Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [noun] [conj] [pers pn] [is] " in BNC.

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1 His usual duty station at indoor events is manning the door to receive donations or admission money and he is always at Buckhurst Hill station during the morning rush hour on Lifeboat Day .
2 There is little doubt that debt counselling , or money advice as it is also called , is the major ‘ growth ’ area among all CABx enquiries .
3 Care management , or case management as it is sometimes called , is a concept which developed in the United States in the mid-1970s and is growing rapidly in popularity in Britain .
4 ( a ) The child protection conference Very often a child protection conference , or case conference as it is often called , will be convened at the culmination of inquiries .
5 The issue of child abuse , or child protection as it is often now described ( Parton and Parton , 1989 ) , perhaps more than any other area of child care policy and practice has brought the activities of a variety of health and welfare professionals into considerable public , political and media focus in recent years .
6 ( or Psamma arenaria as it is sometimes called , the initial letter being silent .
7 For a year now he 's been trying to avoid packaged and drilled TV appearances , and enduring repetitive questions from bemused Europeans about sampling or acid house But he 's still managed to have some fun .
8 Certain things are still here : the curling stone ; the brush , or walking stick as it is now ; the old photograph a little ragged at the edges which displays three men and a little terrier called Coogan .
9 Once the threshold criteria in s31 are satisfied the court has power to make a care or supervision order but it is not obliged to do so .
10 Ultraviolet light will break down any felt or asphalt roof if it is unprotected .
11 No proposal involving additional spending can be discussed by ministers in Cabinet or Cabinet subcommittee unless it is accompanied by a Treasury paper on the cost consequences .
12 The modern Letter of Credit ( or Documentary Credit as it is often called ) which is used in international trade can be traced back , at least in part , to the Travellers Letter of Credit .
13 The finished product ( or parts of it ) can be printed out either dot matrix , inkjet or laser printer and it is the output which lets this program down .
14 Secondly , in the devouring quality of a human or animal mother when she is driven to reclaim the life to which she has given birth .
15 Due to the presence of foreign exchange risk , or simply exchange or currency risk as it is often described , many exporters and importers use the forward market to hedge such risks and a link exists between Eurocurrency interest rates and the forward exchange rate .
16 This traditional form of taxation remains in an amended form for non-domestic ratepayers but domestic rates have been replaced by the community charge , or poll tax as it is popularly known .
17 And that 's er just broadly speaking we we wish to support the general approach that North Yorkshire and it 's districts are taking in terms of changing the trend .
18 House ownership not only confers higher social esteem than council accommodation but it is also a more profitable form of investment , particularly during periods of high inflation .
19 It 's less fattening than ice cream but it 's still not good for you .
20 As a matter of interest , the printer 's pagination in one place runs 65 , 66 , 76 , 68 , 69 , 70 — reinforcing the statement that signatures should be relied on rather than page numbers when it is important to be completely sure .
21 In Scotland , solicitors sell more properties than estate agents and it is probable , therefore , that there are more property specialists in their ranks than he imagines .
22 Frame Technology Corp , San Jose warns that it will likely report a first quarter loss on revenues 15% to 20% below analysts ' expectations of $20.5m ; it did $770,000 net or $0.07 per share on $13.3m a year ago and says the shortfall is from the Frame North America distribution organisation ‘ which has experienced lower than expected sell-through ; ’ business projections are on target for Europe and OEM units but it is restructuring the North American sales organisation , establishing a separate sales division to focus on direct corporate sales .
23 The top and sides are sprinkled with toasted nuts and sesame seeds and it is finished with orange jelly slices and raspberry jam .
24 During the use of some programs , eg , PIRATES ( see reference 1 ) , if the pace of the lesson is not controlled , so much information is contained in pupil responses and computer responses that it is almost impossible for the teacher to process it as efficiently as he would like .
25 This material is ideal for countertops and pastry surfaces since it is very durable , resistant to most stains , and does not burn or warp .
26 The company has formed a new netball team by combining players from LASMO North Sea and LASMO plc and it 's looking for new recruits to boost its current 15-strong membership .
27 Badger-baiting is at an all-time high in East and North Yorkshire and it is estimated that each year in Great Britain as many as 9,000 badgers meet a premature death .
28 The problem with value measurements is that they necessarily have a price and quantity component and it is not always easy to separate the two .
29 Indeed , it remains a possibility that the mosaics of Gaul influenced the development of pavements in Britain : this is even more applicable to the pavements with type C and B arrangements than it is to the Orpheus mosaics and their associated geometric panels .
30 c ) Life-style : respondents in the single girl upper socioeconomic categories indicated that they achieved facial cleanliness with lotions and cotton wool because it is the only natural thing to use .
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