Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't actually pleased with Zak as I did n't want to risk being identified as an actor , but that , I supposed , would be a great deal better than the truth . |
| 2 | A PLAN to draw up registers of land which may be polluted has been abandoned by the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , writes Auslan Cramb . |
| 3 | An estimate of how well the non-crystallographic fivefold symmetry is conserved has been made by applying an exact fivefold rotation for a given atom and determining the r.m.s.d. from the observed positions . |
| 4 | The desire to diversify has been prompted by a need to boost dwindling profit margins in an increasingly competitive traditional banking sector . |
| 5 | 1982 No. 1676 ) ) regulating the practice on appeal to the Judicial Committee , an appeal from the Court of Appeal of New Zealand can be entertained only if leave to appeal has been granted by that court or if special leave has been granted by Her Majesty in Council . |
| 6 | The courtyard thus formed has been adopted by the Manx government who intent to develop it as a garden area . |
| 7 | A very small proportion , my Lord Mayor , of of what affects the City 's financial position , is your own car , Sir , which I am delighted to see has been plugged into the controlling group 's revenue expenditure this year . |
| 8 | Historically change has been limited in extent since traditional lore and experience play a greater part in extensive systems . |
| 9 | Abolition of the right to silence has been rejected by Parliament on a number of occasions , most recently when the Police and Criminal Evidence Act was enacted . |
| 10 | Just how a school 's budget is derived and totalled has been dealt with in the opening chapter , but perhaps headteachers should take time to disabuse certain governors of misconceptions they may have , usually culled from newspaper headlines . |
| 11 | None of the museums consulted has been approached as a possible venue for any of the ‘ WONDERS ’ shows . |
| 12 | This too uses analysis and synthesis : analysis if the discovery to be checked has been made by synthesis , synthesis if it was made by analysis . |
| 13 | The out of court settlement made two days before the trial was to be heard has been hailed as a legal milestone by the Spinal Injuries Association . |
| 14 | There still seems to be a lot to be discovered quantitatively about the physical nature of wave damage or erosion and its precise causes , although Komar ( 1976 ) has pointed to work being done in Japan relating wave height and frequency , together with rock properties , to rates of cliff recession . |
| 15 | A BOAT skipper who took £100,000 in bookings for a ferry service which did not exist has been jailed for 15 months . |
| 16 | What happens when a majority voting equilibrium does not exist has been explored in a number of studies . |
| 17 | The stacks of plates were put beside them , and the bowls of coleslaw , potato salad and other food that did not need cooking were set in place . |
| 18 | There , within the portico of the basilica , the curious ceremony of seating the pope in the marble chair , called the sedes stercoria , took place , from which he was lifted to signify being raised from " the dust and the dung " . |
| 19 | Anyone who wants to continue being invited by any member of the Royal Family deals in silence . |
| 20 | ‘ Detective Eddy has received word from London that someone he wants to see is expected to be here today . |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman should bear in mind that each of the two cases to which he has referred was decided by the trial judge on the basis of medical evidence , including independent medical evidence . |
| 22 | The RSC is working with the National Council for Vocational Qualifications ( NCVQ ) and the Department of Employment to develop the Indicative register of analytical chemists into a NVQ at level V. The RSC is also contributing to work being undertaken by employer organisations to develop other NVQs , mainly at levels I to III . |
| 23 | In this case , Madeline Usher has been buried in the family vault below the house , supposedly dead . |
| 24 | none of the systems to be reported has been tested in a way which would allow evaluation of their linguistic effectiveness . |
| 25 | Over the past few months , the ground has has been prepared with meetings between senior Labour and Whitehall figures . |
| 26 | Jim Harris , new president and CEO of the Santa Cruz Operation , was one of the very earliest in the door at Intel Corp , where he made his fortune : since 1988 , aside from his position on SCO 's board , he has has been occupied as a farmer in Minnesota . |
| 27 | The statement on value added has been reported in some cases . |
| 28 | The deterioration to be expected has been analysed by the author , and results for the 80/20 case are given here . |
| 29 | Some of what they found has been reclaimed by its owners but there 's plenty left . |
| 30 | A Brigade statement said : ‘ The decision to disband has been taken by the leadership and will prevent any members reforming under any other name . ’ |