Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are are building democracy on a slippery surface , ’ says Mr Petr Pithart , the premier of the Czech lands ( Bohemia and Moravia ) . |
| 2 | In countries like Burkina Faso and Mali , the only option has been to go south to the plantations of wealthier coastal countries like Ivory Coast . |
| 3 | He had , over many weeks , been siphoning petrol from a garage owner 's tank and lorries ; and the owner had , on this particular weekend , diluted the tank with water . |
| 4 | Certainly it is in the private sector , where the only bribe that counts is low prices , where fierce competition and price wars have been wreaking havoc among Europe 's surviving computer makers . |
| 5 | Most defendants in capital cases are black and they can not afford legal representation , so they are assigned counsel by the state . |
| 6 | For a differential drill they are placed side by side and drilled across to highlight the difference between them . |
| 7 | Because of the way that the two animals stand in relation to one another while grooming is going on , it is these vertical lines that are placed slap in front of their ‘ nearside ’ eyes . |
| 8 | The Earth 's own magnetic field has a pulse frequency of 10 Hz ( 10 pulses/second ) and it has been found that if patients are placed in magnetic fields of around 10 Hz , or are given electro-acupuncture at 10 Hz , healing can be speeded up . |
| 9 | Correll thinks herbicides , more potent than they are given credit for , may be to blame . |
| 10 | But they , and the set-piece speeches to the party faithful , have also done more for Tory morale than they are given credit for . |
| 11 | Whilst these may be significantly cheaper in terms of cost and so written off as mere toys they are often far more capable of producing simple documents than they are given credit for . |
| 12 | He thinks people 's musical perceptions are wider than they are given credit for . |
| 13 | Once they pass they are given accreditation for the products they are allowed to sell , and that accreditation is available for the customer to see . ’ |
| 14 | Support for this interpretation has been sought in the effects of a procedure in which subjects are given pre-exposure to a variety of flavours . |
| 15 | Allopathy means ‘ different from the suffering ’ ; the drugs that are given work against the disease and its symptoms . |
| 16 | Both also point out that " different " does not mean " less effective " when comparing the ways in which meaning intentions are given expression through grammatical forms , vocabulary and pronunciation . |
| 17 | These arguments are given credibility by Pareto 's ambiguous reaction to the rise of Italian fascism , and by Michels ' conversion from a socialist syndicalist espousing the use of a general strike before the First World War to an enthusiastic apologist for fascism in the 1920s ( Beetham , 1977 ) . |
| 18 | Until mid-December , Barbier-Beltz continues to show work by Patrick Dubrac — constructions whose heterogeneous elements are given unity by a lick of white paint — and by Jean-Loup Trassard , whose photographs record the immutable aspects of nature . |
| 19 | The logic of early education is that if mentally handicapped children are given stimulation in their formative years , almost from the moment of birth , difficult behavioural problems can be avoided , and considerable academic advancements can be made . |
| 20 | For each of us ( it is said ) our lives are given sense by certain projects , whether it be that of being a certain sort of person , or of achieving something in such fields as the political , or cultural , or in our personal relations . |
| 21 | This is to say that linguistic ( as well as social ) activities become significant because they are given significance by all participants — not only the " speaker " . |
| 22 | Under LMS , where governing bodies are given responsibility for matters that affect health and safety , they will be potentially liable for any offences against the 1974 Health and Safety Act caused by their decisions . |
| 23 | To ensure that hospital consultants — whose decisions effectively commit sums of money — are involved in the management of hospitals ; are given responsibility for the use of resources ; and are encouraged to use those resources more effectively . |
| 24 | The " game " is one in which the people on the outside are given responsibility for those on the inside , crossing the circle with their eyes closed . |
| 25 | In this way , provided they are given guidance on the type and volume of work expected , schools could be brought back into the mainstream of assessing their own pupils ' work instead of being totally dependent on the success or failure of the guessing games they play with the examiner . |
| 26 | Au these possibilities are recognized in EC competition policy , and are given exemption from Article 85 so long as certain safeguards are in place . |
| 27 | Applicants with appropriate previous study and/or experience are given exemption from part of the Course and students wishing to transfer from another institution are welcomed , subject to numbers . |
| 28 | Rangers are given scent of success |
| 29 | See that our guests are given double of everything , but Mr Wall 's whisky and dry ginger will contain no whisky and my gin and tonic will contain no gin . ’ |
| 30 | Trait theories stress the personality of the leader above all other factors — leadership requires a range of inherited characteristics or personality traits which are given priority over the job nature and demands of the job itself . |