Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who will pay compensation if one operators ' trains are delayed by a breakdown of a train by another operator ? |
| 2 | John Nicholson wafted in and out of their lives and Jack 's recollections of the man he imagined was his father are tinged with a certain sorrow that he had become an alcoholic , with memories of scenes on the home front , and of the young Jack cooling his heels outside one bar or another with a fizzy drink while his ‘ father ’ stood inside drinking neat brandies . |
| 3 | Kevin Scully , senior vice-president of Global Systems and Technology , says : ‘ What we have can be described as a centralised database with applications that are decentralised on a global basis . |
| 4 | I am stopped by an unstable-looking scree slope . |
| 5 | These , again , are pre-set to a small selection , but , noticeably , they include only those colours that normally print well with a three colour ribbon , which , given the price and target audience of the program , is a sensible move . |
| 6 | Forest products are gathered at a level which does not affect the harvest next year be it fruit , timber , grasses , wild honey or medicinal plants . |
| 7 | All 133 bedrooms are furnished to a high standard with en-suite bathroom . |
| 8 | The bedrooms are furnished to a very high standard , all are en suite , one has a four-poster bed , another a half-tester . |
| 9 | The palazzo now offers five lovely apartments all of which are furnished to a high standard some with antiques — and of individual character and charm . |
| 10 | All the room are furnished in a comfortable , rustic style and have a private bathroom , telephone and radio . |
| 11 | Bedrooms and lounges are furnished in a variety of styles ranging from Louis XIII to Louis XV . |
| 12 | The bedrooms are furnished in a traditional style and have air-conditioning . |
| 13 | A lift serves the roomy bedrooms which are furnished in a simple , modern style with balcony . |
| 14 | The bar and lounges are furnished in a refined and contemporary style and the charming restaurant spills out onto the terrace under a canopy of trees . |
| 15 | The bedrooms are furnished in a traditional style and have double glazing . |
| 16 | Where parasites are congregated within a small area , erosion of the mucosal surface is apparent ( P1.II ) . |
| 17 | The guerrillas are embroiled in a civil war against an alliance of rival Tamil groups , the Tamil National Army , in areas from which the Indian Peace-keeping Force has withdrawn . |
| 18 | Six candidates are embroiled in a Commons clash over who will succeed Bernard Wetherill . |
| 19 | MORRISSEY and organisers of the ill-fated Madstock Finsbury Park concerts are embroiled in a legal battle , with both parties threatening to sue each other over Morrissey 's non-appearance on the Sunday bill . |
| 20 | The Republic 's Customs officials are embroiled in an ‘ active campaign ’ to try to thwart the illicit practice . |
| 21 | At this time of year , the twigs , branches and tree trunks are emphasized by a fall of snow , with a reflection in the stream beneath . |
| 22 | The Police Complaints Authority may direct that disciplinary charges are heard by a tribunal rather than by a chief officer sitting alone . |
| 23 | Earnings can fluctuate quite widely from one year to the next , but if long-run earnings are calculated as a moving average of short-run earnings , this will be a much more stable measure . |
| 24 | The paths through the graph are calculated through a process of graph reduction . |
| 25 | NI contributions are calculated on a payment-by-payment basis according to the earnings period . |
| 26 | Fees for longer or shorter courses are calculated on a pro rata basis . |
| 27 | Redundancy payments are calculated on a sliding-scale according to age , so the cheapest workers to dismiss are the youngest workers and/or those with the shortest service . |
| 28 | However , it should be noted that P/E ratios are calculated on a ‘ net ’ distribution basis in which EPS is calculated after taxation and without relief from advanced corporation tax . |
| 29 | The figures are calculated on an assumed growth rate of 10.75% and are therefore not guaranteed , as unit prices can fall as well as rise . |
| 30 | The solid curved lines are calculated from a sigmoidal binding isotherm using the indicated K m and Hill coefficients . |