Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is likened to a heaven full of stars , yet better than such because his wounds are efficacious by day as well as by night , and not only can not be obscured by clouds but positively drive away clouds of sin ; a net full of holes in which the meditator prays to be drawn to the bank of death ; a dovecote full of holes of refuge and a honeycomb full of cells of sweet honey ; a book written in red ink — matter for the meditator 's attention at " matyns , pryme , houris , euesong & complin " ; a meadow full of healing and delightful flowers and herbs ( 96 – 7 ) . |
| 2 | The cold is compounded by an average two degree drop in temperature for every thousand feet , and hypothermia , induced by the chill factor of a 40-knot airflow , becomes an insidious danger . |
| 3 | But in Japanese studies this tendency is compounded by the way contemporary Japan is starkly contrasted with the ‘ dark valley ’ of the 1930s . |
| 4 | This problem is compounded by the practice common with some United States carriers of issuing straight bills without stamping the words ‘ non negotiable ’ on the originals . |
| 5 | 7.2.3 For elderly people , the proposals appear to overlook the difficulties which they may face if , for instance , the contract for cataracts or hip replacements is placed at a hospital some distance away . |
| 6 | All rubbish is placed on the pavement each week , and is collected by trucks . |
| 7 | A sweater is placed with the back uppermost , and the hemiplegic arm is placed beside the sweater . |
| 8 | The school is situated on the south western edge of a medium-sized country town . |
| 9 | The other half of the space ( z>0 ) is filled with a type I superconductor . |
| 10 | The scale of the problem of elder abuse is highlighted by a study last year , which suggested that up to half a million elderly people may be suffering abuse from carers or relatives . |
| 11 | Hence his interest is personal property , and is classed as a chattel , though , by reason of its close relation to real property , it is distinguished as a chattel real . |
| 12 | Any decision taken by the individual , head or subcommittee with delegated authority is binding on the whole governing body . |
| 13 | In such schemes generalization is regarded as a process applicable to different areas of content . |
| 14 | A project associated with the research activities of the department or one of the geophysical units of the NERC British Geological Survey or with a geophysical exploration company is undertaken during the vacation prior to the final year . |
| 15 | At this speed the optimum switching angle is 6 degrees and therefore the choice of switching angle is limited to the range 0–6 degrees . |
| 16 | In a limited company the liability of the members is limited to the amount unpaid on their shares . |
| 17 | A more subtle form of restriction is to proceed by a philosophy akin to that of apartheid . |
| 18 | We hope to address the function of this DNA/protein interaction by further characterisation of the protein binding to the SSB sequence and determine whether cruciform formation is possible at this region of the DNA and whether formation of such a structure is stabilised by the sequence specific DNA binding protein . |
| 19 | Their results did , however , confirm another effect evident in the original Kraemer and Roberts study — that the effects of a long retention interval can be very apparent when pre-exposure is given to a stimulus different from that used for conditioning and the test . |
| 20 | A small committee assists in deciding the financial benefit of each suggestion and a cash bonus is given to the employee concerned based on this . |
| 21 | This Sunday Kenneth is competing at the BSAD senior athletics championships to be held at Monkton Stadium . |
| 22 | At least 88 per cent of sewage from coastal towns is discharged into the sea raw or after only basic screening to sift out solids . |
| 23 | Magritte is rehabilitated as a technician capable of surprisingly expressive passages of paint , although Sylvester 's case for the Impressionist and vache pictures is unlikely to win general agreement . |
| 24 | The pull-out torque is maximised at a supply angular frequency when the switching angle is set to its optimum value : ( Acarnley and Gibbons , 1982 ; Tal , 1982 ) . |
| 25 | The desert is squeezed in the tube-train next to you . ’ |
| 26 | Since a variety of conduct is included within the term gross indecency , the protection afforded to male patients from sexual exploitation is greater than it is for female patients . |
| 27 | A 46% rise for BAA 's profits to £220m is forecast with the dividend likely to go up 13% to 6.5p . |
| 28 | If the design of the works is evolving as construction proceeds , and the contract is let on a cost reimbursable basis , responsibility for controlling costs lies principally with the client or with the client 's representatives . |
| 29 | Specialists know all there is to know about the Type 48-x , and can use it better than everyone else , and everyone benefits from their advice . |
| 30 | But we are stuck with it until it is won in a manner suitable to Bush , whether or not the UN conditions have been met . |