Example sentences of "[adj] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the dominant theme of the Macrory recommendations with respect to the distribution and control of services between Stormont ( the Northern Ireland Parliament which has since 1971 been replaced by direct rule from Westminster ) and local government was to emphasize the role of service professionals and experts , since ‘ sensible ’ and ‘ spontaneous ’ social democratic politics were absent ’ ( Tomlinson , 1980 , p. 114 ) . |
| 2 | Employees who work in areas where exposure to ionising radiation is possible are issued with personal film badges or other dosimeters to monitor their exposure . |
| 3 | Because the poorest are directed to those schemes least likely to result in gaining a job , they are in fact being selected for unemployment and possibly membership of the underclass at the end of their courses . |
| 4 | The radiation doses received by classified workers in the UK for 1986 are analysed in Central index of dose information , published by the National Radiological Protection Board and the Health and Safety Executive . |
| 5 | Two animal rights campaigners who took part in a series of firebombings have each been jailed for four years . |
| 6 | Two men who ran Britain 's biggest ecstasy smuggling gang have each been jailed for twenty four years at Maidstone Crown Court . |
| 7 | Three members of a Colombian drugs cartel who used Oxford language schools as a cover have each been jailed for ten years . |
| 8 | SIX members of a North-East car theft gang have each been jailed for three years after an 18-month undercover police operation . |
| 9 | Two men who smuggled half a million pounds worth of cannabis into Britain in a rubber dinghy have each been sentenced to four years in jail . |
| 10 | The four had each been sentenced to seven years ' imprisonment on 10 July 1991 for holding a ‘ seditious ’ meeting in a Nairobi bar . |
| 11 | The Lodge 's original bedrooms had each been converted into two or three small chambers , poorly soundproofed . |
| 12 | Thousands of pounds have been collected over a number of years , resulting in items of new equipment that have each been featured in previous issues of Glenpatrick News . |
| 13 | LIVINGSTON Bulls ' Great Britain internationalist , Iain Maclean , and Cameron King ( Edinburgh Burger Kings ) have each been suspended for four games for their part in the Scottish Cup final fracas at Meadowbank earlier this month , writes Roddy Mackenzie . |
| 14 | That been reduced to forty four thousand |
| 15 | The Legislative Assembly of Macao , enlarged under the new 1990 organic Law [ see below ] , has 23 members , of whom seven are government appointees , eight are indirectly elected by business associations and eight are elected by direct universal suffrage . |
| 16 | The Legislative Assembly of Macao comprises 23 members , of whom seven are government appointees , eight are indirectly elected by business associations and eight are elected by direct universal suffrage . |
| 17 | These figures in Table 1.2 are derived from spectroscopic studied except for the last , which is discussed later . |
| 18 | Of the total seats , 75 are filled by direct election and 25 on the basis of proportional representation . |
| 19 | The 128 are divided into four ‘ groups ’ of 32 patches , and each group is further divided into eight banks of four patches — which explains why the ME-10 only needs four patch change and two bank change pedals . |
| 20 | TBM 700s are bought by two different categories of owner-pilots : those who fly singles , like Bonanzas , Mooneys or Trinidads ; and those who operate twins , either piston or turbine . |
| 21 | of The Capital Hotel in London near Harrods , has furnished the town house bedrooms in a variety of styles , but the most memorable are decorated with distinctive Ralph Lauren fabrics and wall coverings in warm shades of brown and burgundy with red and green detail . |
| 22 | This is about a thousand times the temperature at the center of the sun , but temperatures as high as this are reached in H-bomb explosions . |
| 23 | The implications of this are discussed in greater detail in Section 6.6 . |
| 24 | Details of this are described at appropriate stages in this book , so here a brief outline will suffice . |
| 25 | Modern echoes of this are evoked with hideous pottery mugs and lurid birthday cards inscribed ‘ To Mother ’ . |
| 26 | Mutual funds ( unit trusts in Britain ) have become big shareholders in France , but few are run by independent groups ; most are subsidiaries of banks which in turn can influence decisions during bids . |
| 27 | Very few are prosecuted for this . |
| 28 | The woody floras of those forests that are surrounded on all sides by arid woodlands consist of species with wide neotropical distributions and many of them are found elsewhere in a wide range of habitats while few are restricted to montane forest . |
| 29 | Some homes are still religious and dependent on the church , some are run by local authorities , and others are a combination of both . |
| 30 | Some companies are engaged in only one of these activities ( e.g. a single distillery or a warehousing company ) and some are engaged in all of these activities ( e.g. a multi-national drinks conglomerate ) . |