Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In theory , guidelines for open systems are formulated when a committee of vendors come to some sort of agreement over architectural definitions and create a standard . |
| 2 | In the standard formation model , millisecond pulsars are formed when a neutron star accretes matter from an evolving companion . |
| 3 | Finally at the highest level , the limits of reason are exposed when a critique is mounted of a form of thought as such . |
| 4 | Three quarters said they had n't been consulted before a caution was given , and sixty two percent of our sample thought offenders should only be entitled to one caution no matter whether the crime was committed by an adult or juvenile . |
| 5 | Police said other stations had not been evacuated because a warning call from the terrorists had been too vague . |
| 6 | man Alan Reid said they had not been disciplined because a member of the Royal Family had been a patient there . |
| 7 | It will examine all the factors which are considered when a household decides to move . |
| 8 | On July 17 the Turkish consul , Deniz Bolukbasi , and two other members of the consulate staff had been injured when a car bomb exploded near the Turkish consulate in Athens . |
| 9 | However , the Attorney-General warned your Lordships that , even if reference in this case to Parliamentary materials did not infringe article 9 , the House of Commons might take the view the House enjoyed some wider privilege which we would be infringing and might well regret that its views on the point had not been sought before a decision was reached by your Lordships . |
| 10 | Two weeks earlier , on March 15 , Mehrdad Kowkabi , an Iranian student held in the UK for 15 months , had been deported after a court dropped charges of arson against him , and Iranian officials had been quoted as saying that the government might respond to this " positive step " by releasing Cooper . |
| 11 | Looking back , one can only wonder why no-one suggested easier ways of working , great economies could have been made if a time and motion expert had been employed . |
| 12 | Fire claimed more than six hundred lives in Britain last year , many may have been saved if a smoke alarm had been fitted . |
| 13 | assumptions which are made unless a contradiction is reached ; |
| 14 | Commonly , industrial licences are required and safety checks are made before a plant commences operation , and annual inspections are undertaken thereafter . |
| 15 | The award is higher where the employer is found to have discriminated against the employee under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 , the Sex Discrimination Acts 1975 and 1986 and the Race Relations Act 1976. ( iv ) Special award Special awards are made where a dismissal relates to trade union membership . |
| 16 | In the example given below for each entry , the default settings are used when a parameter is omitted . |
| 17 | Like the Jews , they are exactly the sort of quick-decision , risk-accepting businessmen who are needed when a region is changing from communism to capitalism . |
| 18 | So far as we are aware this process was not formally instituted , nor have such visits been mounted once a school has achieved project status . |
| 19 | Since 1952 , when the New Hampshire election was first seriously contested , no President had been re-elected after a challenger in his party had scored 35 per cent or more in the state 's primary . |
| 20 | Clarification of this distinction would enable the correct questions to be asked about those interventions that are provided although a need does not exist ( reducing inappropriate care ) and those interventions that are not provided although they are demanded and can be shown to be needed ( rationing ) . |
| 21 | All KSA members pay into an insurance-backed bond known as KSA-Consumercare ; this scheme ensures that customers are protected if a company ceases trading before goods have been delivered . |
| 22 | A few examples have been found where a number of graptoloids seem to have been associated together attached ( by the nema ) to a ‘ float ’ . |
| 23 | Several classifications have been proposed although a modification of that recently advocated ( Christlieb , 1982 ) appears a practical and useful guide for management ( Table 3.1 ) . |
| 24 | Two youths have been arrested after a motorcyclist was seriously injured when he was hit by a stolen car . |
| 25 | According to some reports approximately 9,000 suspected Islamic activists or sympathizers had already been arrested since a state of emergency was imposed in February [ see pp. 38790-91 ] . |
| 26 | At Bury St Edmunds the franchise was vested in the thirty-seven members of the corporation , but the complexion of the electorate could only be altered when a vacancy occurred naturally in their ranks . |
| 27 | A review will be undertaken when a copy of the recording is available ; Sam Morley ( 0707 872720 ) can provide more information . |
| 28 | The Court of Appeal had ruled on July 30 , however , that the execution of five of the convicted be delayed while a defence motion for a new hearing was heard . |
| 29 | Joining not only the same train as him but the same carriage twice could be dismissed as a coincidence . |
| 30 | It should n't be confused with formula milk , which is breast milk substitute , and never be given before a baby is six months old . |