Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [adj] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be stressed that these represent two highly abstract and idealised extremes , neither of which remotely exists within the real world . |
| 2 | It was also reported that three dismissed military officers had been charged with rebellion and murder in connection with the December coup attempt . |
| 3 | Of 32 planned gas-fired power stations , three-quarters are badly designed and likely to waste more than half the gas they use . |
| 4 | Every other member of staff at the now-closed villa was interviewed but all denied any knowledge of ‘ inappropriate actions ’ . |
| 5 | An attempt was made where possible to aspirate gastric juice using a Teflon catheter passed down the suction biopsy channel . |
| 6 | It is however impossible to eradicate the possibility of having a mentally handicapped child , and unlikely that parents will be either prepared or able to create such a perfect policy of prevention . |
| 7 | These students had opted to take the stylistics course as part of the Language " track " of their degree ; all were well motivated and their work in the first and second years had revealed that all had demonstrable ability for language study . |
| 8 | It has to be said that this presents great difficulties for the taxidermist . |
| 9 | The interpretation of the super-structures naturally presents greater problems , but it is argued that most had gabled roofs with rafters resting on wall plates below head height . |
| 10 | It has long been argued that this gives great advantage to the ruling party because of its ability to manipulate the economy for the desired results on election day . |
| 11 | ( a ) " Undistributed income " Where the income of a trust has not been distributed it will have been seen that this has important consequences with regard to s673 ( settlements where settlor retains an interest ) ( see p46 ) and ss677 and 678 ( capital sums ) ( see p48-55 ) . |
| 12 | From the LFS [ Chapter 2 ] we have seen that these employ 50 per cent of all temporary workers , 38 per cent of all fixed-term contract workers and 18 per cent of all agency workers , compared to 37 per cent of all workers . |
| 13 | Central banks agreed to buy or sell unlimited amounts of currency at points 1 per cent either side of their established par values , although the mere fact that they were prepared and willing to do this was often sufficient to limit the extent to which they had to intervene in practice . |
| 14 | Suitable arrangements for the instruments available have to be made and this requires some skill . |
| 15 | The range and technological sophistication of the aircraft had been seen as necessary to penetrate advanced Soviet air defences , but were of less value against less advanced military opponents . |
| 16 | The nuclear arms race , and East-West conflict , is seen as inevitable given that human nature is what it is ( namely competitive , aggressive , and combative ) and the consequent pessimism shared by a large proportion of Western Europe 's population concerning the possibility of nuclear war is again expressed in such terms . |
| 17 | Boys ' education is seen as likely to bring direct economic benefit to the family and so is given priority over girls ' education . |
| 18 | Both were seen as likely to discourage other litigants from coming forward . |
| 19 | The UK unemployment figures do exclude adult students ( registered for vacation employment ) , the temporarily stopped and those seeking part-time work . |
| 20 | All bedrooms are large and well furnished and all have private facilities . |
| 21 | Bedrooms are well furnished and all have private bathroom and telephone . |
| 22 | The bedrooms are tastefully furnished and all have private bathrooms ; all take a third and fourth bed . |
| 23 | The bedrooms are comfortable , well furnished and all have private bathrooms ; many have a balcony . |
| 24 | The ways this might happen are limited and most involve specific types of behaviour . |
| 25 | But Bulldog has his teeth bared and ready to sink any rival . |
| 26 | There is usually one , or sometimes two , blunt apical papilla flanked on each side by 6–7 oral papillae ; the proximal oral papillae are pointed and spine-like becoming broader more triangular distally . |
| 27 | Is it not ironic that this great technical achievement in the field of road transport was developed and first made practical by ‘ Wolverton Railway Works ’ ? |
| 28 | It might be thought that those seeking detailed information about a particular school should show a special reason for wanting it , but there is no suggestion in any of the Regulations that availability of the information should be limited . |
| 29 | It is thought that this means all must be working to comply with this regulation . |
| 30 | However , Nuttall has shown that this creates considerable problems for the interpretation of results in relation to , for example , class size . |