Example sentences of "are [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who will pay compensation if one operators ' trains are delayed by a breakdown of a train by another operator ? |
| 2 | Forest products are gathered at a level which does not affect the harvest next year be it fruit , timber , grasses , wild honey or medicinal plants . |
| 3 | Bedrooms and lounges are furnished in a variety of styles ranging from Louis XIII to Louis XV . |
| 4 | Six candidates are embroiled in a Commons clash over who will succeed Bernard Wetherill . |
| 5 | At this time of year , the twigs , branches and tree trunks are emphasized by a fall of snow , with a reflection in the stream beneath . |
| 6 | The Police Complaints Authority may direct that disciplinary charges are heard by a tribunal rather than by a chief officer sitting alone . |
| 7 | The paths through the graph are calculated through a process of graph reduction . |
| 8 | These are calculated from a knowledge of the material properties , and the loading and working conditions . |
| 9 | Moreover , if the purchaser wishes to rationalise the workforce he runs the risk of becoming liable for automatically unfair dismissals where employees are dismissed as a result of the transfer of the business . |
| 10 | Some find great benefit in identifying a small group of staff who for a limited period are assigned to a relief pool , for the sole purpose of filling unexpected gaps in staffing or adding strength to a ward team at times of peak workload . |
| 11 | Trainees of the scheme are assigned to a Mentor [ a senior member of staff with chartered status ] who acts as a professional guide and confidante . |
| 12 | They are assigned to a team and introduced ( if that 's the word ) to their team leader . |
| 13 | The positioning of electric equipment is important because of possible splashing with waterjets ; therefore , it is imperative that such equipment is specially protected and that outlet sockets are placed at a level where there is no danger of their coming into contact with water . |
| 14 | It means that if you are placed on a YTS programme through Compact , you have a real job . |
| 15 | The chicks are placed on a surface scattered with a mix of food grains and pebbles of about the same size and colour of the food . |
| 16 | For trousers , socks and shoes , the garments are placed on a stool slightly to the side of the patient . |
| 17 | In the ‘ Shadomaster ’ , samples are placed on a viewing stage and illuminated from above with a quartz-halogen projection lamp and a condenser . |
| 18 | Then the patient 's arms are placed on a table in front of him with the hands flat and fingers spread open . |
| 19 | Samples are placed on a glass tray supported on an X-Y bearing carriage . |
| 20 | Divide the children into two teams and provide them with sets of corks which are placed in a bowl of water . |
| 21 | They are placed in a position analogous to that of a government agency and must ultimately reach a decision on the basis of the public good . |
| 22 | In the third term of Year II , major students are placed in a theatre or theatre organization in the British Isles for an intensive six-week programme of work experience . |
| 23 | Bien 's ‘ Hotel Polen ’ is the most emotive : images based on old photographs and possessions are placed in a menu stand from the Hotel Polen in Amsterdam , itself destroyed by fire in 1977 . |
| 24 | For this reason , if shelter sheds are placed in a paddock , they may have to be placed at the top of the hill and preferably near the gate . |
| 25 | Their inward warbling song , which can not be described , is unceasingly poured forth from noon to night , and is even continued throughout the night if they are placed in a room with lights , and where an animated conversation is carried on . ’ |
| 26 | It is a process whereby jobs are placed in a rank order , according to the overall demands each one makes on a person doing it . |
| 27 | If these are placed in a tray of mud they sprout very quickly . |
| 28 | If these are collected before they sink and are placed in a jar of water in a cool airy place , they will start into growth much sooner , and , by providing much needed surface shade , can do much to combat the algal growth that is invariably experienced in early spring . |
| 29 | ‘ The secrets are placed in a despatch bag and sealed with the chancery seal . |
| 30 | Indeed , if goldfish and carp are placed in a pool , providing that the proportion of males and females is reasonably balanced , they will probably breed with some measure of success of their own accord without the pool owner needing to become involved . |