Example sentences of "been cut [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The resource of more staff is one that is unlikely to be resolved , as staffing has been cut over the years .
2 Footholds have been cut into the edge of the cockpit seats to support those sitting to weather .
3 Lateral and medial stabilisers are incorporated on to the outsole to prevent rollover while the design features a flex notch , which has been cut into the outsole to counter any restriction of movement .
4 Throughout the Andes their toil and genius had been cut into the land itself .
5 Deep caves and passages have been cut into the limestone by streams flowing from Ben More Assynt : by the glen of Traligill Burn , the Vikings ' Trolls ' Gill or giants ' ravine ; Noc nan Uamh , the ‘ hill of the caves ’ , Allt nan Uamh , the ‘ burn of the caves ’ .
6 Emissions have drastically been cut as a consequence .
7 All local funds , which had been cut as a result of the introduction of NEP , were poured into famine relief .
8 The concentration of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the site effluent has been cut to an average of two parts per million from 22 in December 1988 .
9 Is it not the case that the decision to split adult education between a further education funding council and local education authorities is a recipe for disaster for an important sector of education , which has already been cut to the bone as a consequence of the Government 's failed policies ?
10 It has been cut on the south side by the modern lane approaching the ‘ villa ’ .
11 April 's inflation figures are likely to show a further fall , mainly because average household bills for local tax have been cut with the shift from a poll tax to a property tax .
12 Since it has been introduced 43 people have been cut off the dole and 21 continue to receive reduced rates of social security in the North of Ireland .
13 The exception was the Sun , which reported that the child 's sexual organs had been cut in the attack upon her .
14 Circular spaces about a yard wide had been cut in the pavement to receive them .
15 What current is required to produce the same flux density after a gap of 0.5 mm wide has been cut in the ring ?
16 The alert was raised after a hole had been cut in the terminal 's perimeter security fence .
17 Central staff numbers have been cut by a quarter , including the closure of the office in Washington DC .
18 Central staff numbers have been cut by a quarter , including the closure of the office in Washington DC .
19 It had also been cut by a culvert originally containing a wooden box drain , which might be connected with the provision of the sandstone-lined drains further east .
20 A SENTENCE for indecent assault passed on a 47-year-old former prison officer has been cut by a half on appeal at Craigavon Crown Court .
21 Saatchi brothers salaries have been cut by a half and they 've appointed a new man .
22 FitzAlan glanced over his shoulder , turning fully when he saw the ugly discolouration along her cheekbone and the narrow line of dried blood where she had been cut by a ring .
23 His eyes were like black pools of water , his hair a hoary white , prickly and short , with a parting down the middle which looked as though it had been cut by a Stanley knife .
24 The final story had been cut from a newspaper gossip column in 1973 .
25 * Try to buy Cheddar on the rind — it makes a tremendous difference to the flavour ( like cooking meat on the bone ) , and instantly shows that the cheese has been cut from a truckle and not from a block .
26 They said the body had been cut from the top of a bar !
27 This year he says : ’ a further £2.116 million has been cut from the budget .
28 For the savings exercise 4.8 million has been cut from the education budget , 3.1 million from social work , 2.7 million from local tax collection , 2,3 million from police , 1.8 million from highways and 1.5 million from transport .
29 A path had been cut from the rock .
30 The meal that accompanied it was a feast , cooked and served by the patronne with justifiable pride : tiny moules marinières , which tasted as if they had been cut from the rocks that morning ; bifteck , brown and crisp on the outside , perfectly rare within ; a platter of thin crisp sizzling hot pommes frites ; an excellent salad , served in a plain white bowl .
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