Example sentences of "[noun] are [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to banning , delaying or censoring news and current affairs reports ( ibid. ) , the British government and military officials have used a variety of sanctions , notably cutting journalists off from authoritative sources of information , to ensure that recalcitrant individuals and institutions are brought back into line ( Aleut , 1978:153 ) . |
| 2 | Dyeing is considered a science , whose secrets are handed down from generation to generation , and when the dyer is working , only other dyers may speak to him . |
| 3 | Well we know that a lot of beginners are put off by the complexity of larger boats and one great advantage of the Topper is that it 's so quick to raise and easy to sail , so great for beginners . |
| 4 | Such pronouncements implicitly acknowledge police structures to be a logic upon which rationalizations , justifications , and systems of protection are built up . |
| 5 | NEW WAYS TO DIP INTO INFORMATION Document image processing can only fulfil vendors ' claims if the right analysis and preparation are carried out before a decision to buy is made |
| 6 | Cold sores are triggered off by an increase in body temperature such as when sunbathing or skiing . |
| 7 | He says that some mines are picked up by children , they explode when the children play with them , causing terrible injuries . |
| 8 | Leathart in his report , dated 10 September 1833 , felt that " … generally the mines are carried on with spirit , and conducted with skill … |
| 9 | The actual ATs and PS are set out in separate documents ( for example Science and the National Curriculum ) which have recently been issued to schools ( and are also available for purchase through HMSO ) . |
| 10 | A few scribbled legal notes are crossed out at the top of the paper — and John was a solicitor 's clerk , after all . |
| 11 | ( The separate ‘ Tramways ’ enumerated in the 1902 and 1903 Acts are set out in Appendix B ) . |
| 12 | It is important to note that the law gives preference to certain debts owed by the company before non-preferred debts are paid off . |
| 13 | It is a curious miscellany , where photographs of his early ballets are mixed in with family snap-shots , pictures of his friends , souvenirs of journeys , Christmas and other greetings , a book of clothing coupons from the days of rationing , costume drawings and various illustrations cut from magazines , including a feature on Roland Petit 's ballet Carmen and examples of the ‘ new look ’ in women 's clothes when long skirts came back to fashion for the first time since the war ; he proposed a ballet about that , but it was rejected . |
| 14 | Nervous riders are taken on by Blue Well Riding Centre ( Tel : 0267 202274 ) at Pencader , Dyfed , limited to four guests only on the Monday to Friday courses . |
| 15 | The plan also stated : " It is of the utmost importance that all the offrs and particularly senior commanders are rounded up and that none are allowed to escape . |
| 16 | In the Middle East and Latin American countries , business discussions are carried out in very close proximity , involving physical contact , which many Western salespeople find strange . |
| 17 | With consumption in Great Britain averaging 114kg ( 250lb ) per head per annum , incidentally the highest consumption figure in Europe , most of the crop is consumed in this country ; some potatoes are exported whilst the remainder are held back for use as a seed to produce the following year 's crop . |
| 18 | There is as yet no way of explaining how objects are constructed out of events ; even less how the contrast between objects and events — one of the most pervasive features of everyday experience — is perceived . |
| 19 | The project 's main aims and objects are set out in an editorial by R. B. McKerrow carried in the first issue . |
| 20 | I appreciate that scientists may believe our characteristics and tendencies are passed on by genetic inheritance ; I accept that Jung favoured the concept of an ancestral ‘ memory bank ’ to which we are all capable of tuning in . |
| 21 | ‘ The higher risk prisoners are locked up for longer . |
| 22 | Many of the prisoners are locked up in their cells for most of the 24 hours in the day . |
| 23 | Most prisoners are locked up inside so it 's good to be able to work outside . |
| 24 | Most prisoners are locked up inside so it 's good to be able to work outside . |
| 25 | The only time the prisoners are locked in , is overnight , but that 's still 11 hours of solitude . |
| 26 | The prisoners are allowed out of their cells from around 5.30 in the morning until 6.30 in the evening , during which time a majority of them would be involved in some type of work ; this is because for every two days they work they can earn one day 's remission of sentence . |
| 27 | It 's a Category B prison but prisoners are allowed out under supervision . |
| 28 | Some prisoners are allowed out to attend college and job centres and some even have jobs and earn money . |
| 29 | Prisoners are brought up to date with new legislation that may affect them , such as housing and social security . |
| 30 | If you have several outstanding debts , pay them in order of what recourse they have if you do n't , i.e. make sure gas , water , telephone and electricity accounts are kept up to date or the supply will be switched off . |