Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not to mention the profit being made by private clinics when rich girls are flown in to have an artificial hymen put in so that the rituals of defloration may continue . |
| 2 | Written excavation records once consisted of observations written down in a notebook , but nowadays most archaeologists use printed forms , or even a series of forms , which are filled in to record the evidence not covered by the drawn and photographic records . |
| 3 | Dialogues are carried on to tell the reader something he must know , or to infuse into him some explanations of a writer . |
| 4 | In contrast , where calculations are carried out to assess the comparative importance of differences in reproductive success versus survival for each sex , only variation in mate number may be included ( see Wade & Arnold , 1980 ) — though measures of the intensity of sexual selection as conceived by Darwin should also include variation due to differences in mate quality , which may be an important cause of variation in lifetime breeding success both among males and females in monogamous species . |
| 5 | All successful applicants attend an initial induction day with the company at their Ewell headquarters , where a series of assessments are carried out to ensure the right people are recruited for the right job . |
| 6 | Both that institution and Wandsworth borough council have demonstrated their concern about the fabric of Battersea power station and have stepped in from time to time to ensure that , while the present owner obtains the refinancing required , essential works are carried out to prevent the building 's condition from deteriorating . |
| 7 | Full-length games are edited down to show the highlights in a way which sometimes irritates the purist . |
| 8 | For a wider panel , as shown in Fig. 3 , weave , lifting strands before weaving each pair of rows , but omitting the weaving yarn on the last row when the strands are picked up to complete the diamond . |
| 9 | My sons have been booked in to see a speech therapist . |
| 10 | Has an exercise been carried out to assess the required nursing establishment for the whole of the service provided by the health authority ? |
| 11 | One pregnancy in five now ends in abortion , only a tiny fraction of 1% have ever been carried out to save the life of the mother . |
| 12 | The equivalence principle is so central to the development of GR that very refined tests have been carried out to check the equality of m g /m i for different materials . |
| 13 | Both groups are calling for a halt to the planning application until a full hydrological survey has been carried out to check the pond would be safe . |
| 14 | Various experiments have been carried out to discover the more detailed dynamics of these processes . |
| 15 | On this unit , three spears are wound down to puncture the packs . |
| 16 | A child may be able to count the five ducks but have to recount if they are moved round to form a different pattern . |
| 17 | Proposed restrictions on emissions of nitrogen oxides ( Nox ) from power stations have been watered down to meet the concerns of the newly-privatized electricity generating companies , claim environmentalists . |
| 18 | Since 1977 a case law has been built up to define the limits of the availability of this remedy , which proved very popular . |
| 19 | The gallery , which has been built in to become a small room , faces the gate as you enter under the arch . |
| 20 | Now 26 police forces from the midlands and the south are teaming up to counter the menace such gatherings cause to landowners and the general public . |
| 21 | Bronze tie-rods are built in to hold the core to a clay mould then applied round the wax . |
| 22 | The litter on the kitchen table had been pushed back to leave a clear corner on which a cloth , clean but creased , had been laid , and on it were two unmatching plates and two cups which bore no relation in design or size , to their saucers . |
| 23 | I had been saving up to buy a cooker and fridge and Brian 's mum and dad gave us some of the furniture . |
| 24 | One element has caused a great deal of discussion — the two days allowed for an applicant who has been turned down to notify the adjudicator of his wish to appeal and to present the kernel of his or her case . |
| 25 | For example , the side and back rails are made up to give a ‘ mitred ’ effect , which adds a lot of work , but also adds a lot of interest . |
| 26 | As the orders are made out to confirm the buyer 's telephone conversations with the media salespeople , copies are passed to the agency 's traffic controllers to ensure that the control system is able to get the required material to the media on time . |
| 27 | ‘ All right , ’ Agnes said resignedly , ‘ so what it boils down to is that , despite your assurances to the White House Protective Detail , you 're sneaking off to do a little sleuthing on your own ? ’ |
| 28 | He was right up to it so I said well I do n't know whether you 're going round to view the house cos that 's on the market are n't they ? |
| 29 | Now we 're going around to see the boy 's we 've got the love of my life . |
| 30 | Oh , my God ! look at those silly buggers , they 're going back to take an encore . |