Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is often criticized for exercising a weaker voice than she ‘ should ’ but replies that those critics who live ‘ safe from midnight arrests and solitary confinement ’ are unreasonable in the extreme in calling for those in oppressed lands to take risks the critics themselves would avoid . |
| 2 | The government was criticized for referring an agreed bid , while leaving a hostile bid free to proceed . |
| 3 | Morgenthau 's approach was also criticized for ignoring the domestic environment of states , for failing to specify whether human nature was the determining or merely one potential cause of political action , and for being unable to account for mistakes ( if human nature is based on objective laws , then how can individuals make mistakes ? ) . |
| 4 | I am not aware of anyone being punished for speaking the Doric . |
| 5 | She added that Miss Owen had been sacked for asking the elderly residents their views about another member of staff . |
| 6 | This massacre of the innocents I blame on The Silk Plant Company whose trees , plants and flowers are so lifelike , one can be forgiven for doubting the real thing . |
| 7 | If you believe in cycle theories , you could be forgiven for thinking a big one is due about now : the last big quakes have occurred in 1633 , 1703 , 1782 , 1853 and 1923 . |
| 8 | You could be forgiven for thinking the only ‘ grand challenge ’ IBM Corp faces is turning its profit and loss account around . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , a cynic could be forgiven for finding the penal crisis uncannily reminiscent of the supposed ‘ crisis of capitalism ’ , which some Marxists were once ever assuring us was real , severe , ever-worsening and likely to prove terminal in the near future . |
| 10 | Add to that the attempts by the Crown Estates to increase the river rent for the Lymington river and South Coast boat-owners could be forgiven for feeling a little shell-shocked . |
| 11 | PC computer users could be forgiven for feeling a little superior and more ‘ computer literate ’ than their Macintosh or Atari counterparts who use graphical representations of commands ( or icons ) to control their computer . |
| 12 | The government 's new arrangements for replacing the nice , simple Independent Living Fund are so complex that one could be forgiven for feeling a little bit confused . |
| 13 | I have spent most of my career in two specific areas and therefore I am sure I can be forgiven for saying a special thank you and farewell to Inroads and an extra special thank you and goodbye to Roadcare . |
| 14 | Appropriate methodology has been developed for examining the historical tracking performance of large-scale macroeconometric models which contain model-consistent expectations and this now enables attention to be focused upon historical counter-factual experiments , paying particular attention to the treatment of policy in such exercises . |
| 15 | In a letter in the Gentleman 's Magazine of 1790 , ‘ Philippos ’ , identified by Pugh as Granville Penn , who was to play a central role in the foundation of the London Veterinary College , wrote that he ‘ had often lamented the failure of the plan which the late ingenious M Bourgelat had formed for establishing a veterinary school in England ’ . |
| 16 | Bufi met Pope John Paul II in the Vatican on July 4 , when Albania and the Holy See agreed to re-establish the diplomatic relations broken off following the communist takeover in Albania in 1946 . |
| 17 | the key to the difference … lies in the family — a truth Daniel Patrick Moynihan was pilloried for stating a few years before Martin Luther King 's assassination . |
| 18 | Ideally situated for visiting the many places of interest and outstanding natural beauty in Somerset . |
| 19 | However , in Chipata , in Eastern Province , there were reports of shopkeepers threatened with having their trading licenses withdrawn and public workers dismissed for supporting the MMD . |
| 20 | On Dec. 1 , 1989 , Anatoli Ananev , editor of the Writers ' Union journal Oktyabr , was dismissed for publishing a satirical article about Pushkin ( by the exiled writer Andrei Sinyavsky ) and a novel which criticized Lenin . |
| 21 | Situated above the Port of Crouesty this resort is ideally placed for enjoying the famous seafood and the surrounding sandy beaches and areas of interest . |
| 22 | It is near both Marina di Pietrasanta and Forte dei Marmi , and excellently placed for exploring the many local restaurants , shops and nightlife . |
| 23 | A statement issued by the politburo of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( DFLP ) on April 5 stated that the organization 's deputy secretary-general , Yassir Abd Rabbuh , had been dismissed after creating a breakaway faction in mid-January . |
| 24 | With him come 13 exciting new hair products , including PN36 which keeps hair smooth , shiny and well protected — it was formulated after observing the well-groomed appearance of ducks ! |
| 25 | Carl Reilly was stopped after having a few too many at a business lunch . |
| 26 | The car was eventually stopped after driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway . |
| 27 | After a good deal of broad mockery of the group 's thespian pretensions , there follows yet another change of tack as the troupe 's hitherto self-absorbed leader , Genesius ( Louis Hilyer ) , converts to Christianity and is martyred for denouncing the oppressive regime . |
| 28 | Among the men the discussion of politics , the destruction of game , or the dissipation of the ale house was substituted for the duties of their occupation during the former part of the week , and in the remaining three or four days a sufficiency was earned for defraying the current expenses . |
| 29 | It is ideally located for exploring the beautiful scenery of Lakeland by car or , as most people prefer , by foot . |
| 30 | Milton 's Paradise Lost or Spenser 's Faerie Queene are applauded for bringing a sophisticated use of classical epic conventions into English , creating national works which stand comparison with those of antiquity . |