Example sentences of "be [verb] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quality Circles have received a lot of attention in the media over the last three years but , in general , studies of Circles have so far been limited to subjective analysis by interested parties . |
| 2 | Ground fighting has been limited to sporadic artillery exchanges , and a handful of patrol clashes ; but this situation may change massively by the time this issue goes on sale . |
| 3 | EUROPE has been treated to high comedy for the past few weeks as governments , corporations and journalists have fallen all over each other in a made game of find-the barrels . |
| 4 | Once we have put aside such relatively easy observations as the tendency or requirement for long or complex adjective phrases to occur postnominally , there are two fundamental questions which badly need to be asked about the grammar of postnominal attributives : ( a ) What is the difference in effect or value obtained by the speaker who uses postnominal position when prenominal position is equally grammatical ? ( b ) Why is it that some adjectives ( and some adjective phrases ) can occur quite easily in postnominal position while others , apparently comparable , are limited to prenominal position ? |
| 5 | However , while agreeing with Bolinger in almost every instance on his raw data , as to which adjectives are limited to prenominal position and which are ambiguous , we disagree with him in almost all cases as to the underlying reasons . |
| 6 | Staff in high risk areas are limited to small sleeper earrings , an identity bracelet or necklace worn for medical purposes only , and a wedding ring . |
| 7 | Data for coronary revascularisation are limited to coronary artery bypass surgery ; results of percutaneous coronary angioplasty are not yet available . |
| 8 | It follows that damages recoverable by the estate under the 1934 Act in the case of deaths occurring on or after that date are limited to financial loss suffered before his death , to damages for pain and suffering sustained by the deceased before his death and to funeral expenses . |
| 9 | Although the drawing tools are limited to freehand pixel editing , lines and fills , with patience you can produce any symbol that you require . |
| 10 | Curriculum Studies : An important element of the course is the examination of how studies taken as ‘ subjects ’ are taught to primary school age children . |
| 11 | well known as centres of academic learning and excellence , where people are taught to degree-level standard . |
| 12 | any liability , injury , loss or damage arising outside the United Kingdom unless notification has been given to General Accident and an International Motor Insurance Card ( Green Card ) issued . |
| 13 | Little mention has been given to moral education , social and personal development , political understanding and economic awareness ( much beloved of Keith Joseph ) . |
| 14 | The power of local education authorities has been reduced whilst additional power has been given to central government and the revised and highly decentralised governing bodies of schools and colleges . |
| 15 | As part of a comprehensive training programme that has touched the Le Havre company from top to toe , special emphasis has been given to improving motivation . |
| 16 | Between 1949 and 1954 much of his spare time had been given to poetic scribbling ; and he was also giving voice to a measure of vacillation and disillusionment , which we shall encounter in his poetry from time to time . |
| 17 | The mountain of footwear has been given to Middlesbrough-based Convoy Aid Romania by a businessman in Bristol . |
| 18 | Most attention in the past , however , has been given to residential differentiation within urban areas , whereas the current trends are operating on a much broader canvas , such that young school leavers are drawn to London from all over Britain , older people retire to remoter rural areas where they previously enjoyed holidays , and young married couples move not just to the suburbs but to smaller cities and towns situated at considerable distance from the major urban centres . |
| 19 | Also , at the Palmira Works , free training has been given to local fire brigades on how to manage emergencies involving hazardous materials . |
| 20 | They are both interesting books because they tell interesting stories , and are arranged to dramatic effect in interesting ways . |
| 21 | Engine components are stacked to portable shelving and essentially follow the stripped-down radial on a parallel around the CFS facility . |
| 22 | ‘ Most youngsters are exposed to Western culture at school and in the world around them . |
| 23 | ‘ Whenever they are exposed to real difficulty ’ , he pointed out , ‘ they run for the British umbrella . ’ |
| 24 | Children are found in need of care , protection and control if the court establishes that they are not receiving the sort of care a good parent may reasonably be expected to give and they are falling into bad associations , are exposed to moral danger , or the lack of care is likely to cause suffering or seriously affect their health or proper development , or if it establishes that they are beyond the control of their parents . |
| 25 | The aim of one-stop shopping is lost and is not fulfilled where the parties are exposed to double jeopardy , that is , where a merger may be investigated both by the Commission under Community law and by national authorities under domestic law . |
| 26 | THOSE WHO WORK INDOORS AND ARE EXPOSED TO INTENSE SUN ONLY OCCASIONALLY ( IE : TWO WEEKS ANNUAL HOLIDAY ) . |
| 27 | These substances , which tend to accumulate in tumour cells , turn from relatively benign chemicals into killers when they are exposed to red light . |
| 28 | ‘ You are submitting to male domination ? ’ he asked drily . |
| 29 | To ensure that the brand of yoghurt you are buying really is live , add a spoonful to some warm milk that has been heated to boiling point and then allowed to cool . |
| 30 | Cotinine in the urine is a reliable indicator that the subject has been exposed to passive smoking . |