Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the same reason the population estimates given in the species accounts are meant only to indicate the order of size . |
| 2 | Damages in libel cases are intended generally to compensate the plaintiff for loss of face , and specifically for any loss of work or earnings which can be proved to have been suffered as a result of the libel . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Meals are taken irregularly , sleep-cycles are disturbed and leisure activities are pushed aside to allow time for more interaction with the machine . |
| 5 | What Lord Airlie , the Lord Chamberlain , actually said on 11 February when announcing the areas on which the Queen was now going to pay tax , was that the income-raising activities relating to the collection — sales of tickets , catalogues , souvenirs etc — are to be put into a trust to reflect the fact that these activities are used exclusively to maintain the Collection . |
| 6 | All family health services authorities are funded equally to purchase professional advice on prescribing , but evaluation of the success of medical advisers has been impeded by a variety of changes that have affected prescribing . |
| 7 | It is clear that such forms are designed primarily to protect the hospital from legal action . |
| 8 | The motor of Fig.1.5 has six stator teeth and the windings on opposite teeth are connected together to form one phase . |
| 9 | Spending on advice and assistance — a scheme unique to Scotland , where solicitors are consulted initially to consider bringing cases — had reached £19.2 million compared with £15.4 million . |
| 10 | Rotational needs — the venue may change when meetings are held regularly to allow delegates equal ease of access |
| 11 | Iced sardines are trodden underfoot to soften them up . |
| 12 | Animals are killed only to avert mystical dangers which cause illness and death . |
| 13 | What happens is this : it is swimming along on a near-horizontal plane when it spots a morsel of food , which it can see quite comfortably directly below it in shallow-enough water because its eyes are tilted downwards to allow for this facility . |
| 14 | The units are put together to form meaningful chains of symbolism but the same units may turn up in quite different ritual contexts . |
| 15 | Does the Prime Minister accept that one of the great achievements of the Olympic movement is to bring nations together in sporting endeavour and excellence and that similarly , despite the forthcoming general election , all political parties are brought together to support this country 's bid to host the Olympic games in the year 2000 ? |
| 16 | They 're just sitting around in their warm staff-rooms , chewing the fat , while the kids are sent home to get into mischief . |
| 17 | Since the convention 's Funds are used mainly to help protect World Heritage sites in developing countries , responsibility was assigned to the Overseas Development Agency , part of the Foreign Office . |
| 18 | Large numbers of tiny oval corallites are linked together to form chains . |
| 19 | Hierarchy and clergy are seen almost to monopolize the teaching and wisdom about life . |
| 20 | Shoppers are urged today to act as the ‘ eyes and ears ’ of the police after the IRA promised more carnage in the 21 days to Christmas . |
| 21 | The Government 's education policies in schools are designed entirely to raise standards , to increase choice and to improve information to parents . |
| 22 | That schools be encouraged both to maintain their choral tradition and to liaise with local church musicians , in order to agree on a common repertoire of hymns and songs ( 610–614 ) . |
| 23 | Teachers in elementary schools were trained specifically to teach in them , secondary school teachers were mostly graduates and their wages and social standing were much higher than their elementary colleagues ' . |
| 24 | And then , following Ralph Nader 's ( 1965 ) exposure of the car industry 's products as being ‘ Unsafe At Any Speed ’ , the President 's Task Force Report on crime ( 1967 ) , and Watergate 's revelation of massive corporate funds being paid illegally to curry political favours and de-stabilize South American democratic governments , there was a renew-ed interest in crimes committed in the good name of major corporations . |
| 25 | The phosphate concentrations were changed accordingly to incorporate the molar calcium to phosphate ratio of about 0.5 , which is typical for human diets . |
| 26 | HARD-UP shoppers were warned yesterday to beware of cut-price fakes . |
| 27 | Erm how types of craftsmen were employed there to do things ? |
| 28 | Once the four old aircraft hangars were erected side-by-side to make the Central Works , construction of the first completely new car began . |
| 29 | Regrettably , the Court of Appeal has no power in such cases to substitute its own award of damages , and the parties were sent away to face the expensive prospect of a fresh trial , which they avoided by agreeing that the damages should be £60,000 . |
| 30 | At first instance the three parties were held equally to blame and the plaintiff 's damages were therefore reduced by one-third . |