Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This pattern , which echoes the scheme invented by Sylvester for the Tate Gallery more than twenty years ago and encourages a focus upon single works , is continued in the long gallery of the ground floor where paintings from 1929 to 1939 are placed on both sides of a partition wall . |
| 2 | Discounts are given to all parties of 15 or more paying visitors . |
| 3 | The extra money earned from attending court on a day off can be attractive , but it is more often the case that reminders about the approaching end of the shift are given to those constables who suggest work which involves ‘ going over ’ . |
| 4 | Pre-tests and post-tests are given to both groups , and the analysis is concerned with establishing significant differences in the performance of the two groups . |
| 5 | Various orders of priority are given to these factors . |
| 6 | Logically they apply to tenants as well as to owner-occupiers and are given for all displacements , whether by compulsory purchase or any action under the Housing Acts . |
| 7 | A number of different dates are given for these events in Molla Husrev 's career by various authors , both early and late . |
| 8 | Instructions are given for several neckbands , but everyone has their own pet neckband . |
| 9 | These auxiliaries may be used when required at the discretion of the individual cataloguer ( unlike DC where specific instructions are given for most applications of the Tables or the ‘ add to ’ device ) . |
| 10 | Alternatively , circuits may be built using basic components on the Plugblock ( prototype board ) — layouts are given in all cases . |
| 11 | Other powers are given by such acts as the Firearms Act 1968 ( persons , vehicles in any public place can be searched for firearms ) ; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ( permits the police to stop and search for controlled drugs anywhere ) ; Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and various Wildlife Conservation Acts . |
| 12 | In any case , there are earthier explanations , such as the changes in sea level favoured by Newell ( 1963 and 1967 ) , or changes in climate ( perhaps themselves brought about by changes in the earth 's magnetism ) which are favoured by many authors . |
| 13 | ‘ I think the better the players are treated in these respects , the more enthusiastic is their response to the challenges before them , ’ points out McGilligan , ‘ Let's face it , the whole sport has become more professional off the field — and it 's good to see it — so I do n't think too many people would begrudge players a few wee perks . ’ |
| 14 | Study visits to European cities are undertaken in both honours years . |
| 15 | For instance , treatments are listed for such conditions as suppurative pneumonia , cerebral oedema and purulent nephritis , obviously requiring highly skilled veterinary care and sometimes remedies at the highest potencies . |
| 16 | The forests of the Old World are infested with all kinds of horrible creatures of which spiders are probably the most numerous . |
| 17 | Comparison of the CytR recognition motif in deoP2 with known CytR binding sites reveals that the pentamer motif 5'TGCAA or degenerate versions of this sequence are conserved among all sites ( Fig. 6 ) . |
| 18 | Minireefs , or " ballstones " , are developed in most Outcrops of this Wenlock Lime-stone , though they nowhere approach the size of the reefs discussed earlier . |
| 19 | Nowadays , I am consulted on all matters pertaining to him , and I feel my role is to make him better known . |
| 20 | ‘ To find the correct homeopathic remedy for any condition , the symptoms are diagnosed in those terms , and the Materia Medica places them under those headings : location , sensation etc . ’ |
| 21 | Choreographers wishing to interpret music in dance terms are limited in several ways because their choice should not only determine the style of dance used and its phrasing but other factors which are an integral part of the score . |
| 22 | There is no doubt that factors like these are important in what we may call the social ‘ life ’ of language , and they are implicated in many aspects of linguistic variation and change . |
| 23 | Is n't it strange that we are taught about many things which may never come to pass and yet most of us are not prepared for the one inevitable occurrence in our lives ? |
| 24 | The wastelands are inhabited by all kinds of monstrous creatures and it is here that the armies of Chaos gather their strength . |
| 25 | The sentiments among the majority of Northern lay presbyterians are biased towards those elements in the Westminster Confessional which are antagonistic to Roman catholic practice and belief : the evils of the papacy and priesthood and the suppression of Christian liberty , the evils of the mass and devotions to the saints , all of which combine to turn Christians to superstition and idolatry and away from almighty God and true salvation in Christ . |
| 26 | Although two thirds of the children born out of wedlock are registered by both parents , and illegitimacy is on the increase , we in Britain have not reached the position arrived at in Sweden where , since I January 1988 , partners who live together outside marriage are afforded the same legal rights as those who are married . |
| 27 | A rapidly rising proportion of births to single mothers are registered by both parents , usually from the same address but sometimes from different ones ( see chart ) . |
| 28 | It is very popular with the Milanese , and the seats around it are filled at most times of the day . |
| 29 | The spring , he says , is a particularly perilous time in adder-land : as they emerge from hibernation , adders are too groggy to slip away from potential threats but their fangs are filled with several months ' worth of venom . |
| 30 | Yes Moderator the Board 's erm published accounts are prefaced by some comments on the accounting conventions that are used . |