Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The young wheat is streaked by silver lines of water running between the ridges , the sheep are gathered together on the slopes . |
| 2 | The syllables making up an instruction are placed immediately after the syllables of the previous instruction , without regard for the boundaries between words . |
| 3 | If 2342 scan lines from the MSS are placed together like the rows of a matrix then the distance from the first to the last scan line is just about 185 km . |
| 4 | Many of the industries are placed close to the docks ; they are port oriented . |
| 5 | I regard rule 7.23 as restating , by way of convenient compilation , rights of appeal which are given elsewhere in the Rules . |
| 6 | I regard rule 7.23 as restating , by way of convenient compilation , rights of appeal which are given elsewhere in the Rules . |
| 7 | Thus , for example , an account of some episode of social conflict is constructed in which the discrete personalities of the protagonists are regarded as irrelevant to the outcome , and they are treated simply as the bearers or supports of certain political ideologies or economic forces . |
| 8 | The Museum , although having a modern exterior , was originally built around a Moorish bath-house Commemorative plaques of the Rock 's historical past have been posted all over the streets and buildings . |
| 9 | Prejudice ( encompassing Racism and Equal Opportunities which are listed separately in the Arrangements document , but can be presented as forms of prejudice ) |
| 10 | Resources are developed both in the regions and by WACC staff ( also through Media Development and Action ) . |
| 11 | If there are no clubbers at all then any netted enemy are jumped on by the netters themselves , and damage is resolved with a strength of 3 as normal . |
| 12 | I thank the Minister for that answer and the confirmation that during the Government 's tenure the burden has been placed firmly on the shoulders of those who are least able to bear it . |
| 13 | She really has been treated badly at the Reeds . |
| 14 | China has been cheered up by the difficulties the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe face as they try to change their old communist ways . |
| 15 | A securitisation will qualify for a linked presentation even though the seller retains significant risk on the underlying mortgages ( even with little potential upside ) , provided ( among other things ) that claims against the seller are limited solely to the assets securitised . |
| 16 | For we are taught both by the words of worthy men of old and by our experience that this is a most certain sign , and it has been found that even if she be urged and exhorted by solemn conjurations to shed tears , if she be a witch she will not be able to weep : although she will assume a tearful aspect and smear her cheeks and eyes with spittle to make it appear that she is weeping ; wherefore she must be closely watched by the attendants . |
| 17 | In the UK anyway , the published products of historical scholarship , monographs and articles in learned journals , are still the principal criteria upon which promotion and professional recognition are meted out within the humanities . |
| 18 | Over 5,000 students are registered worldwide on the Masters programme , the majority studying the Distance Learning MBA . |
| 19 | IIb produces only luxury goods which are consumed solely by the capitalists . |
| 20 | Other details of this allegedly gentle pre-war street life are filled in by the writings of youth club workers — Butterworth 's Clubland ( 1932 ) , Hatton 's London 's Bad Boys ( 1931 ) and Secretan 's London Below Bridges ( 1931 ) — which are teeming with rowdy incident , outbreaks of hooliganism , shoplifting sprees , youngsters terrorising old ladies , foul language , youth club riots and vandalism . |
| 21 | When it is grabbed , its elongated , sharp-pointed ribs are pressed out through the sides of its body and into the lining of the mouth of the hapless hunter . |
| 22 | The Campbells ' rooms had been given up by the officers of the household for the visitors . |
| 23 | In reviewing the central site , consideration has been given primarily to the needs of History and of English in so far as the needs of the latter can not be satisfied on the St Cross site . |
| 24 | But he had not , perhaps , been taught overmuch about the battle-tactics of the Romans . |
| 25 | For example , in an ARTEP study of export zones in Sri Lanka , South Korea , the Philippines , Malaysia and India , Maex ( 1983 ) demonstrates that poor wages and conditions are explained better by the characteristics of the workforce in zone industries ( mainly young women ) , than by their location or the ownership of the plants . |
| 26 | Bikini bottoms look more like high-waisted hot pants , while swimsuits are squared off across the thighs or skirted . |
| 27 | Between the fourth and eighth week all the main organs are formed together with the limbs and beginnings of skeletal structure . |
| 28 | These had been broken up by the owls , and a collection of 1128 bones representing 27 individuals was compared with the bone numbers from intact pellets at the same nest site . |
| 29 | Any ice left after the previous day 's racing had been broken conclusively in the scenes out in the station , and the party had already gelled and was in full swing . |
| 30 | Subjects that they care about are fended off by the pupils with the familiar complaints that they are ‘ boring ’ or ‘ stupid ’ . |