Example sentences of "[adv] is [vb pp] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The character of free-standing sculpture , so noticeable in the figures of the east , is abandoned in the chariot-teams , where the near horse alone is carved in full , heads and necks of the others being attached to it in a kind of receding relief ; but this was a special problem which required a special solution . |
| 2 | According to the Marxist view , a class is a group of persons with a common relationship to the means of production and so is defined in all societies in economic terms . |
| 3 | It is usually a shelf species but has been recorded from a depth of 1200 m so is included in this study . |
| 4 | Moreover it is less than clear from the Bill what advantages are supposed to accrue to a school if it separates itself from a Local Authority , unless doing so is thought in general to be advantageous ( where , for instance , a Local Authority is unduly ‘ political ’ ) . |
| 5 | Metaphor in Out is used in two distinct ways : on the one hand , the medical theory ‘ diagnosis prognosticates aetiology ’ is extended coercively to other domains of thought ; on the other hand , the mind 's capacity for variation and mutation leads the main character to produce creative metaphors which distort , subvert , and ‘ mobilize ’ the language of authority . |
| 6 | The fear that the encounter might have been handled incompetently is concealed in dismissive remarks about this type of work , about it not bring their job , as well as critical comments on the members of the public who think it is and who therefore make unrealistic demands on them . |
| 7 | Each coat of arms touched on is illustrated in full colour , and the augmentation is blazoned . |
| 8 | The hotel is well located ( within two miles of the M6/M56 motorways and 20 minutes from Manchester Airport ) , yet is set in peaceful surroundings with ample , secure car parking facilities . |
| 9 | In earlier editions of the Dictionary the Sweet Briar warranted comment on its scent and ‘ though a wild rose in some parts of England , yet is preserved in most curious gardens for the extreme sweetness of its leaves , which perfumes the circumambient Air in the Spring of the Year , especially after a shower of Rain . ’ |
| 10 | All the orchestral music from 1784 onwards is conceived in broader strokes , while the solo parts become ever more complex . |
| 11 | This scheme too is found in free-standing statues ( e.g. figs. 75 , 76 ) , but only among the first generation or two of classical sculptors . |
| 12 | In my Hip and Thigh Diet eggs are not allowed because they contain fat in the yolk , whilst one occasionally is allowed in this programme . |
| 13 | It 's actually is spelt in modern English with an i , and virtue in this sense , in what what sense would it mean . |