Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [adv prt] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Written excavation records once consisted of observations written down in a notebook , but nowadays most archaeologists use printed forms , or even a series of forms , which are filled in to record the evidence not covered by the drawn and photographic records . |
| 2 | Dialogues are carried on to tell the reader something he must know , or to infuse into him some explanations of a writer . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | All successful applicants attend an initial induction day with the company at their Ewell headquarters , where a series of assessments are carried out to ensure the right people are recruited for the right job . |
| 5 | the way reviews are carried out reflects the size and type of authority and the attitude of senior officers and councillors ; |
| 6 | Both that institution and Wandsworth borough council have demonstrated their concern about the fabric of Battersea power station and have stepped in from time to time to ensure that , while the present owner obtains the refinancing required , essential works are carried out to prevent the building 's condition from deteriorating . |
| 7 | Full-length games are edited down to show the highlights in a way which sometimes irritates the purist . |
| 8 | For a wider panel , as shown in Fig. 3 , weave , lifting strands before weaving each pair of rows , but omitting the weaving yarn on the last row when the strands are picked up to complete the diamond . |
| 9 | On this unit , three spears are wound down to puncture the packs . |
| 10 | Now 26 police forces from the midlands and the south are teaming up to counter the menace such gatherings cause to landowners and the general public . |
| 11 | The Labour vote has declined because Liverpool people are fed up paying the highest poll tax in the country for a lor ra lor ra people who wo n't pay . |
| 12 | Bronze tie-rods are built in to hold the core to a clay mould then applied round the wax . |
| 13 | As the orders are made out to confirm the buyer 's telephone conversations with the media salespeople , copies are passed to the agency 's traffic controllers to ensure that the control system is able to get the required material to the media on time . |
| 14 | He was right up to it so I said well I do n't know whether you 're going round to view the house cos that 's on the market are n't they ? |
| 15 | Now we 're going around to see the boy 's we 've got the love of my life . |
| 16 | So you 're going out to feed the rabbit ? |
| 17 | ‘ I know someone has to do it , love , ’ he stated sensitively , ‘ but I 'm not sure that you 're cut out to handle the sad side of a vet 's business . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ The confiscated fish are sold on to defray the costs of the commission , ’ he said . |
| 19 | People are flooding in to get the exceptional bargains on offer , ’ said a House of Fraser spokesman . |
| 20 | Even now it might be too late : imports are rushing in to replace the shortfall . |
| 21 | Already Scottish Tory Mps are lining up to threaten the Government that they will withhold support or even vote against if Rosyth is forsaken . |
| 22 | ‘ I am going back to fetch the boat . |
| 23 | On the face of it , it may seem that these two approaches can be made to coincide as long as the rules are drawn up to reflect the facts . |
| 24 | I remember two lady missionaries , who were also returning to Burma , saying , ‘ Well , of course we shall arrive safely because we are going out to do the Lord 's work . ’ |
| 25 | Who knows why certain people are called up to join the Prime Mover ? |
| 26 | Both guitars have necks that are properly set to line up with the top of the bridges , and which are set up to give the correct amount of neck relief . |
| 27 | It is recommended that a number of privileged users are set up to reflect the LIFESPAN user hierarchy , for example one per project using LIFESPAN . |
| 28 | It is recommended that a number of SPR SSR CONTROLLER privileged users are set up to reflect the LIFESPAN user hierarchy , for example one for each project using LIFESPAN . |
| 29 | The police , of course , can never really be geared easily to incorporate structural challenge to their existing concepts of order and control , for they are set up to maintain the symbols and practice which has sustained the status quo . |
| 30 | Social institutions , including that of education , are set up to counteract the shortcomings of nature , to control and exploit it and turn it to human advantage . |