |
27 | This group 's inferior class position is linked to their families ' origins as immigrants , and is compounded by poor incomes and racism . |
28 | I do not propose that children be removed from their parents ' care . |
29 | If that is the prime source of their professional motivation , then the more their research is oriented towards their students ' courses , the more likely is their commitment to those students . |
30 | Friends think it unlikely that she was registered at her parents ' Oxfordshire seat , and her two flatmates , journalist Andy Harris and design consultant Lizzie Schoon — both Tory supporters — were also unable to vote . |