Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] and it be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the dorsal ganglionic centre of the head ; its nerve-cells are almost entirely association neurons and it is formed by the coalescence of the first three neuromeres in the embryo . |
| 2 | Naltrexone is an anti-euphoriant which masks any pleasure from subsequent use of opiate drugs and it is said to be non-addictive . |
| 3 | On the outbreak of war the Iraqi army , including recalled reservists , numbered some 955,000 , of whom 620,000 were estimated to be committed to the Kuwaiti theatre of operations ( however , post-war evaluation called seriously into question initial Western intelligence estimates and it was suggested that the figure was nearer 300,000 ) . |
| 4 | The top and sides are sprinkled with toasted nuts and sesame seeds and it is finished with orange jelly slices and raspberry jam . |
| 5 | The major interest was in the preparation of audiovisual teaching aids and it was decided that this should be the focus of a co-operative scheme and a steering committee was formed to co-ordinate the work . |
| 6 | A spokesman for the Banking Industry has denied that there are about to be any job losses and it is hoped that that statement is correct . |
| 7 | There are other fragrance sources and it is argued that the relationship is not mutually obligatory but as all the euglossine genera are involved , it is suggested that the orchids have exploited a pre-existent behaviour pattern in the bees . |
| 8 | Quantum Corp , Milpitas does not believe its disk drives infringe Rodime Plc patents and it is counter-suing the Scottish company , asking the US Court for the District of Minnesota to declare the patent not infringed and anyway unenforceable . |
| 9 | Their specialized working is recognized as creating staff development problems and it is agreed that they may devote up to fifteen per cent of their time to work with other client groups ; in addition they take part in a duty rota , and thus handle the full range of initial enquiries . |
| 10 | The new section from Market Bosworth to Shenton will take the length of the operating section to four and a quarter miles and it is opening after ten years of fund-raising . |
| 11 | 19E was delicensed on 17 February , but instead of being put into store like the others , it was painted plain red and fitted with primitive snow brooms , which were no more than boards with bristles attached , fitted in place of the lifeguard gates and it was used for sweeping snow in the Croydon area until 31 March 1937 . |
| 12 | Mervyn Wilson gives a good service to his cricket clients and it is hoped that he was able to put his money where his mouth is and lay this price to all that wanted it to reasonable limits . |
| 13 | And the minutes were taken by one of the Admin students and it was typed |
| 14 | A good deal of depressive illness is known to follow adverse life events and it is known that human infants show considerable variation in response to separation from their mothers . |
| 15 | The wall has all but disappeared , East German uniforms are on sale in the flea markets and it 's rumoured the Stasi ‘ bug ’ factory is now making hearing aids . |
| 16 | This nickname possibly came from around 1865 , when this family was associated with the barges operated by William Lee 's works for a quite famous barge by the name of Monarch won many of the annual barge races and it is known that the Mills family skippered these barges . |
| 17 | The first meeting was held in January 1992 for tomato growers and it is hoped that clubs will be established for all crop groups by the end of 1994 . |
| 18 | At present there are 2,500 BasisPlus customers and it is anticipated that the initial take-up for DocXform will be among them . |
| 19 | The Provisional IRA named the Andersonstown Co-Operative and two private building construction firms and it was agreed that the work would be in the Provisional-controlled Maynard Estate . |
| 20 | On block 34/11 , over which 3D seismic has already been shot , the award specifies the drilling of several exploration wells and it is hoped that the first of these will be started in early 1994 . |
| 21 | Comparisons were made between high-production and low- production groups and it was found that : |
| 22 | It was called the hamilton Galleries and it was situated in Georges St ( its now Sothebys ) opposite to Erica Brausen of Hanover Gallery ( who died just recently ) . |
| 23 | The term " Urgonian " has become almost a dirty word in Cretaceous stratigraphy , for it is not one of the internationally accepted stage names and it is said to be a diachronous , southern facies . |