Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [vb pp] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Usually the skills are passed down through the family . |
| 3 | ‘ Wayward , twisted psykers are hunted down ruthlessly on a host of worlds . |
| 4 | Fourteen steam hammers are laid down , five of 15cwt each , one 20cwt , six 5cwt , one 2½cwt and one 200lbs . |
| 5 | First , simple diffusion of chemicals could provide the signals ; secondly , if patterns are laid down in such small fields , their later development may largely be due to programmed growth . |
| 6 | Complex rules are laid down regarding types of note ( ie for what proposes ) , the responsibilities of banks , endorsement , and dishonour . |
| 7 | They are largely caused by a lack of knowledge or understanding in chambers where no ground rules are laid down . |
| 8 | Well I think a lot of women are looking for an equal partnership really erm where the rules are laid down and they know where they stand , you know . |
| 9 | Right after the ground rules are laid down by the station when you go in they say , ‘ What is your title ? ’ and if I 'm interviewed on behalf of the branch P R O I say that , if I 'm an officer of Broadham District Council I say that , so the ground rules are there as to who you 're speaking for when the interview starts . |
| 10 | As fibre-rich waste products are broken down in the large bowel , a number of products are formed apart from the release of calories . |
| 11 | listen as the lists are read down and across |
| 12 | Without the atmosphere of a Pixies show , the songs are stripped down , with only the words and the base structure to see them through . |
| 13 | Without the atmosphere of a Pixies show , the songs are stripped down , with only the words and the base structure to see them through . |
| 14 | If large goals are broken down into small specified short-term tasks , a sense of purpose is created . |
| 15 | On this unit , three spears are wound down to puncture the packs . |
| 16 | Each line of script represents one second of running time and the words are written down at the normal speaking rate of three per second . |
| 17 | Thereafter , it is slightly intimidating when subjects are set down for each day 's debate , and we feel a little restricted in moving beyond the sphere of the Ministers on the Front Bench . |
| 18 | Individual contact much more than organisation to organisation is a way barriers between the sectors are broken down , and a way we can understand each other 's motives and ideals . |
| 19 | The schools are run down . |
| 20 | Freeman ( 1980 ) estimates that 80 per cent of Bolivia 's farmlands and grazing areas are eroded in varying degrees , and rangelands are degraded down to 10 per cent of their original productivity . |
| 21 | Also as the membership and functions of the primary health care team grow and sectoral barriers are broken down , rights of access to patient information are being demanded . |
| 22 | Indeed TQM partly evolved from the realisation that improvements can only be achieved if professional and departmental barriers are broken down , people stop blaming each other for defects and constructively work together to solve them . |
| 23 | However , it is often argued that when barriers are taken down and teachers start to work in teams developing courses and assessing pupils ' responses , real improvements begin to occur . |
| 24 | They are fully bio-degradable in a maximum of three days * , by which time all the active ingredients are broken down into natural harmless substances . |
| 25 | In order to achieve this , almost seven million egg cell precursors are laid down in the female fetus . |
| 26 | Only when the cells leave the zone do some begin to differentiate into cartilage ; and , as just stated , the cartilage elements are laid down in a proximo-distal sequence — first humerus , then radius and ulna , and only then wrist , and finally hand . |
| 27 | If the brake blocks are worn down they must be replaced . |
| 28 | Each canon has the following voice ( or ‘ consequent ’ ) only a quaver later and a semitone higher ( if one disregards the fact that the basses are transposed down an octave ) . |
| 29 | Where possible , course descriptions are broken down into undergraduate , postgraduate and professional sections . |
| 30 | The printed book is then inserted into the case by machinery and attached to the boards by gluing down the mull overlaps , after which the endpapers are pasted down to hide them . |