Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [vb pp] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since a Prime Minister without a majority in the Commons is an impossibility , he or she is seen as in a position to make any law he or she sees as fit . |
| 2 | She is able to eat and drink normally on the day she is admitted but on the following day is allowed nothing at all by mouth for 4 hours prior to surgery . |
| 3 | ‘ Responsibility is accepted in the preparation of this report for the skill and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent surveyor and valuer but the information it contains is for the confidential information only of the clients for whom it is prepared and of any building society , bank or other lender to whom written application for a mortgage advance has been made or will be made within 28 days after the date of this report . |
| 4 | At paragraph 1497 , it is stated that in larceny the owner of the thing stolen has no intention to part with his property therein to the person taking it , although he may intend to part with the possession ; in false pretences the owner does intend to part with his property in the money or chattel , but it is obtained from him by fraud . |
| 5 | The fact that the power of was not confined to the Mufti alone is of some importance in assessing the nature of the Muftilik in general and will therefore be dealt with in greater detail further on ; suffice it to say for the moment that Mustakimzade 's argument is disappointing in its lack of development and of positive evidence in support of it and that , in the terms in which it is stated and in view of the material he seems to have used in compiling his book , his argument might equally well apply to Molla Fenari . |
| 6 | It is intended that in future sessions SCOTVEC will publish a catalogue and associated HN Unit Specifications which give information on all its advanced provision . |
| 7 | It is recognised that without standardisation and training of the optometrists and doctors involved such measures , together with those of recorded retinopathy , are ‘ soft ’ measures of outcome . |
| 8 | It is recognised that for many , the call of the profession was in anticipation of spending each day involved in surveying work . |
| 9 | It is recognised that in the Catholic school they will also be seen within the context of a wider and life-long catechesis . |
| 10 | It is recognised that in a multi-faith society this is necessary . |
| 11 | And it is recognised that in order to accomplish this , resources will be a major factor . ’ |
| 12 | It is said that aged three Gauss corrected an error in a wages list , whilst aged eight ( some say ten ) he wrote down in moments the answer to the following problem set in class : add together all the integers from 1 to 100 . |
| 13 | It is said that on one occasion Prince Napoleon accused the Emperor of having inherited ‘ nothing of the Great Emperor ’ , to which Napoleon III replied ‘ Yes , the family ’ . |
| 14 | For a week they accepted generous hospitality and it is said that on the evening before the massacre their leader played cards with McIan and his family . |
| 15 | It is said that on her deathbed Elizabeth , unable to speak , signified assent to the succession by a movement of her head or hand . |
| 16 | It is said that on this view the writers mechanically wrote what God said , and the readers do not need to think , because every bit of truth is presented on a plate . |
| 17 | It is said that after Waterloo , ‘ the fire seemed to vanish from his speeches ’ . |
| 18 | Nor were beards a feature of traditional Republican portraits , though it is said that in the early Republic the Romans wore beards and long hair . |
| 19 | It is said that in marine water the eggs float but that in freshwater they tend to sink . |
| 20 | ( 6 ) In August 1983 the third defendant claimed from C.M.C. a commission of £16,000 for himself and £8,000 for Highdene in respect of certain commercial arrangements , not involving the bakery , negotiated between C.M.C. and B.M.T. It is said that this claim led the other directors of C.M.C. to investigate the third defendant 's activities and to dismiss him as a director of C.M.C. ( 7 ) Between May and July 1983 the third defendant caused the first plaintiff to sign in blank some cheques drawn on C.M.C. 's bank account by fraudulently representing that these cheques would be used to pay small and urgent bills of C.M.C. It is said that in fact the third defendant used six of these cheques to pay to himself and certain other parties sums amounting to about £30,000 , allegedly in connection with the financing of the centre . |
| 21 | It is said that in 1789 he was introduced to George III by a wealthy cousin , also called John Bridge , who shared the monarch 's interest in farming . |
| 22 | ‘ It is said that in the time of Shang they would take a tortoise shell and cover it with ink , then throw it into a fire . |
| 23 | It is said that in the United States the overload of cases and the dominance of the system by plea bargaining mean that the theoretical presumption of innocence is replaced by an actual presumption of guilt in which the costs to the defendant of contesting his or her innocence are frequently overpowering . |
| 24 | It is said that in the under 16 age group one in six no longer eats meat . |
| 25 | It is conceded that in the notice given by the plaintiffs the defendant was not required to remedy the breach , nor was she required to make compensation in money in respect thereof . |
| 26 | The line manager should offer as much support as possible although it is acknowledged that in certain circumstances the individual might wish to seek support from another colleague rather than their line manager . |
| 27 | It is recorded that during ‘ Munich ’ week in 1 938 , thirteen and a half new carriages were produced in an ordinary working week of 47 hours . |
| 28 | It is recorded that during the severe spell in 1740 , men curled on the Cross on 23 consecutive days , excepting Sundays . |
| 29 | It is recorded that on 4 January 1965 ‘ Mr R J Henderson said that he thought something should be done to start a Building Fund . ’ |
| 30 | Although this is designed for individual use , its flexibility and generality are such that it is seen as worth describing here . |