Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vast majority are performed long before a nervous system is present and in the small number of cases where this is not so , the animal is anaesthetized . |
| 2 | The main advantage of the Laspeyres index is that the quantity weights are kept constant period after period : this means that the costs of constructing the index are kept low since new weights do not have to be estimated every period . |
| 3 | Classical periods of literature are judged severely since they represent a moment of complacent self-satisfaction in which the movement of history is artificially suspended , in which social formations and institutions appear to have a permanent position in a fixed , hierarchical structure . |
| 4 | It 's very good if that , that 's in place , but you have to also make sure that the , the screws on the hinge side are fitted correctly as well . |
| 5 | ‘ Consequently , the measures which the member states may adopt when exercising the power conferred on them by article 5(2) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No. 170/82 with a view to excluding certain of the vessels flying their flag from sharing in the utilisation of their national quota are justified only if they are suitable and necessary for attaining the aim of the quotas … |
| 6 | One final comment , I have gained the impression from the correspondence in New Scientist that the statements of Associated 0ctel and of the petroleum industry are rejected largely because they have a vested interest , but also because they run counter to the ideas of correspondents . |
| 7 | The court can not attach a meaning to words which they can not bear , but if the words are capable of bearing more than one meaning why should not Parliament 's true intention be enforced rather than thwarted ? |
| 8 | A prohibition notice can in practice be made only when the fact that there are dangerous goods on the market has come to the attention of the Secretary of State . |
| 9 | Most traditional Italian dances are performed to a 3/4 or 6/8 time signature , the tarantella or salterello being recognised everywhere as being the most typical of the country as a whole . |
| 10 | The attempt to construct such a right was built upon a number of different grounds , perhaps the most important being the analogy with the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution which protects people from unreasonable search and seizure , the analogy being drawn presumably because the Fourth Amendment is based upon English common law , particularly Entick v. Carrington , where it was held that as a general rule search warrants may only be issued under the authority of a statute . |
| 11 | Certainly , attempts to read the poem at a wholly symbolic level with the violence being explained away as allegorical representations of abstract moral conflicts ignore the great deal of interest the poem shows in history , particularly Spenser 's contemporary history . |
| 12 | More sinister changelings became channels for daemons which walked the land in those host bodies , twisting and melting their anatomy into devilish monstrosities with scales and horns , claws and feelers — until the possessed bodies finally fell apart , until the vestiges of corrupted mind were sucked away as spirit-meat for those parasites from outside of normality . |
| 13 | Encouragingly , there is more social research being done today than twenty years ago , whether by academics , by government , or by independent research institutes . |
| 14 | Instead , most books make pious noises about more research being required rather than offering a frank discussion the of areas of ignorance . |
| 15 | if the vehicle is a public service vehicle , being a stage carriage or an express carriage being used otherwise than on an excursion on tour within the meaning of section 159(1) of the Transport Act , 1968 , and the vehicle is waiting , after having proceeded past the zebra crossing in relation to which the zebra controlled area is indicated , for the purpose of enabling persons to board or alight from the vehicle . |
| 16 | The association is pressed home when the action resumes . |
| 17 | The cost of a player in the fantasy league does not reflect his ‘ true ’ value ; for defenders and goalies it 's how many clean sheets , +4 points , or goals conceded — 1 point for each ( but they get points for nipping in the odd goal ; why Irwin is worth 3m and Tony 1.9m ) ; for the midfield and forwards it is how many they score , +3 points , and how many they assist with , +2 points , explaining why Speed is valued higher than Macca , as at the time of setting this up he was putting them in the onion bag . |
| 18 | But Evans suggests that on some newspapers speed is valued more than polish and on a busy evening a deskman will find stories arriving faster than he can edit them . |
| 19 | In this use , then , have is similar to make in ( 163 ) : in both readings , the object is seen as a mere instrument so that causation is conceived merely as the production of an effect under the influence of a cause . |
| 20 | It is not always realized that the pain of loss is experienced physically as well as mentally . |
| 21 | Each step command is issued only when the motor has responded satisfactorily to the previous command and so there is no possibility of the motor losing synchronism . |
| 22 | You 're no more interested in how a programme is put together than you are in flying to the moon ! ’ |
| 23 | Sit-ups , crunches , leg raises and knee tucks are all possible on this simple piece of equipment , and as the stomach muscles become stronger the angle of incline is increased so as to bring gravity into play . |
| 24 | It is very important that the condition be recognised so as to avoid the expense and trouble of investigations and multiple consultant referrals . |
| 25 | The well-known statement in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is seen traditionally as the beginning of modern Sussex , the land of the South Saxons , or ‘ Australes Saxones . ’ |
| 26 | Even the Virtual Processor translator is retrieved only when needed , and it is Hinsley 's boast that no piece of code is ever loaded onto the processor that is n't about to be run . |
| 27 | Even the Virtual Processor translator is retrieved only when needed , and it is Hinsley 's boast that no piece of code is ever loaded onto the processor that is n't about to be run . |
| 28 | Such a gap is justified only if company earnings start improving in the months ahead . |
| 29 | The gap is narrowed considerably when the comparison is with assembly-line workers , a comparison which reveals a great deal about the nature of housework . |
| 30 | Therefore , in the case of capital expenditure out of reserves , the revenue effect is recorded only when the contributions were made from revenue into the reserve accounts . |