Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A French-lexified Creole is , or has been in common use in several other territories as well — Trinidad , Grenada and St Vincent among them .
2 It is of great significance that most of the NICs are presently or have been in recent times one-party states , not necessarily totalitarian in the classic sense , but certainly lacking in most of the genuinely pluralistic institutions that characterize advanced industrial societies .
3 Closed-loop control is then the natural choice if the stepping motor itself must be utilised effectively , for example in aerospace applications where weight rather than cost is of primary importance .
4 Stalin was less interested in Korea and the type of state that developed was of idiosyncratic character , in some respects resembling the Soviet Union and in others the kind of communist party devised by Mao Tse-tung during the Yenan era .
5 She hated arriving at places unannounced and , although Charles Caldecott had always been at his most ingratiating when he met her , that had been on social occasions .
6 Even more importantly , Maisie did n't like chicken , especially free-range , corn-fed , humanely killed chicken that had been through Jungian analysis .
7 Lower School was opposite the Chapel and here , under the dark oaken beams and arches , I was taught in a classroom that had been in continuous use as such since 1443 .
8 Only once had he said he loved her , and that had been in extreme circumstances .
9 The O'Donnells of Donegal had built a stone Tudor mansion on the site of a twelfth-century castle , and the walls that remained were of surprising elegance .
10 The NHS has much to learn from other industries and organisations that have been through similar changes .
11 But , whatever their idiosyncrasies and complexities , this highly individual body of printers served the book well and , if they sometimes failed in their human relationships , achieved in print a beauty and harmony that have been of inestimable benefit to us all .
12 Country houses that have been in institutional use
13 Section 4 assistance to the industry has tripled from £1 million to nearly £33 million during the same period and has been of great advantage to the economy of Wales .
14 The resulting report was most constructive and has been of significant value in defining the Group 's plan of action in relation to HS&E initiatives .
15 Swan Hunter , whose present workforce numbers 2,200 , is now in the hands of receivers and has been in acute crisis since failing to win a vital Ministry of Defence helicopter-carrier order .
16 At this village off the A40 south of Fishguard is the Tregwynt Woollen Mill , which dates from the middle of the eighteenth century and has been in continuous production of woollen yarns since then .
17 Carved in Germany in the late tenth or early eleventh century , the plaque measures 13.7x11.3 cm and has been in private ownership throughout this century .
18 This time he did n't miss , he shot past Stowell and United were on level terms , amazingly , they almost snatched the lead a minute later when a brilliant save by Stowell denied Simpson once again .
19 The foundation and framing are of English oak , the panels and case are mahogany , while the interior woodwork is polished white hornbeam .
20 Ribbons and slashing are of contrasting bright colours identifying the individual regiments .
21 Q8 The answer is Yes since there is no longer a capital investment to finance and buying is at competitive prices .
22 He thought compatibility and interests which could be shared and understood were of prime importance .
23 Statistics up to 1971 showed it as having an old-age structure and to have been in continuing decline , though there are recent signs of improvement ( Census of Ireland 1981 ) .
24 It was a new school for us too , but at least we were all there together , and had been in Junior School together .
25 Leader of the ‘ Prague Spring ’ reform movement that was crushed by Soviet tanks in 1968 , Dubcek was 70 when he died in Prague , and had been in intensive care after his car plunged off a road in heavy rain on September 1 .
26 This should have been no problem as she was a swimming champion of the South London Schools and had been in excellent health .
27 Of the sixteen women in their survey who were currently working-class and had been in institutional care , ten had premarital pregnancies .
28 Have a degree or equivalent qualification directly relating to your employment , and have been in regular employment for at least two years ; and
29 Laura 's Beau was third last year but has been in rotten form since then having been plagued by blood trouble .
30 Changes in the law may take time , but time is in short supply for pensioners .
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