Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [prep] [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He constantly ignored Bolingbroke 's maxim that Members of Parliament are like hounds that grow fond of the leader ‘ who shows them game and by whose halloo they are used to be encouraged . ’ |
| 2 | The Boyan ensemble are from Kiev and had been booked to play dates in Britain . |
| 3 | A similarly high proportion end in a swift judgment because the defendant is in default or has no real defence . |
| 4 | Such a programme is under way and consists basically of the establishment of a memorial air museum at Air Force er a procurement of a B-Seventeen G , which has already been done , a flyable B-Seventeen G and the establishment of a foundation . |
| 5 | Even the Leader of the Opposition is on record as saying that the rating system is the unfairest of taxes , yet we are led to believe that that is what the Labour party proposes . |
| 6 | The definition of capital murder — which carries the death penalty — varies from state to state : in Alabama , a capital murder is one that occurs during the course of a robbery , or where the victim is kidnapped or raped ; or , where the perpetrator is on parole or has escaped from custody ; or where the crime is particularly cruel . |
| 7 | Check that the rubber seal in the fitting is in place and secure in its seating , ensuring that the groove is clean |
| 8 | But with the collapse of the Soviet Union , the defence industry is in decline and shedding jobs . |
| 9 | ‘ Gwenellen 's on sick-leave and going to O.P.D. on days when she gets back . |
| 10 | The car was in Cairo and belonged to my brother , who was working there on a six-month contract . |
| 11 | The detour was to Holmstroyd and involved stopping at the jetty . |
| 12 | Labour was in government and had to make the best of it , but the party was with a less numerous support bloc than even the Selsdon Heath of 1970 . |
| 13 | You would know if your horse was in pain or feeling ill . |
| 14 | Most of the run is via motorway and covered at an average speed of 50–60mph . |
| 15 | Fitting gatevalves means that new pipes to fittings around the house can be installed after the cold water cistern is in place and connected up . |
| 16 | The Lord Chancellor is on record as wishing to reverse the cuts in eligibility if an opportunity arose . |
| 17 | There are areas where every child is in rags and learns to be a thief from the age of three . |
| 18 | Unfortunately the engine is beyond repair and requires a replacement . |
| 19 | The constable was on leave and wearing civilian clothes . |
| 20 | The three years in which the public sector was in surplus and repaying outstanding debt may be seen as exceptional ; the normal pattern is for the government to be a net seller of debt . |
| 21 | This particular mill was at Oxlynch and stood close to the twin sources of the Arlebrook . |
| 22 | Admirers of Edison 's tinfoil phonograph are on record as saying that it was impossible to tell the difference between the recording and the original . |
| 23 | The home team were without Richards but fielded a young man named Everton Mattis who , on representative debut , accomplished a rare feat : his 62 was more than all the other batsmen put together and , since Haynes got 34 , it will be seen that the others had a collective off-day par excellence . |
| 24 | Announcing the delay on Nov. 9 , Head of State Amadou Toumani Touré said that preparations for the conference were behind schedule but added that the delay would give the rebel movements time to ensure they had proper representation to make credible commitments at the conference . |
| 25 | There is unanimity , though , that normally you must understand that your job is in jeopardy and have the chance to improve your standards before it will be fair to sack you . |
| 26 | Although not designed as ‘ brain storming ’ sessions , progress review meetings may have to serve this function if a job is behind programme and rescheduling is required to get back on target . |
| 27 | The difference is between commentary and embodying . |
| 28 | The observer is ‘ blind ’ to target location of the target and makes a forced-choice whether the initial fixation shift is to right or left . |
| 29 | Secondly , the Director of Social Services has got the authority to waive any of these charges where it causes financial hardship and the whole mechanism has been put in place to inform people that this waiving waiver process is in place and to allow them to apply for waiving of those charges . |
| 30 | So already the hot fusion community was under threat and facing possible redirection of its projects . |