Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pron] is " in BNC.
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| 31 | They call the stone Xorandor but , still half believing it is the ghost of Merlin , they amuse themselves teaching it to speak their own peculiar cybernetic slang . |
| 32 | The techniques of investment appraisal adopted by these bodies are summarized in table 5.5 This shows there is increased use of discounting techniques and attempts at CBA . |
| 33 | This shows he is headed for a clear collision course with the opposition . |
| 34 | The system of higher education in the UK is usually described in institutional rather than curricular terms , and even in a book on the curriculum something must be said about the pattern of institutions since this affects what is taught . |
| 35 | This increases what is termed bioload , the amount of biodegradable waste that the bacteria in the filtration system need to break down to return the quality of the water to acceptable levels . |
| 36 | Yet , by the time Sunday racing becomes a reality , the Jockey Club , though by no means a thing of the past , will undoubtedly be different from the unchallenged ruler of British racing it is today . |
| 37 | WHITBREAD yesterday denied that the 12 deals it is finalising to lease more than 1,000 pubs to regional brewers and pub chains go against government orders , aimed at loosening the big brewers ' tie . |
| 38 | Mansell 's commitment to the job has led some to suggest he is too brave for his own good . |
| 39 | For a good lively read it is worth dipping into The Whitbread Rugby World ‘ 90 . |
| 40 | Write it all down — this forms what is termed a ‘ contingency contract' . |
| 41 | His teaching is full of an emphasis on obedience , not because we are forced to , but because we are free to do what is right , what God wants . |
| 42 | Indeed , it is probably more practical not to do things the standard way as this avoids what is likely to be severe over-kill for do-it-yourself applications . |
| 43 | But in this cases it is necessary to assume the opposite in order to explain the results — to assume that what is learned during pre-exposure interferes less after 21 days than after one day . |
| 44 | She has just taken office as president of the British Computer Society , and needs to make it jump from the seventies , where some believe it is still stuck , into the nineties . |
| 45 | Some believe he is still alive ; he would be 77 . |
| 46 | Having talked to James Jonah following his visit and having seen the national reconciliation plan , I am prepared to consider what is necessary . |
| 47 | This ensures nothing is inadvertently left inside the patient , although modern-day swabs do show up on X-rays . |
| 48 | Some may indeed dream of a united Germany : few believe it is politic to speak or even think of such a thing . |
| 49 | The myth of the returned loved one is rooted deep in both Celtic and Norse mythology and has carried over into more recent times . |
| 50 | Some feel he is n't getting his message across . |
| 51 | What this tells us is not that we should not attempt serious drama work with them , but that we need to give particularly careful thought in our planning to the appropriateness of the material . |
| 52 | To claim , as Mr MacGregor has done , that this changes nothing is obvious nonsense . ’ |
| 53 | It is wrong to think he is supposed to be telling the truth in his songs and presenting a true picture of his personality . |
| 54 | This implies there is not one single corner of our lives in which Jesus does not have an interest . |
| 55 | This means everything is to hand and off the floor and she does n't have to keep going in and out of the stable while she gets her horse ready to ride . |
| 56 | This means he is banned from attending any form of racing in Britain , including point-to-points . |
| 57 | Roughly translated , this means he is seriously thinking about setting up an IBM mainframe sales team to poach disaffected IBM customers . |
| 58 | Many believed that this means it is the foundation stone of the earliest basilica . |
| 59 | By this means it is also possible to plan in advance approximately how much of each crop will be grown to meet your needs . |
| 60 | This means it is committed to doing exactly the right thing . |