Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are parted from their parents on hatching and raised without an anemone . |
| 2 | It is , of course , true that such officers in many cases have powers which enable them to do lawfully what a private person might not do , but the question whether their acts are justified by their powers must be decided in proceedings before the ordinary courts . |
| 3 | Another group went to talk to the ‘ Educated Youth ’ ( i.e. young people who after leaving school in the city go to work in the commune and learn from the peasants ) — after 2 or more years in the country , a few of them may get the chance for further training or education before they are assigned to their jobs ( there is no such thing as applying for a job here ) . |
| 4 | ‘ As lifeboats become faster yet more demands are placed on their crews . |
| 5 | Casks are placed on their ends in the cellar and a long tube known as an extractor is inserted through the tap hole . |
| 6 | They will retain this tonic immobility even if they are placed on their backs , giving certain human tricksters the chance to claim that they are capable of ‘ hypnotising frogs ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ I must not omit to tell you , ’ wrote Gould nonchalantly in a letter to Jardine on 16 January 1837 , ‘ that Mr Darwin 's Collection of Birds ( made during the late survey under Capn FitzRoy ) are exceedingly fine ; they are placed in my hands to describe ; some of the forms are very singular particularly those from the Gallipagos [ sic ] . |
| 8 | Many women from immigrant communities are hidden by their men , who may be entrepreneurs , and they fear offending both their men and the community by complaints about their work . |
| 9 | As long as a strong argument or sound reasons are given for your opinions they will stand on their own . |
| 10 | Some suggestions for reading are given in their sections by particular departments . |
| 11 | Other examples of unlawful objects are given by their Lordships in the Crofter case . |
| 12 | Disillusionment with the way they are treated by their firms has led many trainees , along with more experienced dealers to look for new jobs . |
| 13 | Demeaning offences fall into two broad categories , those which are treated by our participants as part of the generally resented background of personal devaluation , and those which call for specific retribution according to rule . |
| 14 | Hopefully our readers will pass on the message to as many people as possible , with the hope that this particular con man , and others like him , are stopped in their tracks . |
| 15 | Of course , some young fathers are fascinated by their babies and enjoy cohabiting co-operatively , finding more " meaning in being fathers than their own fathers did . |
| 16 | The individuals who are recognized by their peers as those who actually keep the thing going , are not only unrewarded , but actually held back . |
| 17 | Parents who make demands which are regarded as excessive are resented by their children ( even if they actually meet some of those demands ) , as are those who engage in emotional manipulation or divide the sibling group against each other ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 , ch. 12 ) . |
| 18 | And the insects were not disturbed because organic farming was then all the rage and Keton-Etone-Methyl-Tri-Di-Meta-post-Oxy-Chlorane had been banned , with the result that the tree gave rise to more apples ; out of the downtrodden and digested came beauty and increase , and fruits of the earth , and all sorts of parable lessons which children are taught at their mothers ’ knee in sweet little story-books . |
| 19 | What it amounts to is that the weak choice is just as valid as the hard choice provided the tracks are examined on their merits , not in terms of weakness or laziness . |
| 20 | Yet how many of us are paralysed by our fears ? |
| 21 | I am honoured beyond my deserts . |
| 22 | These animals possess the nettle-cells or nematocysts , which are arranged near their surfaces , and act as a weapon either of offence or defence for them . |
| 23 | Some stores along trendy Melrose , still virtually untouched , are guarded by their owners , luxury cars pulled up on to the sidewalk to block the entrance . |
| 24 | The kids are tucked beneath their duvets , and I have a mug of chocolate . |
| 25 | Suppose we think of individuals which are reared throughout their lives in a situation where there is sensory deprivation . |
| 26 | The young hedgehogs are reared by their mothers , and at about four weeks of age they may be seen foraging with her in the darkness . |
| 27 | and some are treasured for their markings — |
| 28 | Thus , by the use of gossip , ostracism , satire , and , probably most important of all , ridicule , offenders against society 's standards are punished for their transgressions . |
| 29 | It is he who draws the moral , declaring that the low-life characters are no worse than the corrupt ruling class , the only difference being that the poor are punished for their vices . |
| 30 | Some sculptures are designed for their sites , and the relationship between site and sculpture is difficult to capture in a book . |