Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of a primeval golden age can be traced back to the Sumerians ( c.2000 BC ) . |
| 2 | Its origin can be traced back to the Sumerians and Babylonians . |
| 3 | The root of this discontent can be traced back to the experiences of troops of the British West Indies Regiment ( B.W.I.R. ) whilst they were stationed at Taranto , Italy , in 1918 . |
| 4 | The problem in such cases can often be traced back to the actions of the owner . |
| 5 | Lavender 's use can be traced back to the Greeks and Romans and it is more than likely that it was used all round the Mediterranean by Egyptians , Arabs , and Sumerians for a variety of domestic , cosmetic and perfumery needs . |
| 6 | In particular , the origin of the problem of the dating of Easter can be traced back to the Babylonians . |
| 7 | The ultimate origin of our seven-day week and the restrictions for long imposed on Sunday activities can thus be traced back to the Babylonians . |
| 8 | The founding father of modern Mithraic studies , Franz Cumont , showed that Roman Mithraism was a continuation of the Iranian religion of Zarathustra and that its origins can be traced back to the Hindus , for in the Vedic hymns we encounter the name Mitra . |
| 9 | Administrative assistant — the accuracy of the checking procedure , ie the number of errors undetected at this stage that could be referred back by the personnel section or the finance department . |
| 10 | It seemed to be given up to the birds and their morning hymns … |
| 11 | Sitting next to Alison 's fiance , Gordon Healis , Mr Manwaring said : ‘ The streets have got to be given back to the police and the decent people of this country . ’ |
| 12 | Nature has , of course , tremendous resilience in coping with abuse ; even great quantities of waste can be broken down by the bacteria in the water . |
| 13 | Erm , I like it there to be filled in by the managers older by about two years or so . |
| 14 | This serial number will be filled in by the lexicographers and will represent the order in which the Project Director requires the forms to be actioned . |
| 15 | The form only requires a box or number of boxes to be filled out with the Group(s) identifier ( typically A1 etc . ) |
| 16 | Any electrical appliances should be pointed out to the guests with instructions on use if necessary . |
| 17 | ‘ We pulled out all the stops to produce extra stock needed to meet the charter flights , so the paint could be flown in over the weekends . ’ |
| 18 | Instead we leave the pictures to be stripped in at the printers , and get a better image as a result . |
| 19 | The request serial number should also be checked off against the records in the control book , and logged as completed . |
| 20 | The unit can include as many net-armed and as many club-armed Night Goblins as you wish , and they can be mixed up in the ranks as you please . |
| 21 | Slate is marvellous to look at but at a marvellous price , and there is an enormous choice in ceramic tiles which can be mixed in among the terracottas for an ethnic Mexican or Provencale , Italian , Spanish or Portuguese look . |
| 22 | You should feel your centre of gravity to be located down through the hips . |
| 23 | The legal process , when invoked , has to be speeded up in the interests of the child . |
| 24 | Whereas the railways in the past had been an integral part of the cityscape , running down main streets , leaving in their wake a succession of railroad crossings on the classic American street grid plan , by the turn of the century they were already disappearing behind fences , into cuttings , or underground , a process which was to be speeded up in the years leading to the First World War . |
| 25 | The anxiety that I will be caught out on the hustings by a clever swine in a corduroy jacket asking ‘ What is the current rate of child benefit ? ’ is one which is shared by all those rash enough to offer themselves for election . |
| 26 | But it 's strange to think that the day 's not so far away when players like Robert Cray , Bonnie Raitt and Jimmie Vaughan , for so long representatives of the new American blues generation , will themselves be looked on as the elders of the blues . |
| 27 | If the assault proved successful , Egypt would no longer be vulnerable to attack ( the Turks had already sent a force to attempt to seize the Suez Canal ) and Turkey 's traditional enemies in the Balkans might be won over to the Allies . |
| 28 | Pumping air into these causes water to be sucked through with the bubbles as they rise to the surface . |
| 29 | IconAuthor is to be rolled out under the auspices of IBM 's Multimedia standard this year in the UK , for instance . |
| 30 | Is there any obligation for an external audit to be carried out on the books and records of the organisation , or is this a matter to be decided according to an internally agreed constitution ? |