Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [prep] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The localized system of medico-pedagogical influence on a child , in so far as it is differentiated in an institution for social education , ought to prevail to the extent that it is in accordance with the natural needs of the child and to the extent that it opens creative prospects for the development of the given structure — biological , social , and economic . |
| 2 | The statement that he overestimated the importance of sex in human psychology is refuted by an examination of his work and opinions . |
| 3 | Welcome back : A young wild deer is recovering at an animal rescue centre after having a leg amputated . |
| 4 | Cash is recovering after an Achilles tendon operation and Cahill is set to have exploratory knee surgery , but Australia hope they will be fit for the match on Perth 's grass courts from February 2 to 4 . |
| 5 | Tonight Mrs Ditchburn is recovering from an operation to replace her hip . |
| 6 | A man is recovering from an emergency operation after his pet alsation turned on him . |
| 7 | : person who is recovering from an infection |
| 8 | A trade unionism that is paralysed by an obsession with parliamentary lobbying and television training for general secretaries can scarcely expect to win the wholehearted support even of its own members , let alone women engaged in domestic labour , part-time workers or the unemployed . |
| 9 | Radelescu and Stoia ( 1979 ) , for instance , describe a microprocessor-based closed-loop control in which the switching angle is calculated by an algorithm involving the two previous step periods , enabling the rate of change of speed to be taken into account . |
| 10 | Their presence is explained in an appeal of 1548 to retain both churches : ‘ The town of Henley is severed from the Parish Church with a brook which in winter so riseth that none may pass over it without danger of perishing . ’ |
| 11 | The problem is compounded by an increase in slash-and-burn settlement of forest areas , much of it carried out by people made homeless by the fighting . |
| 12 | The cold is compounded by an average two degree drop in temperature for every thousand feet , and hypothermia , induced by the chill factor of a 40-knot airflow , becomes an insidious danger . |
| 13 | The design of a machine or device which is assigned as an aid for one person will not usually encounter the problems associated with elaborate design teams just described , but nevertheless some human factors sensitivity will help to provide a better product . |
| 14 | If he is being moved onto a chair with fixed arms , the chair is placed at an angle of about 45° to the bed , and the patient 's foot which is nearer the chair is placed slightly forwards relative to the other . |
| 15 | If the black child is placed in an environment which is hostile , the inevitable consequence of this will be repeated attacks on the child 's personality which will cause severe damage to his or her self-esteem . |
| 16 | Thus there are in the cytoplasm many different kinds of tRNA molecule , each kind being characterized by two ‘ labels ’ : at one end is the anticodon ( which pairs with a codon in the message ) , and at the other end an attachment site for an amino acid ( which is recognized by an enzyme carrying that particular amino acid ) . |
| 17 | There is always such intense jealousy among members of the British literary establishment when someone who is not ‘ one of us ’ is favoured by an appointment , a prize . |
| 18 | This is something that happens in both children and adults , and it may cause a continuation of the diarrhoea if milk is consumed after an infection . |
| 19 | The authors , who appear to be well qualified to write on this topic , state that the book is intended as an introduction to the concept of non-directive play therapy . |
| 20 | This course is intended as an introduction to research within the field of Christian art and architecture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance studied in the context of Christian belief and practice . |
| 21 | Moreover this , exercise is intended as an illustration and not as the presentation of a detailed proposal for a capital sharing tax . |
| 22 | Once the foreign lawyer is registered as an RFL , he or she may enter into partnership with an English solicitor . |
| 23 | The mikva is situated in an out-building in the synagogue grounds , and there is a car park outside . |
| 24 | Easily Accessible : Ford House is situated in an area of Devon known as the South Hams — ‘ Hamme ’ is old English for a ‘ sheltered place ’ — and the climate here is particularly kind as the coasts are washed by the Gulf Stream . |
| 25 | Their similarity to other lipocalins is typified by an r.m.s. difference in C α positions of 1.21 between equivalent residues in the β -sheet cores of MUP and RBP . |
| 26 | The stereochemistry is typified by an r.m.s. bond deviation from ideality of 0.015Å and B factors restrained such that the r.m.s. discrepancy in values between bonded atoms is 4.8Å . |
| 27 | For example , the representation of a temple on a coin may show a gap in the middle of the columns which is filled with an image of the relevant god ( fig. 12 ) . |
| 28 | ( i ) A is firing with an air gun in his garden at a target on a tree . |
| 29 | This moral is highlighted by an episode from my own family annals which occurred when we were visiting my in-laws in Scotland . |
| 30 | When a matter is referred to an expert for decision , he makes that decision himself . |