Example sentences of "be [verb] [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Restrictions on footballers in Eastern Europe playing abroad have gradually been eased as Poles , Soviets and others have come to regard the export of players as a useful means of acquiring hard currency . |
| 2 | Some of those who have recorded human rights violations have been dismissed as trouble-makers and on occasion have themselves been threatened , tortured and killed . |
| 3 | Simon Cope of London-based commercial agent Gerald Eve , which is marketing the scheme jointly with Sanderson Townend & Gilbert , said : ‘ There has been as reasonable amount of interest in the past , and marketing has occasionally been stopped while discussions have taken place , but there are serious discussions going on at the moment . ’ |
| 4 | Driveways have spaces for two cars , front and rear lawns are turfed and owners of Les Jones homes arrive at a house or bungalow which is attractive and complete in every way - and not surrounded by a mass of mud as on so many new housing estates . |
| 5 | The management climate within the organisation and the way in which grievances are heard and fears discussed are important . |
| 6 | Five banks : Midland ; Security Pacific National ; Chemical Bank ; Mitsubishi Finance International and Barclays have been joined as respondents and Mr Chadwick represents all but Barclays . |
| 7 | The Canine Defence League refuses to find new homes for abandoned animals until well after the holiday , in case the same dogs are given as presents and then dumped again . |
| 8 | Lightfastness ratings are given and details on each pigment 's toxicity are included . |
| 9 | This leads to more efficient , effective working and more enthusiastic participation so that tasks are completed and objectives are reached . |
| 10 | All of the documents considered so far have been intended as items for discussion or guidance to schools and local authorities . |
| 11 | Improved business optimism , reported in the previous survey , has not been sustained and expectations of rising business volumes were not fulfilled . |
| 12 | And yet we are seeing as members , coming back to Mr 's point , making a , setting an example which is opposite to that which we force on our employees . |
| 13 | Forty-five per cent of fatal road accidents involving young people are alcohol-linked , and so are drowning and deaths from accidental overdose . |
| 14 | It had been recognized that Liberals had been more adept at handling the press because they were more ready to stoop to newspaper practices , as Sandars had reported in 1909 : |
| 15 | It has long been recognized that Pausanias gave a Herodotean dress and added some comments of his own to what must ultimately be a third-century B.C. account of the Celtic attack ( O. Regenbogen , P.-W. , s.v . |
| 16 | More effective and more socially acceptable ways of solving conflicts are developed and rules governing the rights of persons and property gradually enter a child 's awareness . |
| 17 | Large boulders stood out beside the path as grey blobs in the featureless sheets of pale grass , and flat stones had been placed as bridges across the burns , their backs hollowed by the tread of feet through the centuries . |
| 18 | The dogs need lots of exercise , but because they have now reached their age of retirement and have been reared as pets they are not suitable for shows . |
| 19 | Because both he and his mate are mobbed as pillagers whenever they are spotted by other birds , the jay realises that reticence is essential for the safety of the expected brood . |
| 20 | Numbers are limited and requests for tickets have to be received by 31 July 1993 and a £10 deposit is required . |
| 21 | However , when resources are limited and facilities are being dovetailed into existing built-up areas , it may not be possible to maximise all of these criteria simultaneously and some compromises may have to be accepted . |
| 22 | Places are limited and children are advised to apply early . |
| 23 | This is the second programme in a short series in which we 're taking a look at trends in science and engineering , particularly in the way that subjects are taught and opportunities for subsequent employment . |
| 24 | next few programmes we 're going to take a look at trends in science and engineering , particularly in the way that the subjects are taught and opportunities for employment . |
| 25 | Item twenty as well as twenty six , you are suggesting that meals go up in day centres by fifteen percent , and then on twenty six , we introduce a two pound a week for daycare , for people with learning disabilities . |
| 26 | At least two of the centres are registered as charities , and can provide limited scholarships to offset the cost of tuition . |
| 27 | In short , although it is an oversimplification , I am suggesting that workers develop solidarity , or a bounded culture and protect their own boundaries as a group in order that their primitive fears can be allayed . |
| 28 | ‘ I in no way wish you to think that I am suggesting that delays and loss of documents should be treated lightly , but I would like to put forward the view that it was not within the power of my client to remedy the situation they took over from an authority since re-organised under Section 5c of the Reorganisation of Ancillary Services ( Domestic ) Act . |
| 29 | Patients are examined and naevi are photographed every 3–6 months ; lesions showing disturbing change are excised for histopathology . |
| 30 | Since much of the teaching materials used in FE is written ( textbooks , handouts , worksheets ) and examinations have until recently been almost entirely written to time , examples of material are examined and participants work on adapting and writing supplementary materials for use with bilingual students . |