Example sentences of "and is [vb pp] to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Moreover , the second band shows a progression with a reduced NN stretching frequency , and is assigned to ionization from the π u bonding level .
2 If a son or daughter commits a crime and is sentenced to imprisonment , the court will not allow an anxious father or mother to take their place , so how can it be that my sin can be taken by another ?
3 Spending by public sector organisations has to comply with complex and changing legal regulations , and is exposed to scrutiny at a number of levels .
4 The Female Beggar in An Evening Walk — the first of Wordsworth 's deserted women — laments for her soldier ‘ Asleep on Bunker 's charnel hill afar ’ , and the Female Vagrant , having followed her husband across the Atlantic , loses him and her children and is reduced to destitution .
5 Action : A module X , which is not referenced by a user package and is known to LIFESPAN must be on an active DC in LIFESPAN to allow entry of the module .
6 An animal model of colitis , however , has been developed recently using the free radical initiator , 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride and trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid , which also induces colitis experimentally and is metabolised to superoxide and hydrogen peroxide by rat colon homogenates or isolated colonocytes .
7 ‘ She has a chill and is confined to bed .
8 ‘ We 'd arranged that she would call in while you and Vitor were here , but unfortunately she 's sprained her ankle and is confined to home .
9 Heavy drinking affects the heart and is linked to brain disorders .
10 Claiming truancy has risen significantly and is linked to crime , he encouraged local authorities to prosecute parents who fail to ensure children are at school .
11 Looking for excitement and with little thought for his family , he steals a friend 's car , knocks down and badly injures a girl and is taken to court .
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