Example sentences of "they are [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am assured that they are advertised in the Institutions Journal . |
| 2 | The Fenny Bentley figures , for there are two of them , also wear winding-sheets , but here they are tucked under the feet , secured by linen bands around the calves , and finished off with a neat bow ; but the head end displays the standard knot . |
| 3 | All theoretical treatments of the quantised Hall effect proposed so far require there to be no dissipative scattering if they are to account for the values of h/Ne 2 at the plateaux . |
| 4 | ‘ Lightweight dinghies should n't be used unless they are tethered to the shore , ’ said Peter Race . |
| 5 | Yet the prevailing treatment of women workers defines them as a particular and different sub-group of the general category ‘ workers ’ ( this parallels the role they are assigned in the study of deviance ) . |
| 6 | Women 's role and position in the social stratification system husband and wife working in a paid job or career ? vicarious role they are assigned in the sociology of stratification . |
| 7 | They are understood by the ability of the imagination ( Rachel 's servant , Bilhah ) to relate these emotions to anticipation of the joys of heaven and pains of hell , and helped by the practice of self-discipline , abstinence and patience in the desires of sensuality ( Zilpah , Leah 's servant ) . |
| 8 | They are typified by the relations whose extended statement consists in a machine table , or flow chart , or computer programme . |
| 9 | They are regarded as the elite amongst the prostitutes . |
| 10 | The lamps with krypton save energy so they are regarded by the lighting industry as ‘ first choice ’ . |
| 11 | Now they are flooded with the West European goods their recycling is n't worth any more . |
| 12 | They are manufactured by the Contassium Company of Putney , south-west London , and several other companies in Britain . |
| 13 | Because people moving at different speeds measure different distances between events , they must also measure different intervals of time if they are to agree on the speed of light . |
| 14 | ‘ Old people are their life , it 's not just a business venture for them , they genuinely care and they are speaking from the heart , ’ he said . |
| 15 | There is no shame in their situation and they are participating in the disintegration of the moral force of respectability which would once have shamed them within their own class and community . |
| 16 | ( 2 ) Byelaws made under subsection ( 1 ) above shall not have effect until they are confirmed by the Secretary of State , and the provisions of subsections ( 4 ) to ( 12 ) and ( 15 ) of section 202 of the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1973 and of section 204 of that Act shall , with any necessary modifications , apply in relation to byelaws to be made or made under this section as they apply in relation to byelaws to be made or made under that Act . |
| 17 | A sale of goods is not prevented from being a sale by description by reason only that , being exposed for sale or hire , they are selected by the buyer . ’ |
| 18 | ( p100 ) This is now given statutory effect by s13(3) of SGA 1979 which provides that : A sale of goods is not prevented from being a sale by description by reason only that , the goods being exposed for sale or hire , they are selected by the buyer . |
| 19 | Although procedurally they are selected by the appointments secretary at Downing Street , in practice the Queen is asked for her informal approval before a nomination is made : the prime minister 's private secretary writes to the Queen 's private secretary saying ‘ the |
| 20 | And they may be torn three ways , between the practical direction they are getting in the school , the advice they are being given in college and by their teaching practice tutor , and their own developing sense of the kind of teacher they would or would not like to become . |
| 21 | ‘ There are far too many media people and they are getting in the way of everyone else . |
| 22 | Several hotel and leisure groups are already beginning to diversify into this field : they are aiming at the top and more lucrative end of the market , charging fees well above the DSS limits . |
| 23 | Privately , they are disturbed by the move , which follows the controversy last week when ITV delayed transmission of the Liverpool v Manchester United match . |
| 24 | Although I have stressed the importance of all children having access to the full primary curriculum , it must be recognised that some children do need special provision , more time , and/or extra help if they are to profit from the opportunity . |
| 25 | They are threatened by the spread of bigotry , but also by other conceptions of life — for example , those which look on originality , innovation , and diversity as luxuries which society can ill afford given the need for efficiency , productivity , or growth , or those which in a host of other ways depreciate freedom . |
| 26 | They are loved as the protectors of all beasts and birds . |
| 27 | But , he added ‘ While these people have a right to live as they want , they are infringing on the rights of other people . |
| 28 | We can now add that controlling ensures that the travellers know how well they are progressing along the route , how correct their map is , and what deviations , if any , they need to make to stay on course . |
| 29 | Policies with prefix letters PM or FM ( Motor Car ) , MC ( Motor Cycle ) or CM ( Commercial Vehicle — excluding policies numbered lower than 100,000 ) will qualify for a Special Discount of just under 6% where the policies have been in force continuously for at least three years when they are renewed during the year commencing 1st July 1981 . |
| 30 | Yamaha Electronics have recently released details of the new 1992 range of hi-fi separates and systems that they are bringing into the UK from the parent company . |