Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [conj] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smart was deaf to advice , however , and in his play , which is bursting with wit and humour , ‘ He acts five parts himself and is only sorry he cant do all the rest . |
| 2 | This means that the habitual/made-strange opposition is now located within literature itself and is no longer co-extensive with the distinction between literature and non-literature . |
| 3 | Support is provided directly by the company itself and is usually included in the price . |
| 4 | Labour changes from being at a stage where it has not yet become a thing in itself and is merely an aspect of social life , to a stage when although still an aspect of social life it involves exploitation , i.e. slavery and serfdom , to a third stage when labour has become mysteriously represented as a thing and is used for a different kind of exploitation . |
| 5 | In this book , spiritual , mental and emotional well-being come first in this section on health and beauty , because caring for the needs of the inner person is not only of primary importance in itself but is also a great step towards achieving physical well-being . |
| 6 | The beliefs and ideas that organisations hold about who they are and what they are trying to do and what their environment is like have a much greater tendency to realise themselves than is usually believed . |
| 7 | Dalphinis ( 1991 : 9 ) notes : Creole is spoken by the older generation , among themselves and is also used to the younger generation . |
| 8 | Large-scale sporting events , such as the Winter Olympics , can also bring about environmental change which is not just a consequence of the sporting events themselves but is also due to the infrastructure necessary to provide facilities for a large number of competitors and spectators . |