Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [is] [adj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dwight York , who played for Trinidad and Tobago in Sunday 's World Cup defeat by the United States , has agreed to sign a three-year contract with Villa , where he is due to arrive on December 13 . |
| 2 | But as I have said earlier , I do not think this necessarily precludes a difference in the procedures which are appropriate on the one hand where it is necessary to explain to the driver his right to claim a replacement specimen taken under section 7(4) and what the exercise of that right involves and , on the other hand , where the driver is obliged , subject to any rights of objection , to provide the specimen the constable requires . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , in the case of psychosis it is still unclear precisely what these additional factors are ; unlike , say , cardiovascular disease where it is possible to point to very particular things , such as smoking and diet . |
| 4 | For the Sun and the Daily Mirror , where it is possible to compare with the numbers in 1978 , both show significant increases — the Sun from thirty-two to forty-nine and the Daily Mirror , even more , from twenty-six to forty-five . |
| 5 | It is an area of activity where it is possible to compete on an equal basis , with less of the difficulties of overcoming the discrimination found in commerce and industry in terms of employment ( July 1980 ) . |
| 6 | The present unsatisfactory state of the law relating to VAT could mean that VAT paid by the tenant may not be recoverable , and therefore the tenant should consider amending such a provision to provide that it will only pay VAT on such sums where it is first presented with a valid VAT invoice in the tenant 's name . |
| 7 | It was first recorded in the nineteenth century in the inventories of the Corsini collection , Florence , where it is last noted in 1880 , leaving Italy ‘ well before the current laws went into effect ’ , as Getty paintings curator George Goldner points out . |
| 8 | Calling upon Congress to honour the nation 's veterans by giving them " an America where it is safe to walk on the streets " , Bush challenged Congress to pass his proposed crime bill within 100 days . |
| 9 | But this is a flexible and convenient resort where it 's easy to dabble in windsurfing for a day or two , and easy to choose between local culture , local sailing , or long day cruises . |
| 10 | On this page we just talk about Dinghy Sailing , but this is a very flexible centre , where it 's easy to mix in some windsurfing — see page 27 . |
| 11 | The real developmental loss for Ghana is that most of the power from the Volta goes to VALCO , so there is little left for local use . |
| 12 | ‘ Although it is impossible to respond to all the pleas we receive for charitable aid , it is wonderful when we can help a worthwhile cause . ’ |
| 13 | Although it is impossible to think of him as a Londoner , this move began a lifelong association with the capital to which he returned every year for a few months , even after he had given up all thoughts of making it his permanent home . |
| 14 | Reference to the both Taskopruzade 's original and Mecdi 's translation , makes it difficult to understand how such confusion has arisen ; for although relatively few facts are given there about Abdulkerim , and although it is impossible to specify with any assurance the precise dates of his Muftilik , one thing at least is clearly stated : that Abdulkerim was Mufti not in the time of Bayezid II ( 886–918/1481–1512 ) but in the time of Mehmed II ( 855–86/1451–81 ) . |
| 15 | Although it is dangerous to generalize on the resale value of such a diverse range of items , it is probable that village and nomadic rugs , in particular , will hold their value extremely well . |
| 16 | Although it is dangerous to generalise about matters of fact , it may be asserted that it will require a considerable degree of intoxication before a defendant can plausibly make such claims . |
| 17 | ‘ To this it may be objected that although it is necessary to tax in order to wage war , it is not necessary for the Executive to tax without a statute . |
| 18 | So , although it is possible to conceive of any event as an incarnation of the totality , insofar as it must itself make up a part of that totality in its determination , unlike the case of the boxing match , where we can define the overall entity ‘ boxing ’ , it still remains unproven that an overall entity , ‘ History ’ , can be said to exist at all . |
| 19 | Example 2 does not really make sense ( although it is possible to think of situations where this might occur ) , but example 4 does . |
| 20 | There is rarely any need to specify a form of notice , although it is sensible to provide for service of the notice . |
| 21 | It is incomplete and it has also no structural significance although it is tempting to describe for example the " springs ' in terms of contractile polymer chains ( entropy springs ) and the " dash-pots ' as descriptive of the motion of chains through holes or barriers to motion caused by adjacent chains . |
| 22 | Although it is modest compared with the major producing fields , it has great significance as one of the first of a new generation of small fields to use the processing facilities offered by another field operator . |
| 23 | The original , although it is hard to believe from the fragile beauty of the copy , represented a boy boxer , Cyniscus of Mantineia , whose feats were commemorated in a bronze statue set up in the sanctuary at Olympia . |
| 24 | Now the camera begins to move down her body , over her breasts , which are lightly beaded ( and quite widely separated ) although it is hard to tell in the chiaroscuro created , as we are soon to find out , by the shutters of the apartment . |
| 25 | Although it is fashionable to talk about its value ‘ for its own sake ’ , what prompts the theorising is the strong and well-founded belief that the experiences of childhood affect the kind of adult which the child turns out to be . |
| 26 | I hope that my hon. Friend understands that , although it is unusual to contribute at this point in the debate , there are reasons for it . |
| 27 | The rich carving of the High Altar is by Johann Ferdinand Schorr and although it is difficult to see without binoculars , above the High Altar is a painting depicting the victory of the Battle of the White Mountain , showing the Carmelites holding aloft the small icon of the Madonna . |
| 28 | Culpeper was famous for his optical instruments , especially microscopes , but also known for a wide variety of mathematical instruments in silver , brass , ivory , and wood , although it is difficult to determine at what point he moved from being a maker to a retailer . |
| 29 | Although it 's confusing to get to grips with , WinMaster is a well thought out , useful program . |
| 30 | Volume shipments will start in July , at $1,231 apiece for quantities of over 10,000 — although it 's difficult to conceive of any third party able to forecast that it will ship 10,000 machines during the lifetime of the chip , and even the most optimistic parallel processor builder could hardly hope to ship that many nodes in any foreseeable time-frame . |