Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [be] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ An initial contract may be for three years but we have to look further than that . |
| 2 | Soil mark sites are visible because of different coloured marks in the soil , usually just after ploughing For example , if a burial mound with a ditch around it has been flattened by ploughing , the material from which the mound was constructed , the soil filling the ditch , and the soil in the rest of the ploughed field may be of different colours . |
| 3 | As you know , if you heard the discussion yesterday which I believe you did , in accord with the County Council 's criterion that it the new settlement should be within ten miles , we 've widened the area of search to that ten mile radius . |
| 4 | All other systems of social support should be for voluntary organizations of citizens to devise and subscribe to . |
| 5 | It adds that Paddy MacNally is a keen conservationist , so the manor should be in safe hands . |
| 6 | The argument that high taxes reduce the flow of private savings for investment in industry is only important if one believes that the ownership of industry should be in private hands . |
| 7 | A marble and a stalls back seat could be worth several minutes of noisy bagatelle . |
| 8 | If the Mujahideen divide up the country among themselves it is likely that the big divide would be along these mountains , which would then become the new division between Central Asia and the Indian sub-continent . |
| 9 | We agreed that the wedding would be in ten days ’ time . |
| 10 | The relocation will be in three phases , each of which is planned to take eighteen months . |
| 11 | In a letter to Horsley nine days later he wrote : ‘ I believe that if the decision is made to go the way of the Sun , the tragedy will be of historic proportions . |
| 12 | This is because economic loss can be of unforeseen proportions , can far exceed , in many cases the total contract value , and thus be a risk which it is for all practical purposes beyond the financial strength of most businessmen to assume , particularly if they were to accept such risks routinely in all their business dealings . |
| 13 | Whereas in one , an iron axehead may be a tool used for woodworking and cutting down trees , in another it may be a unit of value — a cow might be worth two axeheads , for example . |
| 14 | A number of respondents make the point that when the Cadbury proposals refer to NEDs bringing independent judgment to bear on board decisions , the reference should be to independent directors . |
| 15 | It also suggested that the age range should be from 8 years to 16 ( instead of 6 to 14 ) , and in 1848 the lower age was in fact raised to 7 . |
| 16 | The new peso would be worth 10,000 australes or the equivalent of one US dollar , in line with " dollarization " . |
| 17 | Another potential future LAN would be for Public Services and Publications , in view of the close functional links which have developed between some of their activities , and the need to minimise cost increases by sharing expensive hardware . |
| 18 | So while outside jobs may give MPs a broader outlook , that outlook will be in particular directions . |
| 19 | The work can be at various levels from initial reconnaissance to diamond drilling but is not intended to go beyond the discovery stage of a mineral deposit . |
| 20 | The robe could be in various colours — blue , orange , white — and might be held at the waist by a belt or cord . |
| 21 | The T U C is made up of national affiliated unions , the delegates to its conference should be from those unions , the C E C ask you to oppose three eight eight and three eight nine . |
| 22 | The distinction could be between two sounds which are not in themselves difficult to distinguish , but the contrast may be difficult to hear because it is new . |
| 23 | The ‘ general interest ’ post would be in environmental sectors or helping the poor , old and disabled . |
| 24 | In his memoirs Acheson lays much stress on the impact of the House vote and sought to play down criticisms of his own speech of 12 January ; the latter criticisms had focused on Acheson having given encouragement to a North Korean attack by not making clear what the American reaction would be in these circumstances . |
| 25 | The main focus will be on ex-directory numbers , which mean that published directories are incomplete as listings of telephone-owning households . |
| 26 | Our focus will be upon key issues of criminal justice . |
| 27 | The draft warranties sought by the purchaser will be in general terms . |
| 28 | Their experience well illustrates Swords-Isherwood and Senker 's argument that the need will be for increased numbers of such workers , and that they should possess multiple skills : for example , electronics , electrical , and mechanical . |
| 29 | Shipments for any standard product will be within three weeks of order , installation assistance and free telephone technical support are included , as is a one-year warranty that includes free software upgrades . |
| 30 | In his cycle for Unicorn-Kanchana , Peter Hill has shown how effective a softer palette can be in such pieces . |