Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [vb base] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THERE is a curious idea , a remnant of Victorian broadsheet titillation , echoed today by the popular press and in the pontifications of chief police officers , that police work is about ‘ crime-fighting ’ . |
| 2 | Referring to testing I observed that , ‘ a reflex anti-testing reaction would be dismissed as naïve and the sort of soft headedness that hard-liners think is at the root of the problem ’ , but observed that , ‘ effective , constructive , diagnostic testing is expensive and poor testing could distort the curriculum and demoralise learners . ’ |
| 3 | The final series of the Hudson and Halls show is to be screened by the BBC later this year . |
| 4 | As owner of the present home — if Buildings cover is in force . |
| 5 | As occupier of the present home and in a personal capacity — if Contents cover is in force . |
| 6 | To his/her domestic employees — if Contents cover is in force . |
| 7 | As a tenant — if Contents cover is in force . |
| 8 | For Irrecoverable Court Awards — if Contents cover is in force . |