Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The body segments of an insect are grouped together to form three usually well-defined regions or tagmata — the head , thorax and abdomen ( Fig . |
| 2 | We need to be satisfied that the cost and delays that would be involved in such a course are justified both to resolve this matter and to provide the assurance that all the issues have been fully examined . |
| 3 | Emmenthal and Gruyère are mixed together to make a Swiss cheese fondue . |
| 4 | On the CDC 6600 computer certain values of the floating-point exponent are set aside to represent zero , infinite , and " indefinite " operand values , and rules are given for arithmetic operations on these quantities ( for example , the difference of two infinite operands is indefinite ) . |
| 5 | She felt the tight leather skirt being wriggled upwards to bare her scorching behind , and when his cool fingers touched her hot flesh she realised just how hot she was for him . |
| 6 | Irony is used here to mock an emotional response , identified as always female , always stupid . |
| 7 | It is absolutely vital that the transformer is wired correctly to avoid any unpleasant occurrences ! |
| 8 | 4 After 4 days absence , if no notification is made by 10 am or after the mail is received then issue letter one . |
| 9 | The adviser is trained always to check information in the files . |
| 10 | A hopper boat is used alongside to catch the dredgings . |
| 11 | Detailed analysis of the increasingly sophisticated mechanics and fiscal ramifications of inter-solicitor and multi-national groupings would form the subject of a book in itself and no attempt is made here to deal with such matters . |
| 12 | Only a lightly sketched attempt is made here to place the ‘ kinship defenders ’ and the ‘ society-as-parent protagonists ’ in the context of broader viewpoints and sets of values ; a thorough analysis could be a very lengthy exercise . |
| 13 | No attempt is made here to provide a comprehensive survey of the literature ; the intention rather is to introduce the basic experimental techniques and to summarise some of the principal findings and theoretical issues . |
| 14 | The panel pattern template is wanted primarily to enable you to mark the ripstop . |
| 15 | The concept of the testator 's intention is used merely to establish the likely meaning attached by him to the words , and this is a technique applied as much in civil-law dispositions as in trusts . |
| 16 | In fact , the rational expectations hypothesis is sometimes seen as providing support for the ‘ strong ’ version of the Friedman approach to monetary policy in which the x per cent rule is made constitutionally binding . |
| 17 | Its newly established corporate sales force is intended only to drum up demand among the Fortune 1000 . |
| 18 | Its newly established corporate sales force is meant only to drum up demand among the Fortune 1000 . |
| 19 | However , where such a term is used simply to define the consequences of breach of an express term in the contract it can not be regarded as an exclusion clause . |
| 20 | Its main exponent is Wallerstein ( 1974 ) , but the term is used here to describe a slightly broader group ( including writers like Amin ( 1976 ) and Frank ( 1967 ) ) whose work shares some similarities with Wallerstein 's . |
| 21 | Before we can carry out a detailed examination of the organisation in order to produce a data model which will then be implemented on a database , the analysts need to gain a general appreciation of the business ( this term is interpreted broadly to include all types of organisation in the public and private sectors ) . |
| 22 | A more thorough review is expected later to comply with the draft European Directive on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs . |
| 23 | Alongside our desire to see new legislation , we believe that it is essential that positive action is taken immediately to tackle all existing minerals permissions . |
| 24 | Whether or not an action is brought mainly depends on the shareholders , but the collective action problem which underlies the separation of ownership and control also militates against shareholder participation in enforcement proceedings . |
| 25 | ‘ EC money and other action is needed urgently to build , repair and maintain sea defences . |
| 26 | Elsewhere , it was stressed that no one wished to interfere with the ‘ responsible and competent parent ’ , but where they were not so , ‘ action is needed either to reinforce the consciousness or replace the incompetency ’ . |
| 27 | All claims should be carefully vetted to ensure that no element of betterment is involved i.e. repairing what is pre-existing damage or mere deterioration due to age and use . |
| 28 | Perjury is made so complete a business that cases are as regularly rehearsed in all their various scenes by the professional perjurer as a dramatic piece is at a theatre . ’ |
| 29 | Blood is needed primarily to detect the presence of antibodies to the treponeme of syphilis , which may indicate either present or past infection . |
| 30 | At this point all three friends felt an unruly wave of amusement sweeping over them , and the rest of the fire-drill was spent desperately avoiding each other 's eyes in case a fit of the giggles should descend , and they were all agreed ( especially Mildred ) that this would definitely not be the thing to do . |