Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally numbered D1500 , it was renumbered 47401 in October 1973 , the loco emerged new from the Brush Works at Loughborough in September 1962 carrying works number 342 . |
| 2 | Perhaps she 'd fallen asleep in Christopher 's room . |
| 3 | Paul , who had fallen asleep in front of the TV after making chips , was wakened by 11-month old Keely coughing . |
| 4 | ( A frog can be boiled alive in water that is brought to boil slowly . ) |
| 5 | We had repulsed each in turn , and began to feel secure . ’ |
| 6 | Given that in practice managers , like everyone else , suffer from ‘ bounded rationality ’ , that is , inadequate information and computational skills , it is apparent that the conduct required for profit maximisation can only be a matter for judgment : there is no practically discoverable , uniquely correct , profit-maximising course of action . |
| 7 | Given that in Mr Wilshire 's view the promoters were seeking fundamental change in society by their actions , it was logical that he aimed to prohibit local authorities from teaching children ‘ about homosexual relationships as acceptable family relationships . ’ |
| 8 | This particular skill of Tamburlaine 's is a recurrent theme from start to finish , and we first notice it when he is confronted by Theridamas. he realises that the odds are stacked high in Theridamas ' favour when it comes to the battle , and so he decides to appease Theridamas , and he uses his words as weapons . |
| 9 | Later it made economic sense to plan for the vehicle to carry things which had been given free in England but which were too heavy for me to manage for the whole way . |
| 10 | The official exchange rate , was henceforth to be adjusted weekly in line with the prevailing market rate . |
| 11 | So you , you 've got to be careful which road you go along , oh , yes , have n't you heard this in America ? |
| 12 | I 've heard this in clubs of varying styles , such is its cross-over appeal . |
| 13 | Santerre had changed into a doublet and hose of grey-silver whilst his wife and daughter both looked resplendent in gowns of blue satin trimmed with gold . |
| 14 | But everything is considered political in France . |
| 15 | For security reasons it may be better to write ( or use a keyboard ) to avoid being overheard , and for medical doctors who have automated systems , speech is considered unsuitable in front of the patient and others in a hospital ward , and keyboard input is socially unacceptable . |
| 16 | There is much evidence to suggest that disability may be just one attribute which is considered undesirable in members of the health and caring professions ; race and class discrimination are well documented ( Young , 1981 ; Watkins , 1987 ; Baxter , 1988 ) and gender discrimination is also marked ( Young , 1981 ) . |
| 17 | The River Severn at Shrewsbury was frozen solid in places and some anglers found fish hard to come by . |
| 18 | CORE campaigner Martin Forewood said : ‘ Surely something is wrong when these levels of contamination are considered acceptable in Britain . |
| 19 | The air quality management strategy , sometimes referred to as the air resource management strategy , involves designating the level of pollution deemed acceptable in terms of a set of ambient ( outdoor ) air quality standards and then controlling pollutant emissions to ensure that these legal limits are not exceeded ( Weber , 1982 ) . |
| 20 | Republic of Ireland .. 3 Northern Ireland ..... 0 THE celebrations were on the point of becoming a full-blown ceilidh when the score was corrected : Spain had not won 2-1 in Budapest , but the Hungarians had equalised eight minutes from time , and a bizarre set of circumstances could yet deny the Republic their first appearance in the World Cup finals . |
| 21 | Most of what passes for women 's education and which is considered different in kind and emphasis from that which is usually provided in mainstream education for women , is , in my view , a transparent variation on a familiar theme . |
| 22 | Seven of these were on the British side , where the contractors were fined 50,000 in March 1990 after the fifth death . |
| 23 | The incontinence was considered idiopathic in patients in whom no underlying condition could be detected . |
| 24 | His previous government report , in 1983 , on the restructuring of senior management in the NHS , had brought about very significant improvements to the administration of hospitals and community services and , since 1983 , he had been immersed part-time in health care issues in his role as Deputy Chairman of the National Health Service Board . |
| 25 | To be considered subversive in Colombia is to be one step away from the grave . |
| 26 | Aggro is likely to be considered appropriate in situations where opposing fans attempt a territorial invasion of their rivals ' ‘ end ’ ; where one hooligan fan stares at , or adopts a threatening posture towards an opponent , or calls him a demasculatory name , such as ‘ cunt ’ , ‘ wanker ’ , or ‘ poofta ’ . |
| 27 | What I do not possess , however , is any suitable travelling clothes — that is to say , clothes in which I might be seen driving the car — unless I were to don the suit passed on by the young Lord Chalmers during the war , which despite being clearly too small for me , might be considered ideal in terms of tone . |
| 28 | The Dutch drew 1–1 with Genoa at Amsterdam , having won 3–2 in Italy a fortnight ago . |
| 29 | Leeds had the majority of play , did some very neat football , but always looked vulnerable in defence and never really looked like scoring . |
| 30 | The team 's trips are organised long in advance , in minute detail . |