Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Thus were born the azo dyestuffs , perhaps the greatest single discovery in the history of the dyestuffs industry . |
| 32 | It is good to see Moorcock 's work finally being given the attention which is so often lavished on lesser writers . |
| 33 | ‘ Thus is obtained the combination of good sporting hazards with long stretches of very fine turf . ’ |
| 34 | Thus is provided the connection between ‘ goodness ’ and the Created God . |
| 35 | Thus was born the idea of the W particle , which , according to the latest versions of the theory , should weigh in at some 85 times the proton 's mass , just as two teams at CERN found earlier this year . |
| 36 | Eventually it was agreed to throw the debate open to a wider audience and thus was born the idea of the ‘ Is West Belfast Working ? ’ |
| 37 | Thus was born the technique of intense study of typical ‘ quadrats ’ or squares marked off to define a sample of the vegetation for the surrounding area . |
| 38 | Thus was born the hardware of the BR Sprinter units , but their business environment needs discussing in depth because of the fundamental re-thinking which resulted from the need to maximise the potential of those trains . |
| 39 | Thus was born the science of radio astronomy . |
| 40 | Thus was introduced the time when the Created God ceased to be produced solely from all that was good in the struggle for existence , and entered the period , still going on , when mankind itself began to influence the nature of that God . |
| 41 | Thus was set the standard for my spell in the Production Department … |
| 42 | The first soldier remembered that Medoc had always been called the dark , evil , beautiful one , and Dorrainge said , ‘ Oh yes , he is all of that , ’ and several people looked thoughtful . |
| 43 | But these were grassroots reggae music , and ‘ Catch A Fire ’ represents the first time that Marley — or indeed any reggae artist other than Jimmy Cliff — had ever been given the budget that a rock band got to record an LP . |
| 44 | Kandy was the ancient capital of Sri Lanka and might still be called the capital of the high country of the island . |
| 45 | The church dates back to the 14th century , and in the grass fields to the south of Station Road can still be seen the ridge and furrow of the open field arable strips which probably originated before the charter . |
| 46 | LENNOX LEWIS may still be given the chance of a dream world title fight after all . |
| 47 | Where a surgeon has been brought in ‘ at the last minute ’ to prepare a Medical Report then his opinion and Report can always be made the subject of valid criticism in the event of being compared with the Report and opinion of a surgeon who has consistently treated and/or prepared Reports on a claimant over a lengthy period of time . |
| 48 | In exchange it was promised it would always be paid the interest gross . |
| 49 | Considering that the last instalment of the 1543 subsidy was still being paid the achievement is remarkable . |
| 50 | Bearing in mind the rate of growth , these are not a fish to be fattened up and passed on quickly , living well in excess of ten years and hopefully being given the respect during this time that any animal deserves . |
| 51 | This was and still is called the imputation system which ensures that dividend income is only taxed once ( a detailed analysis of the effects of this and the original corporation tax system is presented in Chapter 8 ) . |
| 52 | The Galleon had formerly been named The Locomotive . |
| 53 | The Commons public accounts committee and trade and industry select committee have also been sent the documentation . |
| 54 | Since his death the workers of the industrial world have experienced ( despite severe dislocations in the 1920s , 1930s and 1970s ) a fairly continuous increase in their material standards of living , a massive expansion of social welfarism and have also been given the right to vote for their own governments in relatively pluralistic political systems with competitive political parties and regular elections . |
| 55 | Five years earlier another American finance theorist , Franco Modigliani , had also been given the prize . |
| 56 | To be fair we have also been offered the chance of revising articles which attracted substantial justifiable criticism . |
| 57 | We have also been offered the opportunity to have a former L.M.S . |
| 58 | In the long term , the Prado has also been promised the building now occupied by the Army Museum — one of the last remnants of the 17th-century Palace of El Buen Retiro , whose artist in residence , fittingly enough , was Velazquez . |
| 59 | The central star cluster is dominated by a number of discrete sources ; one of them , IRS16 , has traditionally been considered the core of the cluster . |
| 60 | THE benefits of car leasing are something that have traditionally been considered the preserve of the business sector . |