Example sentences of "is [vb pp] and [det] [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Western diplomats believe that the Islamic movement will grow unless the economic crisis , caused in large part by the Gulf war , is resolved and some progress is made in peace talks with Israel . |
| 2 | We have moved from a culture largely unchanged from nationalisation to one in which the need for change is accepted and many staff are now use TOP principles automatically , |
| 3 | In a study of the use of British Rail for long journeys , a random sample of households is selected and each member is asked to list all railway journeys over 40 miles taken in the last 12 months . |
| 4 | Eventually she convinces the caller that the timing is somewhat inconvenient as the square will be fully occupied by the parade ; a revised time is agreed and another crisis is averted . |
| 5 | ON HANDMADE AND MOULD MADE SHEETS THE LOGO IS SEWN INTO THE MESH SO IT IS RAISED AND LESS PULP IS DEPOSITED ON IT . |
| 6 | On handmade and mould-made sheets the logo is sewn onto the mesh so it is raised and less pulp is deposited on it . |
| 7 | In personal correspondence the addressee is known and some feed-back is expected ; in institutional writing , on the other hand , the addressee is usually unknown , as with the bulk of published material , books etc. and feed-back , therefore , is at most only indirect . |
| 8 | In the temperate zones , lying just outside the ice-bound regions , when the minerals drain into the sea , the soil is depleted and less vegetation is supported . |
| 9 | It takes place where an employee 's work disappears , but he is retained and another employee is dismissed instead . |
| 10 | The Royal Bank has offered to work closely with Task Force to ensure that a more realistic and achievable system is implemented and this offer is likely to be accepted . |
| 11 | But the Corporation said : ‘ Its future is assured and these stories are absolute rubbish . ’ |