Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [be] [adj] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they are arthritic , their sight is poor , or they are subject to dizzy spells they may trip over the flex . |
| 2 | quite away beyond just trading standards issues to cover for example , things like fund control , matters are concerned with the district council and er environmental issues erm and I am able to anxious to get some views from authorities including the County Council so that it can form a debate and discussion with central government about possible wa , was forward . |
| 3 | And I 'm happy to general background like I 've got so many staff . |
| 4 | Mrs Roper and I were entitled to legal aid , but unfortunately Mrs McNeil was n't , and that proved disastrous . |
| 5 | On the other hand , they are employees in that they do not own the organisation for which they work , they are salaried agents , and they are subject to superior authority . |
| 6 | He likes it , and he is used to grooming sessions . |
| 7 | Nahum was no longer so kind or considerate , and he was prone to strange moods . |
| 8 | Moreover , in Strange ( SW ) Ltd v Mann [ 1965 ] 1 WLR 629 Stamp J said that an employee 's skill and knowledge " is in no sense the employer 's property and it is contrary to public policy to restrain its use in any degree " . |
| 9 | There remains overhaul and it is far to early in the proceedings to make any forecasts as to completion dates . |
| 10 | Lurpak is made from cream which is ripened for 24 hours before it is churned , a process which imparts its distinctive flavour , and it is subject to rigorous independent testing at every stage of production . |
| 11 | It is a continuous process that those blacks like myself , who have moved up ( in a manner of speaking ) in society , have very often to contend with the labels that not only do we carry ‘ chips on our shoulders ’ , but we are over-sensitive to racial issues … . |
| 12 | All of these pieces of evidence are relevant to cat , and so would increment the level of evidence in the logogen for cat : but they are relevant to other words too . |
| 13 | He had to think — but he was close to physical , mental and emotional exhaustion . |
| 14 | He was a long way from being an alcoholic , but he was vulnerable to heavy social drinking and was a sucker for the old Scottish adage ‘ One For The Road ’ . |
| 15 | Diderot 's standards were those primarily of a moralist , questioning how morality might be fashioned through painting , but he was sensitive to artistic aims ; his essay on painting was admired both by Goethe and Baudelaire . |
| 16 | The Qur'an does recognise a right to private property but it is subject to important limitation , as indicated in the next extract . |
| 17 | Economic motivation was important in explaining the original drive for establishing Japanese power in Korea but it was subordinate to political and strategic arguments . |