Example sentences of "[prep] be [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is common for funding to be split between books and periodicals , since these two types of material are acquired in different ways , and in this case book finding is almost always further subdivided by subject . |
| 2 | Alpha , of course , is the nearest of all the bright stars , at a mere 4.3 light-years ; it is a fine binary with a period of 80 years , but the components are too close to be split with binoculars . |
| 3 | Mizar itself is a splendid telescopic double , with rather unequal components , but the separation ( 14.5 seconds of arc ) is not enough for the pair to be split with binoculars . |
| 4 | Gamma is an easy telescopic double , but not wide enough to be split with binoculars . |
| 5 | Where the assignment involves an investigation , the assessment is likely to be based on students carrying out a series of instructions correctly and drawing valid conclusions from the results . |
| 6 | In much of the literature , savings are assumed to be based on rules of thumb . |
| 7 | The migration component has to be based on estimates gauged from a variety of sources like the Electoral Register , the NHS Central Register , the International Passenger Survey , and the migration patterns revealed by the last census . |
| 8 | Most trivial arguments are said to be based on matters of principle . |
| 9 | Completion accounts will usually be needed if the price is to be based on earnings or net asset values . |
| 10 | Behavioural rights are more a matter of belief than legislation since they tend to be based on conclusions which you have reached about yourself in relation to others . |
| 11 | The paradox is that while mathematics appears to be based on axioms rather than empirical knowledge ( although some have argued that it is rooted ultimately in the ‘ one-twoness ’ of things ) , it has nevertheless turned out to be remarkably fruitful in enabling us to understand the physical and to a lesser extent social world ; it is as if we had invented a game which turned out to be real . |
| 12 | It is introduced as a hypothesis which can bring coherence and understanding into this area — a piece of speculation which has continued to worry empiricists ever since it was first developed since it does not seem to be based on facts . |
| 13 | By the time Lucky Jim appeared , however , Amis was a lecturer in English at Swansea , though the novel is more likely to be based on recollections of a visit to his friend Larkin at Leicester , to whom it is dedicated ; and Bradbury 's Eating People is Wrong was written by a graduate student at Manchester University . |
| 14 | Newspaper profiles are quite likely to be based on interviews , which have an immediate attraction , though a reader will naturally be wary about how accurately the interview may have been recorded . |
| 15 | The plenum , which was described as " stormy " , decided that a formal CPSU stance on the question of CPL independence would be adopted at the next central committee plenum ( scheduled for late January but subsequently deferred until February ) , to be based on assessments made as a result of Gorbachev 's visit to Lithuania . |
| 16 | The discussion in the preceding section has emphasized how insights from the corporate-strategy literature may help in arriving at a sensible assessment of individual project cash flows , and that models need to be based upon theories about market success . |
| 17 | Like the parties themselves , these coalitions are usually unstable , and tend to be based upon personalities and patronage rather than ideology . |
| 18 | I think that there is much to be said for statutes to be preceded by some statement of what Parliament is seeking to achieve in rather longer form than is normally provided by the long title , in the form of perhaps a return to the days of the preamble containing recitals — a form adopted in European Community legislation . |
| 19 | The envoy pleaded that there was much to be said for the Duke , to which Gustavus replied that there was much to be said for lice by those who cared for them . |
| 20 | A word ought here to be said about supernovae , since they play a crucial role in the creation of planets and of life itself . |
| 21 | to be said about definitions but , particularly satire , is it 's very difficult to distinguish satire from other types of comedy . |
| 22 | Sometimes they are supposed to be said by characters in the illustrations , but there is nothing to indicate who is speaking . |
| 23 | A COUNCIL tax ranging from £297 to £900 is set to be fixed for householders in Fife . |
| 24 | And three quarters want to be taught about relationships as part of their sex education too . |
| 25 | In emphasising how theoretical study can be applied , in practice we are equally conscious of how the application of ideas in a wide range of specific context can contribute to the ‘ academic ’ pursuit of identifying general theories and models , traditionally taught and still to be taught through disciplines which often impose rather arbitrary boundaries of content . |
| 26 | Much has to be taught through gestures , like pointing and touching , and actions , like giving and taking . |
| 27 | The report could guide UK chemistry teaching into the 21st century , yet it allows children to be taught without atoms or molecules for eight of the 11 years that it covers . |
| 28 | Programmes of study ( PS ) : ‘ the matters , skills and processes ’ to be taught to pupils ; |
| 29 | The syllabuses for GCE and CSE always prescribed quite clearly what was to be taught to pupils from the age of fourteen upwards . |
| 30 | This was why religion was the one subject required by British law to be taught in schools . |