Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [prep] [pron] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Reflecting fears from the industry over inconsistency of enforcement , the regulatory authorities and their environmental health officers are to be given guidance on what is reasonable to expect in terms of training , and the wise operator will make sure that his training strategy is endorsed by the local EHO .
2 ‘ I can scarcely stir out of my house ’ , he told his political masters in Whitehall , ‘ on account of public creditors waiting to demand payment of what is due to them . ’
3 If Vecchi killed Mahoney , as seemed fairly certain , he 'd already got hold of whatever was necessary to keep up the blackmail of Laura Channing .
4 Give advice on what is easy to care for and put on .
5 Methyl mercury shows up in hair , and by taking samples at regular intervals he can keep track of it 's level and how they relate to clinical symptoms when and if they appear .
6 He/she will work with you and your family to plan what is needed , using knowledge about what is available , what works well and your own experience .
7 a leaflet from Oxfordshire County Council providing information on it 's financial plans
8 The legislation has made the creation of new closed shops more difficult , has restricted definition of what are legal strikes , and has exposed union funds to claims against unlawful industrial action .
9 I wanted to ask whether she thought her own life unwasted and whether the fact that she had given birth to me was sufficient justification for it .
10 It means taking stock of what is important in your life .
11 She had a strongly defined concept of what was Real and what was not , did William 's nan , and some people were just playing at life .
12 The moderate socialists who took office alongside them were lesser-known figures and included neither Tsereteli nor Chernov .
13 However , Lewis Aaron , a director of stockbroker Barclays de Zoete Wedd , warned : ‘ It is essential that the investor pays attention to what is available to cover the notional interest being rolled up .
14 Religion has given structure to what is acceptable and what is not acceptable in our lives and even those who claim that they do not believe in God , abide by these rules .
15 ‘ You have to bear in mind the consequences for the German people and some of what you are proposing goes way beyond what is acceptable . ’
16 It was in this splendid fifteenth-century monument to the high architectural taste of the Catholic sovereigns that I read a message written by a fifteenth-century schoolboy on his classroom wall : Aquí supo lo que es bueno , y lo que es malo , / Lo que es dulce , y lo que es amaro ( Here I had knowledge of what is good , and of what is bad , / Of what is sweet , and of what is bitter ) .
17 ‘ the actual words are clear and unambiguous it is not permissible to have recourse to the corresponding provisions in the earlier statute repealed by the consolidation Act and to treat any difference in their wording as capable of casting doubt upon what is clear and unambiguous language in the consolidation Act itself . ’
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