Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Bees raised on a hillside of wildflowers produce a fine wax that is blended into a hand cream much sought after in Bath and beyond .
2 The coir is blended with a mix of nitrogen , phosphate and potassium fertilizers to form the new compost .
3 The localized system of medico-pedagogical influence on a child , in so far as it is differentiated in an institution for social education , ought to prevail to the extent that it is in accordance with the natural needs of the child and to the extent that it opens creative prospects for the development of the given structure — biological , social , and economic .
4 then all the data from the TREE command , which normally goes straight to the screen , is redirected to a file called PENGUIN .
5 If a child is sniffing with a group of young people , and has been for some time , it may help to provide other more interesting and exciting leisure activities .
6 PPC If you are dead set against replacing your motherboard ( which is the option I 'd go for ) then your only alternative , other than buying a new set up , is to go for a processor replacement card .
7 If they like it , the answer is to go for a swim by buying PEPs , ’ says Amanda .
8 ‘ What I 'd really like to do now is to go for a drink with you .
9 The normal ‘ use ’ is to go for a joyride , to get home after missing the last bus or train or for the use in crime .
10 Third , since the APB wants to ensure that the debate which it intends the paper to stimulate does not get confined to the Big Six and a few others , it is to go on a whistlestop tour of the country over the next three months , holding discussion meetings with interested parties .
11 A third reason why dieting makes you fat is because fat is less metabolically active than muscle … the one sure way to slow the body down and so create the conditions for getting fat is to go on a diet
12 Of course his first move is to go to a pub .
13 The best advice is to go to a specialist consumer credit/hire purchase lawyer for information on this very important matter .
14 However the one thing that you must never do is to go between a cow and her calf and I made this mistake one morning and I had to take to my heals and run .
15 The money is to go in a penalty box kept by Grandmother ; the proceeds will go to a charity .
16 It is this extra sum which the estate is using as a stick against the BMC , in the hope that it will stump up the cash as the estate can not afford to invest this much in climbing .
17 The statement that he overestimated the importance of sex in human psychology is refuted by an examination of his work and opinions .
18 Welcome back : A young wild deer is recovering at an animal rescue centre after having a leg amputated .
19 Cash is recovering after an Achilles tendon operation and Cahill is set to have exploratory knee surgery , but Australia hope they will be fit for the match on Perth 's grass courts from February 2 to 4 .
20 Another up-and-coming Middlesbrough and Cleveland athlete , Jeffrey Anderson , is recovering from a hamstring injury received in last month 's Mandale Open meeting .
21 DEREK RANDALL , Nottinghamshire 's former England batsman , is recovering from a cartilage operation to cure knee trouble that hampered him in the closing stages of the season .
22 The Lubavitcher Rebbe is recovering from a stroke .
23 Mabel , who is recovering from a stroke , added : ‘ I feel great .
24 The City players collected almost £1,000 to enable Lisa Johnson to join Lake in Los Angeles where he is recovering from a transplant operation on his knee .
25 Lancashire will make a late fitness check on Orrell hooker Neil Hitchen , who is recovering from a neck injury .
26 The defence will remain unchanged in the continued absence of central defender Kevin Ball , who is recovering from a knee injury , and if Goodman is available Crosby will have to choose between former England international Peter Davenport or young striker David Rush for the remaining midfield slot .
27 Tonight Mrs Ditchburn is recovering from an operation to replace her hip .
28 A man is recovering from an emergency operation after his pet alsation turned on him .
29 : person who is recovering from an infection
30 For example , he is likened to a thief , but he actually wants to become a king , and speaks as if he were a Prince .
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