Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [to-vb] the [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roads leading to these houses are guarded to prevent the general species of mankind from entering ; and I felt a slight twinge of sorrow for these rich people who have isolated themselves in these strange colonies and deprived themselves of the society of humble and unpretentious men who add the savour to human society ; for it is only in such men that the real spirit of joy , and freedom resides . |
| 2 | There are also commercial preparations of bacteria which are intended to restore the normal flora of the gut . |
| 3 | To facilitate this the CAD part files are organized to provide the required data structure . |
| 4 | Since the closure announcement , an active job search programme has been mounted to help the 360 people made redundant . |
| 5 | For example , if 265 grains are scored overlying the chromosomes in 100 mitotic cells , and since chromosome 1 represents 7.20% of the genome , then approximately 19 grains ( 7.20% of 265 = 19.08 ) would be expected to overlie the homologous pair . |
| 6 | Clearly a man with a future in the politics of liberation , he concluded the interview with a flourish : ‘ Transkei will be used to liberate the black people of South Africa . ’ |
| 7 | The shopper , so the refrain goes , does n't know how to cook fresh fish , ca n't cope with bones , wo n't pay a fair price and will only be persuaded to buy the traditional species . |
| 8 | In 1994/5 the band will be widened to cover the first £3,000 . |
| 9 | He will be required to compensate the local people for the stolen logs and to pay for an environmental recovery plan for the damaged area . |
| 10 | The largest company employing disabled people in Britain is Remploy , which is run as a profit-making business , but equipped with machinery specially made for use by the disabled , and supervisors who are trained to help the disabled staff cope . |
| 11 | Or put another way , for every £1 00 of your income that counts for income tax purposes up to £2,000 , you have to pay £20 to the Exchequer — and are allowed to keep the remaining £80 . |
| 12 | How many , I wondered , who visited the show would realise just how much blood , sweat , and tears were shed to get the two aircraft on the ramp . |
| 13 | The elderly among the servants were asked to retrain the new staff to their old exacting standards ; they were then retired , with pensions of a size that made Edouard 's Parisian friends complain . |
| 14 | The kids , aged , typically , eight and nine , are baffled to receive the complete works of Shakespeare , especially when he starts reciting Hamlet over the Christmas pud . |
| 15 | The new round is intended to save the firm $680m . |
| 16 | Sadoon Hamadi , the new prime minister , said at a press conference : ‘ What is intended to starve the Iraqi people so that they revolt and change their leader Saddam Hussein . ’ |
| 17 | A systematic assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of each low-cost idea is made to establish the lowest-cost means of performing the function under discussion . |
| 18 | A systematic assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of each low-cost idea is made to establish the lowest-cost means of performing the function under discussion . |
| 19 | Appealing for faith and confidence , the parable invites the hearer to see in Jesus ’ followers the seed of the vast communion of the saved … out of this unprepossessing band of disciples is destined to come the restored people , not only the lost sheep of Israel 's house , but the nations , as well , ( Meyer 1979:164 ) . |
| 20 | ‘ A special commission on Bulgaria 's ethnic conflicts is needed to expose the guilty people , ’ said the union president , Mr Zhelyu Zhelev . |
| 21 | Further TV support including ‘ Direct Response ’ advertising is scheduled to boost the growing sales . |
| 22 | Postman Anthony Creed is determined to smash the 3 lb roach barrier and he 's already well on his way after landing a 2 lb 12 oz beauty from a private stretch of the Hampshire Avon . |
| 23 | Because the Czechoslovakian team could not afford to take part in the British leg of the European Grand Slam event next June , a competition was arranged to raise the necessary £600 to cover their expenses . |
| 24 | Also during this year Captain H.M. Williams was selected to command the 1 st Bucks team of sixty men , to compete for a prize offered by Lord Wantage for field firing at the Home Counties Brigade Camp at Churn , and of this team ( which won the competition ) thirty-two were Wolverton men . |
| 25 | Originally a high-intensity flash-lamp was used to generate the unstable species , while the spectrum was recorded using a second , weaker flash . |