Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Probably the only way to try and prevent it is to go into the schools and get people that have been through the proble , the problem theirselves to go into the schools and try and educate the kids to stay off drugs . |
| 2 | ‘ The traditional British way of doing things in international sporting bodies is to go to the body and put forward a sensible , fair and balanced objective and assume then that everybody will vote for it . |
| 3 | An exercise you can do to get a picture of the difference between newspapers is to go to the library and read each daily in turn . |
| 4 | I sing it practically every night of my life , because , like bits of Hamlet , it 's so obvious that the trick is to go against the lyric and stir in your listener the real sense of a man who can not love . |
| 5 | It is a way the Holy Spirit is using across the nation and across the denominations . |
| 6 | However , there is a net outflow of as much as 10 per cent and it is this ‘ lost ’ fluid which is drained by the lymphatics and returned to the circulation . |
| 7 | One pupil , sitting in the coveted position alongside the radiator , is gazing through the window and into the distance . |
| 8 | It also means ensuring that any risk inherent in investment advice is explained to the client and clearly understood by him . |
| 9 | My difficulty is compounded by the succinctness and cogency of the Official Solicitor 's submissions which were made with obvious distaste , but in the due and proper fulfilment of their duties as the guardian ad litem of this disabled girl . |
| 10 | A final point to bear in mind is that givenness is assigned by the speaker and , as such , does not necessarily correlate with the reality of the linguistic or extra-linguistic situation . |
| 11 | In some applications a gear is placed between the motor and load with the aim of adjusting the loading on the motor . |
| 12 | Various techniques to promote reflux while imaging have been attempted , such as abdominal cuffing , in which a binder is placed over the abdomen and the pressure is increased by inflating it with air . |
| 13 | We may extend this metaphor further by suggesting that our everyday experience of stress is rather like a tap which is placed over the glass and into which it drips drops of stress . |
| 14 | As in a lot of one-design racing , class rules ensure that the emphasis is placed on the ability and performance of the crew : owners are not allowed to make modifications to their boats . |
| 15 | Otherwise , the sandwich is placed on the saw and the first glass slide cut off . |
| 16 | Notice the back heel is placed on the centreline and , again like the beach start , can be used to bring the board closer . |
| 17 | A framework of iron bars is placed across the top and this supports fine mesh netting . |
| 18 | The tie , of twisted fabric , is placed around the ankles and the parted shroud displays a small cap with ruffling , this last soon to become one of the standard items of grave-clothing . |
| 19 | One person is placed in the middle and momentarily blindfolded while the children hide the ring under their hands . |
| 20 | In order to retrieve a piece of information , its address is placed in the SAR and a ‘ read ’ signal sent to the store ; after some delay , the information is available in the SDR , for routing to some other part of the computer . |
| 21 | Most popular pool-liners consist merely of a sheet of heavy-gauge polythene or rubber material which is placed in the excavation and moulded to its contours . |
| 22 | The more elaborate chamber illustrated in Fig. 4.4 , which can be constructed quite cheaply , is designed to overcome some problems in simpler chambers , where either the resin is drawn into the chamber after the sample is outgassed , or the sample is placed in the resin and both are evacuated together ( as in Section 8.5.5 ) . |
| 23 | The beneficiary of their prayers dies in his own home ; his relations , or servants , lay out the body and watch beside it until it is placed in the coffin and taken for interment in accordance with the rites of the Church . |
| 24 | An important part of the research process is to search through the literature and find what ideas similar to your own have been investigated in the past , and then by learning what became of the earlier ideas you can avoid their mistakes and build on the successes . |
| 25 | The student formulates her solution which is checked by the teacher and , where circumstances allow , carries out the solution . |
| 26 | This method of calculating an average is favoured by the hotel and catering industry as it can show the trend over a period of time and eliminates the effects of seasonal fluctuations . |
| 27 | It is criticized by the Tories and the media and of course they never explain how it works , so it is not surprising that the general public is suspicious of it . |
| 28 | TCG is biased against the taxpayer and in favour of the Revenue , because losses can not be carried back and there is no provision for carrying forward unused annual exemptions nor for top-slicing ( spreading the gains over the years during which they have occurred ) . |
| 29 | They are standard in America , after a new share issue is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission . |
| 30 | The Necropolis is situated to the North and South of the city and the tombs are decorated in a realistic and intimate style showing life in the city of Aten . |