Example sentences of "[unc] [adj] [noun sg] be [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overwhelmingly the most important things is that these figures show that across the economy as a whole , er economic activity is on a path of steady but unspectacular growth . |
| 2 | Er this item was on the last agenda . |
| 3 | The district council actually commented to me that they 'd like to see that entrance opened where that er derelict building is at the top end of Church Street car park , which would be an ideal entrance . |
| 4 | This can be done , however , only where a taxpayer 's total income is below the level of their personal allowances . |
| 5 | Trevino 's 1971 win was in the 100th Open , although the 1960 Championship had , of course , been the centenary event . |
| 6 | The City 's administrative centre was like a giant-scaled village green , with three imposing municipal erections boxing it in . |
| 7 | In extract 15 , for example , Cheryl 's Creole response is to the London English part of Jane 's turn , while Jane 's next turn is an English response to Cheryl 's Creole turn . |
| 8 | One possibility is that , by being asked to review a paper , one 's professional standing is on the line . |
| 9 | Liberal faith that the militancy of Russia 's working class was on the wane , therefore , seems misplaced . |
| 10 | CHANCELLOR Norman Lamont 's political career is on a tightrope today as he presents his ‘ recovery plan ’ to the Commons . |
| 11 | Baldwin 's political career is of a deceptive shape . |
| 12 | PR 's sole concern is with the relationship between the number of votes each party has received and the number of seats it has been awarded . |
| 13 | The emphasis at Milne 's High School is on the development of the interrelated keyword skills and information need definition . |
| 14 | Generation Ecologie 's strongest performance was in the Ile de France region where they won 10.69 per cent of the vote . |
| 15 | Might I take the liberty of reminding Sir that Sir 's favourite programme 's on the air soon ? |
| 16 | Karim 's narrative voice is for the most part naive , but when the blinding light of some tremendous truth flashes before him , the voice of his creator is doing the prompting . |
| 17 | Von Schelting 's principal problem was with the difficulty of maintaining the possibility of a social science in the face of the sociology of knowledge because Mannheim had destroyed ‘ its objective , impartial validity ’ ( von Schelting 1936 : 666 ) . |
| 18 | Though dreams of again becoming Greater Hungary live on , Hungary 's real future is as a small country beside a giant neighbour . |
| 19 | Similarly , Fawcett supported the British Government in the Anglo-Boer War , while Butler 's chief concern was for the ‘ native races ’ . |
| 20 | The hydra 's nervous system is like a telephone exchange whereby whatever number you dial you are eventually connected to all other subscribers . |
| 21 | Apprenticed to his father as a lighterman , and sent to sea at the age of fifteen , Somes 's early experience was in the coal and coastal trades . |
| 22 | The UKCC 's global accountability is to the public on behalf of the professions . |
| 23 | Despite its reputation as a rest home for elderly Chicagoans , Arizona 's average age is below the national average , and its education standards are higher . |
| 24 | Samuel 's large stall was in the rue de Sanghines , the street of the moneylenders . |
| 25 | The PS 's worst setback was in the parliamentary by-election , for a seat near the northern industrial city of Lille , traditionally a Socialist stronghold . |
| 26 | In addition , where the contribution is payable from disposable income , the limits set out above apply strictly , whereas there is a discretion to permit the grant of a certificate even if the applicant 's disposable capital is over the financial eligibility limit . |
| 27 | Isabel 's quick kiss was like the peck of a very small bird , Kathleen 's cheek was downy as a fern-leaf but as cold . |
| 28 | He was asked about the secrecy involved and the necessity for the early morning raids , and he answered that both the Society 's and the Council 's major concern was for the interests and feelings of the children , and that necessitated confidentiality . |
| 29 | Cary 's major interest was in the establishment of Christ 's kingdom on earth . |
| 30 | Raistrick 's prime interest was in the biochemistry of moulds , and he was not particularly aiming to isolate antibacterial agents from them . |