Example sentences of "of [noun sg] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1961 , it is estimated , 682,000 gallons of whisky were consumed by the French , and that was twice as much as in 1960 . |
| 2 | And as for Mr Willi Stoph , the former prime minister , a major mark against him is that 100 different brands of whisky were found in his cellar — in other countries that would be admired . |
| 3 | He had gone to the sideboard cupboard where a bottle of whisky was kept for medicinal purposes , drunk what was there , and died . |
| 4 | The presence of moisture was found to be necessary to promote chemical weathering and weaken the rock sufficiently for disintegration to occur . |
| 5 | Beads of moisture were forming on his forehead . |
| 6 | A measure of unity was provided by routes of communication , on land and sea . |
| 7 | Pope John talked of unity being achieved through the Council . |
| 8 | Accommodation then gradually moves towards a higher level , at which the egocentricism of play is confronted with the external rules of the social game . |
| 9 | What is incontestable is that Mr Stewart 's conduct during the whole affair was entirely unbecoming of a representative of a national sports , and his claim that the TVNZ cameraman was obstructing the removal of David Lawrence from the field of play was proved by television evidence to be false . |
| 10 | ) When a method of assessment is decided upon , the teacher usually finds this affects curriculum content in various and sometimes subtle ways . |
| 11 | This type of assessment is demanding for teachers , who need to observe pupils ' strategies carefully . |
| 12 | Much of the criticism of assessment is aimed at ‘ the grading system ’ . |
| 13 | To achieve this , and to ensure that the quality of assessment is embedded in the system from the outset , a system of quality assurance and control has been established . |
| 14 | If the results of assessment are used in the ways intended and if the evidence of research and HMI findings of good practice are heeded , these children should in fact benefit , because their problems with the English language will have been identified and appropriate action can be taken to help at an early stage . |
| 15 | All other forms of assessment are included in the term coursework . |
| 16 | In 1513 there was opposition to a tax imposition in Yorkshire — indeed on this occasion a remission of assessment was granted on grounds of poverty , so the government seems to have been prepared to meet genuine grievances . |
| 17 | ‘ Any use ? ’ she asked , but waves of tiredness were sweeping over her and she found herself hoping that his answer would be no . |
| 18 | Ten species of owl are represented by 27 pellet samples providing small mammal samples large enough for analysis . |
| 19 | The average relative abundances of all skeletal elements for three species of owl were found to be as follows : great horned owl , 51.5 per cent ; barn owl , 62.7 per cent ; and screech owl , 46.5 per cent ( Dodson & Wexlar , 1979 ) . |
| 20 | This dose of capsaicin was given in four injections over two days ( first day : 25 mg/kg in the morning and 25 mg/kg in the later afternoon , second day : 25 mg/kg in the morning and 50 mg/kg in the late afternoon ) . |
| 21 | Its liberal hopes of progress are grounded in the beliefs that human beings individually have reconcilable goals like peace , health , and prosperity and that institutions are a human construct , not always deliberate and , once created , having effects of their own on people 's thoughts and actions . |
| 22 | Signs of progress were seen as Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic accepted the EC plan for guaranteed minority rights [ see p. 38513 ] , which affected Serbian enclaves in Croatia . |
| 23 | The suggested form of creed is included at the end of the Preface , and is repeated here . |
| 24 | The small intestine was then perfused with either PES or an ORS at 0.5 ml/min for one hour to ensure steady state conditions , after which three successive 10 minute collections of effluent were made from the distal cannula . |
| 25 | Acid hydrolysis was performed wherein samples of effluent were incubared with hydrochloric acid ( 1.0 mol/l ) for two hours at 100°C . |
| 26 | A second cause of differentiation is illustrated by the way in which ‘ primordial germ cells ’ are formed in the fruitfly Drosophila . |
| 27 | Whilst some time can be spent in ‘ tidying up ’ it is important that the high standards of housekeeping are maintained throughout the year and generally this is the case . |
| 28 | and one woman said that the year , nineteen twenty one she was a bride of eighteen years old and she took Good Housekeeping and she 's got the whole lot although she 's now a very old lady , and she said my first lot of housekeeping was done in a house in Wales where we had water from the well we had to build the fires up by hand we could get Welsh coal cheaply but they had to you know use paper and kindle and we swept with brooms and my life has never been easier she said I had three children in four years and my life has never been easier she said and all these modern things came in life has got more and more complicated and difficult ! |
| 29 | It sees ways of making certain that small points of correction are dealt with speedily , and thus the chance of devoting extra energy to the broader guidelines and the delineation of greater issues . |
| 30 | It sees ways of making certain that small points of correction are dealt with speedily , and thus the chance of devoting extra energy to the broader guidelines and the delineation of greater issues . |