Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE only way men could be relied on to take the proposed male contraceptive pill would be if it enlarged certain parts of their anatomy in the way the female pill enlarges breasts . |
| 2 | In my view , however , therein lies its strength ; it is a programme that can be relied on to give an unvarnished account of the proceedings of the House and its committees ; it has been called a mini-Hansard . |
| 3 | So the teacher finally asks Peggy , who can be relied on to know the correct answer : |
| 4 | The recognised or nominal leaders of such groups may be relied on to produce an initial list of individuals who are presumed to have power in community affairs ( leaders ) . |
| 5 | They know she can be relied on to make the big day for her clients sparkle with the perfect glittering accessory . |
| 6 | WORLD cricket has distilled itself into the English game : the World Cup is over , South Africa have played their first Test match against the West Indies and now the far flung stars of these international matches have flown in to fill the last few places in the carousel of English county cricket . |
| 7 | Not to mention the profit being made by private clinics when rich girls are flown in to have an artificial hymen put in so that the rituals of defloration may continue . |
| 8 | Proposals are that a union vote should be broken down to reflect the divergent views in a union 's membership and apportioned accordingly . |
| 9 | Exercises , whether for translation or other kinds of manipulation , can be neatly presented in sentences , with a tick or a mark for each one , and in this way everybody knows where they are going , and how far they have come in developing the necessary formal basis . |
| 10 | Even if it is not used much the trenchant criticisms of it would appear to demand reform , as it appears to be a blunt instrument which ‘ should be honed down to produce a greater quality of justice . ’ |
| 11 | It was also to be a welcoming home for John and Angela , who had come down to watch the final round and were staying at the Bell Hotel . |
| 12 | But when we tol When we told us they said Oh they 'd have come down to match the nearest competitor , and we thought oh why did he quote up there in the first place then . |
| 13 | The word ‘ appears ’ is used advisedly because , although computers have been used to show that the equation does not work for values of n up to several thousand , no one has yet been able to prove for certain that there is no number n greater than 2 for which suitable values of x , y and z can not be slotted in to produce a valid equation . |
| 14 | Nationalisation saw the basic pattern retained , although the Scottish elements of the London Midland & Scottish and the London & North Eastern Railways were hived off to form a Scottish Region , and the North East based on York also became a separate region . |
| 15 | He remained in this post until 1860 , when he was replaced by Marshal Vaillant and the Ministry of State was hived off to become a separate office . |
| 16 | Within the quantitative framework , the instances of each variant are usually simply added up to produce a gross sum . |
| 17 | By now the head has come up to witness the miserable result . |
| 18 | AN unusual opportunity has come up to buy an English vineyard . |
| 19 | The floaty , translucent , viscose jacket costs £195 ; the gathered skirt , with its lycra waistband which can be rolled up to form a strapless dress , is £169 , and the long overtop costs £105 . |
| 20 | It had a plain glazed back to illuminate the upper deck at night and the lamps were removed from the hoops . |
| 21 | Haulm destruction is carried out to stop the specific gravity from getting too high . |
| 22 | There were two main recommendations — a flood warning scheme should be established , but as important , an in-depth study should be carried out to create a hydraulic model for Perth and look for flood alleviation measures . |
| 23 | Has an exercise been carried out to assess the required nursing establishment for the whole of the service provided by the health authority ? |
| 24 | In contrast , where calculations are carried out to assess the comparative importance of differences in reproductive success versus survival for each sex , only variation in mate number may be included ( see Wade & Arnold , 1980 ) — though measures of the intensity of sexual selection as conceived by Darwin should also include variation due to differences in mate quality , which may be an important cause of variation in lifetime breeding success both among males and females in monogamous species . |
| 25 | A SURVEY is to be carried out to assess the social and health needs of people living in the Brandywell area of Londonderry . |
| 26 | Tests are being carried out to assess the commercial value of the engineered strain . |
| 27 | A similar exercise will also be carried out to fix the first review date in outstanding mandatory life sentence cases where this has not already been done . |
| 28 | In the former case , it is likely that a Design Change will be raised to authorise work to be carried out to fix the reported problem . |
| 29 | In the former case , it is likely that a Design Change will be raised to authorise work to be carried out to fix the reported problem . |
| 30 | The radioallergosorbent test ( RAST ) was carried out to detect the circulating cow 's milk specific IgE antibodies , and also the serum total IgE values were measured before starting the challenge . |