Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reality of life at passenger-level , mentioned only indirectly , could have been examined more thoroughly to determine the efficiency of British Rail 's service delivery , surely the basis for its existence . |
| 2 | Now , unless I am mistaken , those partisans of anti-cruelty or pro-welfare who are gathered here also accept these same aspirations . |
| 3 | As sober as judges and as reverent as pilgrims , we are gathered here today to witness the marriage of disco and rock , the funeral of Sinead O'Connor , the birth of cool . |
| 4 | Few of Gallotta 's ideas are developed rigorously enough to see all their possibilities , and too many degenerate into rituals for marking time . |
| 5 | Places on the workshops are limited so please apply Now by sending your cheque/postal order and the booking form opposite indicating which of the workshops you would like to attend . |
| 6 | Naturally I exaggerate , but it must be of vital importance that people whose contact with the hills is likely to be brief , are taught not just to fulfil their potential but to respect the environment that enables them to do it . |
| 7 | Make sure that the wire retainer clips are pressed down firmly to hold the towel in place . |
| 8 | The manufacturers of this cloth , which has been developed fairly recently list among its advantages flexibility and an effectiveness higher than granulated charcoal , recommending it be used to eliminate obnoxious gases and odours in industry and from restaurants , food processing plants and homes . |
| 9 | By the end of January the known death toll from the revolution had again been revised downwards drastically to stand at 689 . |
| 10 | Qualified Teachers days are designed not just to help you with thoughts and ideas for future lessons of your own , but to expand and develop your knowledge and understanding of Medau , and , with that , we also hope you have an enjoyable social day . |
| 11 | They are designed not only to keep out black people but to try and intimidate black workers already in Britain and make it harder for them to claim their basic human rights . |
| 12 | The rules of the road are designed not only to produce the orderly and unhampered movement of traffic , but also to protect property , safety , and lives . |
| 13 | Examinations are designed very largely to secure ease of marking since skilled markers are limited , and to ensure that , as far as possible , justice is seen to be one and that instances ( and accusations ) of nepotism or corruption are kept to a minimum . |
| 14 | Although the abandonment of overfunding has meant that this problem has ( although maybe only temporarily ) been resolved there still remains an issue as to the relationship between central government and the local authorities . |
| 15 | Kaifu also expressed his determination " not to let history repeat itself " and stated that " the Japanese people are resolved never again to repeat those actions which had tragic consequences " . |
| 16 | Most of the functions attributed to rises are nearer to grammatical than attitudinal , as in the first three examples given below ; they are included here mainly to give a fuller picture of intonational function . |
| 17 | You are expected not just to have one by you , but to answer it or , if you can not ( because you are ‘ in a meeting ’ ) , then to have a secretary to take messages and make sure that calls are returned . |
| 18 | And the smartly dressed sales staff who swarm like pilot fish around shoppers are expected not only to know the names of regulars but also their sizes and colour preferences . |
| 19 | Despite the fact that homoeopathy has now been around for close on two hundred years , very little research has been carried out either to attempt to understand how it works , or to prove that it does work . |
| 20 | A SWOT analysis which has been carried out correctly provides a creative , forward-looking review which provides a balanced basis for considering possible future strategies . |
| 21 | The progression and results of this study ( which took a number of years and involved the House of Lords Record Office , the British Library , the Public Record Office and the College of Arms , as well as the Bridport manuscript books and medieval wills and testaments ) have been presented not only to show that reference books can be wrong , but that the wealth of material available to the local historian can be utilized to very positive effect over an extremely narrow range as over a wide one . |
| 22 | Very few laboratory experiments have been done under fully simulated lower-crustal conditions to estimate the contribution of electrolytes to the in situ rock conductivity , and only one study , to our knowledge , examined carbon-bearing rock . |
| 23 | If , at times in an ordinary reproductive life , I am moved not only to look after my own progeny but those of my sister as well , then I clearly increase my fitness above that due solely to selfish interests . |
| 24 | When the four remaining parts of the lower dome have been built high enough to form a complete circle within the walls of the square , this circle provides the basis for supporting the actual dome . |
| 25 | All that has been said so far applies to hypertext systems , but there are important differences that may affect needs . |
| 26 | All that has been said so far has , of course , been at the level of advocacy . |
| 27 | 2.28 Most of what has been said so far has related to the loss of the principal breadwinner of the dependants . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , Hong Kong 's flora and fauna are basically that of neighbouring China , though some islands must have been separated long enough to produce their own endemic species . |
| 29 | In the post-war period there has developed a rather more critical awareness of how societies operate : fewer people simply sit back and accept their societies unthinkingly — they see that alongside the many technological and social advances that have been made there still exist problem areas like over-population , poverty and crime . |
| 30 | The reader is reminded that all that has been written so far has been dealing with the First and Second Periods into which the development of the Created God has been divided . |