Example sentences of "be [vb pp] in [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that this work has been done , the draft schedule can then be examined in the closest detail — and probably torn to shreds . |
| 2 | The rains may disappear as suddenly as they arrived ; the pond may dry out within a few days , and so the whole cycle of breeding activity must be completed in the shortest possible time . |
| 3 | A third god said it should be hidden in the deepest and darkest abyss ; and another suggested the dark side of the moon . |
| 4 | The Orphists were not adequately represented at this Salon , since Delaunay himself refused to show there , but at the Indépendants of 1914 the Orphist canvases were so numerous and of such large dimensions that they had to be placed in the largest and most important hall on the ground floor . |
| 5 | Overall , these families frequently tend to be placed in the worst housing or on the worst estates , partly perhaps because of their inability to pay higher rents , and partly because local authorities have always been inclined to allocate poor people and slum dwellers to particular estates ( Gray , 1979 ) . |
| 6 | I can assure you that any information given during the interview will be treated in the strictest confidence . |
| 7 | I would like to ask your readers if they would write to me concerning their experiences in trying to get an idea developed to the production stage , all of which will be treated in the strictest confidence . |
| 8 | All comments will , of course , be treated in the strictest confidence . |
| 9 | Centres ' replies to the questionnaire , which will be treated in the strictest confidence , will be used to inform our thinking about the future development of these qualifications . |
| 10 | As I said before I need to take one or two notes about your current financial situation and I 'd like to draw your attention to the fact that any information you give me will be treated in the strictest of confidence . |
| 11 | ‘ Any information will be treated in the strictest confidence , and your purpose for being there is of no interest to the police . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ High or low will seldom suit the taste of a painter who will always move over the surface of his near grounds till the component parts of his subject appear to him to be arranged in the best possible order . ’ |
| 13 | But the Government likes to submit to free market forces and developers attempt to respond , rather than taking into account where new homes should be built in the best interests of the public . |
| 14 | Animals were demoniacs and possessed souls , albeit not to be seen in the best company , but were unequivocally free agents ( Evans 1987 : 66–7 ) . ) |
| 15 | This must be done in the shortest possible time . |
| 16 | The workhouse must be presented in the best possible light . |
| 17 | The influence of the Alpine atmosphere can clearly be felt in the best wines . ’ |
| 18 | In my view , the Brazilians should be told in the strongest terms that any repeat when they entertain Italy ( whose supporters , I admit , are no angels themselves ) in the quarter finals at the end of march , could lead to them being disqualified . |
| 19 | The notion of education was to be interpreted in the widest sense of the word to include physical , moral , and mental training . |
| 20 | The type of product being manufactured by a company can be classified in the simplest possible manner into two distinct groups ; those which are technically overconstrained and those which are underconstrained . |
| 21 | Manufacturing requires the necessary industrial investment to transform the ideas into the articles that can be sold in the keenest markets . |
| 22 | TV chiefs insist that the series will be produced in the best possible taste but admit being inspired by America . |
| 23 | It is often the case that the highest ambitions can be born in the darkest days of defeat . |
| 24 | It is one of the wonders of the Christmas story that Jesus — the authoritative Word of God — stooped to be born in the humblest of settings ; it is one of the wonders of the Christian faith that after His resurrection , Jesus should remind His disciples that He retained all authority in heaven and earth . |
| 25 | And the motion adds : ‘ The continued exclusion of Northern Ireland from the political mainstream of the United Kingdom gives succour and comfort to the IRA and is , therefore , to be deplored in the strongest possible terms . ’ |
| 26 | The handful of extracts , words of kitchen advice , recipes , menus , and descriptive passages I have chosen to quote are none of them to be found in The Best of Boulestin , the American-selected anthology published in England by Heinemann in 1952 and still available at 21s . |
| 27 | The recipe which , under the name of langue savoyarde again appears in several of his books , is to be found in The Best of Boulestin . |
| 28 | All these elements can be found in the best of medical education , most notably in McMaster University in Canada , where students pose their own problems and use the resources of the university to solve them . |
| 29 | Of a wisdom which can be found in the smallest gleam , as well as in the fiercest blaze of light . |
| 30 | They are also an ancient group , since obvious arthropods , of primitive kinds , can be found in the earliest of Cambrian rocks . |