Example sentences of "[pron] is [verb] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Explosive reactive armour , which is fitted in box-shaped panels , has been fixed to the turret roof of modern Soviet tanks . |
| 2 | However , magistrates have a large amount of work relating to family matters which is heard in private in the Family Proceedings Court . |
| 3 | Mr. Wilson : I am grateful for your guidance , Mr. Deputy Speaker , but I assure you that I am talking about the disabled only in terms of the general need for consumer protection , which is encompassed in new clause S. |
| 4 | First , we may call the abstract unit of form which is realised in actual sentences as the appropriate member of a set of word forms differing only in respect of inflections a lexical form ; and we can extend the notion of lexical form to cover an abstraction from the variously inflected manifestations of an idiom or dead metaphor . |
| 5 | Desire is written across flesh which is eroticised in rigid and exclusive ways in Western cultures . |
| 6 | Coarse fishing which is done in fresh water and for many types of fish . |
| 7 | Some of those held on remand will be found not guilty and a significant proportion do not receive custodial sentences when their case is finally heard — points not lost on the government , which is investing in additional bail hostels , special bail information schemes run by the probation service and , more controversially , pilot schemes malting use of electronic ‘ tagging ’ equipment ; these are all ways , it is hoped , to reduce what many see as an unnecessary and wasteful use of prison resources . |
| 8 | The more specialized work of the third year allows major and joint students to follow a special subject which is taught in small groups and includes the writing of a dissertation . |
| 9 | A third illustration is asbestos manufacture , which is implicated in fatal illness amongst employees and others . |
| 10 | A previous Comair Dak which may be rebuilt to flying condition is ZS-EKK , which is steeped in African heritage . |
| 11 | The fleshy , glossy , bright green , small , oval to elliptical leaves are arranged in pairs opposed , on an erect , stout , round branching stem which is covered in fine hairs . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , s14(4) of SGA 1979 , which is replicated in other supply contracts ( s10(4) of SOGIT 1973 as substituted by the CCA 1974 and ss4(7) , 9(7) of SGSA 1982 ) , provides , " An implied condition or warranty as to quality or fitness for a particular purpose may be annexed to a contract of sale by usage " . |
| 13 | It is precisely this sense of legitimacy which is lacking in capitalist societies today . |
| 14 | It is precisely this which is lacking in normal mourning , which is otherwise the closest approximation to clinical depression , and , as we can now see , constitutes the central pathological process both in the latter and in its collective , externalized equivalent , the melancholy of socialism : |
| 15 | An estimated $US600 m. annual damage occurs in India due to flooding and siltation , much of which is caused in Himalayan watersheds in Nepal ( Gribbin 1982 , Thompson and Warburton 1982 ) . |
| 16 | The human Thy-1 gene which is expressed in neuronal cells in vivo ( 25 ) was used as a control . |
| 17 | As we have seen , conscious or unconscious envy of what the other is , or has , underlies much of the fury and frustration which is expressed in physical violence . |
| 18 | Even when The Lost Prince was first published it was often criticised as sentimental but the richness of the story depends on its emotional tone , on the strands of love , devotion and dependence in Marco 's love for his father and on the underlying sense of honour which is communicated in different ways by Lorestan , Marco and the Rat . |
| 19 | NCM has now developed , with some help from my company , a domestic credit policy which follows traditional lines but which is written in plain English ( ie with little insurance jargon ) . |
| 20 | Performers and listeners do not generally warm to music which is written in discordant or arid style . |
| 21 | Anyone may display the list , which is arranged in alphabetical order . |
| 22 | The OR Staff , as they are called , specify what is needed in two documents : the ‘ Staff Target ’ , which is couched in broad enough terms to allow several solutions ; and the ‘ Operational Requirement ’ , which subsequently narrows down the possibilities , and sets out more detailed specifications for the research and development phases of the project . |
| 23 | In his acceptance speech Göncz made particular mention of leading opponents of the Soviet intervention of 1956 as his friends and mentors and promised that he would " serve the nation 's independence , free thought , the free word , the idea of free faith in a homeland , the defence of social justice which is fulfilled in human rights … [ and ] Hungarian democracy " . |
| 24 | Choose delicious meals with fresh ingredients such as the crunchy salad ( above ) made from mixed green leaves and carrots , the chicken salad ( left ) or the green and red pepper omelette ( below ) , which is fried in olive oil |
| 25 | It would enable them to make comparisons between the language they are learning and their own language , and engage in the kind of rational enquiry which is encouraged in other subjects on the curriculum . |
| 26 | Most likely the introduction of a cult of worship of the ruler was responsible for this development , which is reflected in small objects as in large statues . |
| 27 | Second , there is a need for partnership between residential and field social workers , which is reflected in decentralised structures where joint participation in child care decisions is possible . |
| 28 | It is felt by the Senior Management Team that the number of pupils achieving a very good standard of work which is reflected in high examination results could , in fact , be greater if the department were prepared to expect more of their pupils . |
| 29 | In the structure of kinship which is reflected in British research studies — that of the white majority — considerable variation is found in the range of people who ‘ count ’ as part of the kin group for different purposes . |
| 30 | Consider this final sentence from an essay on the element of satire in two Restoration dramatists : Both playwrights succeed in mixing description with analysis which is conveyed in entertaining prose . |