Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In view of what I have said above , it is not surprising that no studies have been undertaken specifically to determine whether black London speech is distinctive from the LE of other groups . |
| 2 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , whenever we make comparisons the figures that we quote are adjusted backwards to ensure that we quote them on a truly comparable basis in all instances . |
| 3 | Many of the newer bodies have been formed specifically to develop and implement occupational standards for their sector and , as might be expected , these bodies have established different ways of undertaking this key task . |
| 4 | The other two cases are included primarily to emphasize that a wide variety of phenomena is contained within the Lorenz equations , although , since yet further variety can be obtained by varying r/r c and b , they can do so only by example . |
| 5 | Government backbenchers are expected to be present at all stages and though they are entitled to speak for half the time available on the floor of the House , in committee they are expected neither to speak nor to move amendments but simply to keep voting for the government 's proposals . |
| 6 | Olives are grown either to eat or to be made into olive oil . |
| 7 | Newbolt 's attitude is still very common — not only among the British ( especially those who have come under the influence of F. R. Leavis ) , but also among American free versifiers who think they are an avantgarde and who are muddled enough to think that they have Pound 's authority to back them . |
| 8 | On LIFFE , for example , shares are used chiefly to create and transfer floor trading rights or " seats " . |
| 9 | NAG has been used extensively to identify and monitor potentially nephrotoxic drugs , its excretion increases in a dose dependent manner following the ingestion of aspirin and sodium salicylate and high concentrations are found in patients with established analgesic nephropathy . |
| 10 | The lance would have been used both to stab and as a weapon from throwing or as a lance on horseback . |
| 11 | They have been known both to help and to hurt the desert people . |
| 12 | Analysis has been brought forward to show that what was taken as proof of a lack of logical processes amongst ‘ primitive ’ peoples was often simply misunderstanding by ill-informed European commentators of the meaning of what was being said and done . |
| 13 | A steering group had been brought together to advise and support the development of the project , but all the members were non-disabled professionals from a number of organisations including social services departments , the health authority and voluntary organisations . |
| 14 | The moral to be drawn from these examples is that apparent compatibility of readings must not be too hastily accepted as proof of generality : each case must be examined carefully to determine whether there are special factors preventing the appearance of zeugma . |
| 15 | Similarly there is no assumption that repeated use of a ruler in 4c is more demanding than single use of it in 4b , but this and similar instances need to be examined empirically to see if the task differences concerned are also difficulty factors . |
| 16 | But he expresses this by saying that we ‘ can proceed no farther by reasoning than to things which must be exposed again to experience or which can be evidenced by means of some appearance ’ ; and this seems to suggest something new . |
| 17 | They should be checked regularly to endure that all nuts and bolts are secure , and also inspected for cracks and flaws which can develop at places which are subject to a lot of stress , such as the bottom of attachment posts , the hinge area and where the metal is thinner round nut holes . |
| 18 | Specific , narrow-targeted services should be developed either to replace or supplement general-purpose business information services . |
| 19 | Superposition is of the essence of waves , which can be added together to reinforce or cancel each other out . |
| 20 | What should happen if [ J. ] suffers an episode before then which should require ventilation to be applied mechanically to save or prolong his life ? |
| 21 | The case against the defendant was indeed a strong one and for that reason their Lordships would not be prepared simply to recommend that an acquittal be ordered , but they do not feel able to say that the jury would inevitably have convicted , if the defence had been furnished in advance with the three statements in question and if the jury had received the accepted direction on evidence as to character and guidance from the trial judge on the problem , whatever it was , indicated when they first returned to court . |
| 22 | And who but two women like that would be pigheaded enough to try and run a restaurant there ? ’ |
| 23 | By focusing on a single service , an appliance can be made easier to use and can be optimised for performance . |
| 24 | By focusing on a single service , an appliance can be made easier to use and can be optimised for performance . |
| 25 | Morrison 's solicitor commented that the decision was ‘ outrageous ’ , and that an appeal would be lodged immediately to try and save the two-and-a-half-year-old dog . |
| 26 | Shareholders need to be told enough to judge if they are being ripped off |
| 27 | On the one hand it can be used simply to say that whilst theory is essential and desirable it nevertheless depends for its validity on observation ( of an empirical kind ) . |
| 28 | These interviews were to be used partly to obtain or confirm information about the sufferer but also to examine the carer 's own contribution to the care of the sufferer ; his or her physical and emotional well-being ; feelings about or attitudes to the sufferer , towards his/her own involvement , and towards the sufferer 's continued residence in the community . |
| 29 | The objective of this research is to produce PROBS , a shorthand notation which can be used economically to record and analyse both the interpersonal and intrapersonal intellectual transactions which take place in classrooms where problem solving is taught . |
| 30 | The therapeutic centre may be used typically to observe and monitor families which are not functioning well and to teach adequate parenting skills where these are lacking . |