Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the programmes are predominantly of advanced modules , admissions decisions are made by the relevant Field Chairs . |
| 2 | Basic magmas , however , which are predominantly of basaltic composition , have a much lower silica content and are erupted at high temperatures . |
| 3 | The pebble in the conglomerates and sandstones are predominantly of local provenance , and the overall character of these rocks indicates sediment deposition close to source . |
| 4 | This research is mainly concerned with how the child uses the computer when performing tasks that are rather like simple games . |
| 5 | These are rather like undated gilts in that they are perpetual instruments , but interest can be waived or reduced if it would cause the issuer to breach capital adequacy requirements . |
| 6 | Medium leys , down from three to five years , are rather like arable crops in that maximum yield during those years is generally the main objective . |
| 7 | The discs between the vertebrae are rather like leathery cushions , acting as shock absorbers . |
| 8 | There 's a consoling belief , one that has always held dull sway over critical and receptive minds , that both rock and pop are fundamentally about Good Songs . |
| 9 | There is one other point I 'd just like because yo you 've been on about Labour controlled Councils . |
| 10 | It 's er in the report that we produced , most of the families are in fact single parent families , most of them are on Social Security benefits and have been on for considerable periods of time , but there are a number of people who are in employment or who have had periods of employment , but they are in low paid jobs , so when you 're talking about an income of one hundred pounds a week , with the sort of housing costs there are and other costs , then there simply is n't enough money to go round . |
| 11 | The basic street pattern is no doubt as old as the village itself and the street names are mostly of ancient origin . |
| 12 | Real attention to the quite sophisticated concepts with which religion is concerned has tended to be dismissed on the grounds that , apart from a select minority , pupils are incapable of any sustained thought , uninterested in such hypothetical and academically conceived ideas which in any case are mostly of historical interest and irrelevant to the modern world . |
| 13 | It is sufficient to realise that you , and all your fellow men , are rarely at full stretch . |
| 14 | Consequently , weathering profiles are rarely in full equilibrium with environmental conditions ; in most cases the weathering mantle adjusts to long-term average conditions rather than to conditions at a specific time . |
| 15 | By contrast , industrial co-operatives are wholly about industrial democracy . |
| 16 | New works by her are on at American Fine Arts from 6 to 27 March ) while Michael St John , also smitten with folks from ‘ toon town , paints cartoon characters in the act of doing double takes against vast white backgrounds ( at Amy Lipton until the end of the month ) . |
| 17 | This has been mostly in agricultural chemicals where tonnages have proved a good fit with Hickson 's type of batch equipment . |
| 18 | Predictably , as Table 3.4 confirms , their liabilities are overwhelmingly in foreign currency and are heavily weighted towards time deposits . |
| 19 | Parents speak approvingly of their timid children , and adults are constantly at great pains to convince others of their own fearfulness . |
| 20 | I think with regard to er I mean the , the general rule of things with regard to educational er issues and time off for them , erm they tend to be let's say reasonable er about it er but that 's been literally on educational issues . |
| 21 | Spiritual things are , therefore , the intangible products of the human mind , and are necessarily of human origin , that is , they have their origins in the period of evolution which started with the advent of life on earth . |
| 22 | All of these categories are necessarily in constant flux . |
| 23 | Castration was what I would have recommended back in England , where there is less space for dogs to wander and where welfare considerations for a dog out on his own are obviously of prime concern . |
| 24 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 25 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 26 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 27 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 28 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 29 | Will the Prime Minister therefore tell us what specific proposals he has made for supporting economic projects in the republics of the former Soviet Union , particularly in the distribution industries , which are obviously of basic importance to economic growth and to the development of markets ? |
| 30 | These ‘ messages ’ are cries for help from children who are obviously in great distress . |