Example sentences of "be [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not to say that the Government has not also been pursuing other policies , such as the wider spread of home ownership , that have been beneficial to many working-class people , but the approach has been implemented in a way that has isolated the underclass still further . |
| 2 | Somalia said that its forces had been pursuing anti-government rebels . |
| 3 | The building industry has today an appreciably larger number of men at work than in the years immediately before 1939 , though probably rather a smaller percentage of the total are building new houses . |
| 4 | We are building new obstacles and barriers . |
| 5 | The DIY firm Wickes , and Toys R Us are building new superstores there , creating thirty five jobs . |
| 6 | Not least , they serve as a warning to firms that are building dominant positions in markets that their conduct is likely to be scrutinized if their market share crosses a given threshold . |
| 7 | Toyota and Nissan are building electric versions of their luxury barges . |
| 8 | Later , as a Member of Parliament , I have been to see archaeological sites — Clickimmin Broch is one of the most remarkable in Britain — to talk to multinational oil companies at Sullom Voe , and to campaign against the Scotland and Wales Bills of 1978–79 , successfully , as it turned out . |
| 9 | It is understood Special Branch detectives have been charting planned attacks on unionists and advising the politicians on measures to protect their lives and members of their families . |
| 10 | It is an insult to all the people who made the submissions for the Secretary of State to suggest that all those professionals are accepting misleading statements and that the quality of their submissions is not as good as those of the handful of people in favour . |
| 11 | On the contrary , in building a new product category they are accepting high levels of risk . |
| 12 | The response of appellant patentee lawyers has been to claim exclusive rights to ‘ plants ’ which will , in fact , include all varieties of plants containing the gene in question . |
| 13 | By adopting policies against sexual harassment they are opposing hitherto-accepted codes of normal masculinity and their effects in exercising power and control over women . |
| 14 | Now , in retrospect , she could see that marriage to him would have been a ghastly mistake , and that her reaction to discovering that he had been seeing other women while he had been engaged to her had had far more to do with wounded pride than with a wounded heart . |
| 15 | Because certain textbooks are in great demand , colleges often set aside a student reading room in which are placed multiple copies of textbooks that have been recommended by the lecturers . |
| 16 | Unless you are given convincing reasons for not doing so , insist on a reduction |
| 17 | Banks financing oil and gas pipeline projects are given similar guarantees by means of through-put agreements which set the minimum usage of the facility by the various contracting parties . |
| 18 | In a democratic approach , all sources of knowledge are given similar roles in the control structure . |
| 19 | This exercise is similar , but here you are given polysyllabic words and a tone ; you must draw an appropriate pitch movement between the lines . |
| 20 | In the St. Nicholas Street pavement in fact , they are on a square background and are given bulbed tips between every second petal . |
| 21 | For the same reason , male ferrets are introduced to the restriction of trailing a line behind them before they are given major responsibilities . |
| 22 | Manne finds it hard to understand why it is unfair , or unjust , or immoral to allow a voluntary arrangement in which individuals are given additional incentives to produce more of a valuable commodity by being allowed to share in the new value of the commodity they produce . |
| 23 | Most conscientious objectors are given four-year sentences which they reduce to about two and a half years by working . |
| 24 | Specific problems are resolved , while larger issues are clearly presented and students are given solid strategies on which to build long-term development . |
| 25 | They are given certain targets or quotas to fulfil , depending on the kind of institution they work in . |
| 26 | However , while I believe Moltmann 's case is unanswerable , it makes no difference to my contention that we are given certain responsibilities to ensure that we do something positive . |
| 27 | Miss Karafistan said : ‘ It 's about the class system in schools , bullying , and the way children are given stereotypical names like good , bad , ugly and smelly . |
| 28 | Others , like the councillor from Diss who are rejected , are given warm words about their unsung voluntary work for the party , and invited to continue ( ‘ Bliss in Diss , ’ said the chairman ) . |
| 29 | All levels of managers , from trainee to house manager , are given regular appraisals . |
| 30 | Both are moving and sincere pieces , finely crafted , and are given well-prepared performances by , respectively , the Robert de Cormier Chorale and the Washington Cathedral Choir . |