Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] is [adv] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | … however worthy the original intention it is almost inevitable that one ends up with a pretty fair rag-bag and that a carefully drawn long title offers no real defence . |
| 2 | As a result it is highly unlikely that a party with a serious commitment to any substantial change in the institutional form of the market would ever get elected as it would be portrayed and perceived as being ‘ too extreme ’ . |
| 3 | With these points in mind it is hardly surprising that international traders seek the assistance and advice of bankers in the conduct , financing and settlement of transactions . |
| 4 | Second , there are often two different passives available when a sentence has a sequence noun + adjective following the verb ; for instance , the fourth example of the previous set can be linked either to ( 4 ) or to ( 5 ) : ( 4 ) the packages registered were sent by our lawyer ( 5 ) the packages were sent registered by our lawyer It is intuitively obvious that ( 4 ) corresponds to the postnominal attributive interpretation of ( 3 ) ( c ) , but ( 5 ) to the other intensional pattern introduced here . |
| 5 | In order to maintain this circadian rhythm it is only necessary that one protocerebral lobe and the ipsilateral medulla externa and lobula should be in nervous connection with the thorax . |
| 6 | Although study of the past can be useful for extrapolation into the future it is also imperative that investigation of contemporary processes is undertaken to assist understanding of the way in which environment operates now , operated in the past , and may operate in the future . |
| 7 | When deciding where the company should be going for the future it is extremely important that one should not lose sight of the need for synergy since adventuring outside one 's own field contains high added risk which the shareholders will very quickly appreciate . |
| 8 | We know that this can be done at about 12 months of age and in future it is quite possible that farmers will use these measurements in selecting their bulling heifers . ’ |
| 9 | Since these extremists had been principally responsible for the detailed organisation of the march it is not surprising that there were no serious plans to control it , or to ensure that it went off peacefully . |
| 10 | In practice it is very probable that they do not . |
| 11 | In marital therapy it is often noticeable that although a couple are asking for help to sort out their problem , so that they may have the closeness and intimacy for which they yearn , fear overcomes hope , and whenever things start to improve one of them can be relied upon to start up the next quarrel . |
| 12 | Campra , whose expressed aim was to combine French musical expression with Italian liveliness , was perhaps copying the acknowledged pioneer of the French cantata , Jean-Baptiste Morin : four of the 12 works in Morin 's first two collections ( 1706,1707 ) introduce only a change of mode from air to air by way of contrast , and in the others the only secondary keys used in principal movements are the relative , IV and V. But as Morin was an otherwise obscure figure it is more likely that Campra was pursuing his own ideals , themselves anchored in Lullian tradition . |
| 13 | It has been suggested that now that unions ( and not merely officials ) may in certain circumstances be liable in damages for unlawful industrial action it is more likely that an employer will pursue his claim to a full trial and there is less reason to refuse an interlocutory injunction in trade dispute cases ; but it has also been said that the ‘ right to strike ’ is a valuable ( indeed essential ) element in the system of collective bargaining and that it ‘ should not be rendered less valuable than Parliament intended by too fanciful or ingenious a view of what might develop into a serious issue to be tried . ’ |
| 14 | With so many urban areas on the coast it is not surprising that Herring Gulls nest on buildings in Sussex , and during the Operation Seafarer counts of 1969 between 106 and 131 pairs were found in the Hastings and St. Leonards district , and nests have more recently been recorded at Eastbourne , Brighton , and Worthing . |
| 15 | As a man of affairs and political influence it is not surprising that he had his opponents . |
| 16 | If you are a parent it is almost certain that your increased awareness of the value of dietary fibre will start to influence the foods you provide for the family — and thus their habits and preferences in the future . |
| 17 | Before you undertake any form of exercise it is very important that you warm up properly . |
| 18 | Given the Labour Party 's lack of political action on the Spanish issue it is hardly surprising that the Labour Spain Committee renewed its efforts to call for a national conference , which it organized in October 1938 . |
| 19 | According to O'Neill : Given this remarkable posture it is not surprising that Carter 's record of policy-making in other fields was unimpressive . |
| 20 | While wandering is not a major problem in the home it is nevertheless important that there is space for that to take place . |
| 21 | If you have any questions about the Poll tax it is very important that you ask . |
| 22 | In searching a small file it is also likely that users will enter a good many words which are correct but which the system does not know . |
| 23 | In looking at training and education as parts of a whole process it is not surprising that TECs are encouraged to take responsibility not only for Youth Training Schemes and for Employment Training but also for non-advanced , work-related FE . |
| 24 | As a strongly international business it is more appropriate that it appears beside the Big Four rather than with the British consultancies . |
| 25 | Most will die , but since many millions are contained in even one drop of semen it is practically inevitable that some will find their way through the uterus into the fallopian tubes . |
| 26 | However the village received its name it is almost certain that the present name was being used by the 8th century as we find the Charter for Halling dated A.D. 765–785 when Ecgberht II of Kent granted to St. Andrews of Rochester , ten Sulings at Halling with rights . |
| 27 | The plain truth , however , is that if the buyer does put off buying until another day it is as likely that he will buy from the competition . |
| 28 | Because of this lack of contact it is hardly surprising that systems and policies do not immediately have the intended effect when related , often through an education officer , to the schools . |
| 29 | Given the adversarial procedures of the Court it is not surprising that it defined a dispute in bilateral terms . |
| 30 | Given this array of serious offences committed by the AEC sample it is not surprising that the average number of previous convictions was seven , with only 10 per cent having no previous convictions compared with 28 per cent who had ten or more . |