Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Absent apparently has been any appreciation of the unfortunate historical precedent when Britain last linked her economic fortunes to those of another nation . |
| 2 | Up to now all has been plain sailing but at the third row you have a straight arrow indicating to select needles again and transfer with the lace carriage and you have only just transferred stitches the other way without working two knit rows between . |
| 3 | Thirst for ice cold water , little and often , just sips is another characteristic . |
| 4 | What usually happens is one bloke ‘ digs ’ ( see box ) the ball up , the other guy ‘ volleys it ’ high in the air , then the first guy jumps up and smashes it down over the net . |
| 5 | What this usually means is that payment is expected by the last day of the month following the month in which the invoice is issued . |
| 6 | I think what it clearly shows is that health education messages are n't getting through to heterosexuals . |
| 7 | The main categories of non-private customer are : ( 1 ) Ordinary business investors ( see page 36 below ) ; ( 2 ) Individuals who are acting in the course of carrying on investment business ; ( 3 ) Expert private customers ( whether individuals or small business investors ) who have agreed to be treated as non-private customers ( see page 37 below ) ; ( 4 ) Small business investors who : ( a ) are acting in the course of carrying on investment business , or ( b ) the firm reasonably believes are ordinary business investors ; or ( c ) are trade customers ( see page 38 below ) in relation to the transaction concerned ( who are technically treated as ordinary business investors ) . |
| 8 | What he thereby misses is that post-modernism represents simply a new façade or twist to architectural style as ideology discussed earlier . |
| 9 | But what he really wants is another relationship . ’ |
| 10 | What really matters is political accountability , enabling the electorate to pass judgement on the performance of parties whether in government or in opposition . |
| 11 | Joanne really has been hard work , right from the day she was born . |
| 12 | Until an alleged audit failure has been properly investigated , which usually takes some years , the Institute knows no better than anybody else whether there really has been any negligence or wrongdoing . |
| 13 | Thus , in A Taste of Honey , all Jo really needs is adequate love from a properly caring mother ; instead she has to seek the transitory solace of a passing Black sailor . |
| 14 | Autocar simply puts is another way , calling it the best small car in the world . |
| 15 | However , the Community has always had variable depth in its integration — in some areas it has been deeply integrated and in others there has been shallower integration . |
| 16 | Although the cultural traditions and education and social systems in OECD member countries vary there has been wide agreement about the importance of transition and the nature of the process . |
| 17 | In previous elections there has been little change in the parties ' support between the final Sunday of the campaign and polling day . |
| 18 | In yet other cases there has been little attempt to intervene . |
| 19 | At the time of writing there has been little feedback from the trial period earlier this year during which forms CT 200 were completed and submitted alongside the usual accounts and computations . |
| 20 | Ever since this system was introduced there has been much criticism of the validity of basing the TDR on the profitability of the private sector , especially when used for non-commercial public sector evaluations . |
| 21 | To a greater extent than with other mathematically-based research tools there has been much difference of opinion as to its relevance and utility . |
| 22 | Since the mid-1970s there has been growing recognition that residential care can only be effective when it is part of a package aimed at helping the family as a whole , and where parents are involved in all aspects of the care process . |
| 23 | But in a majority of cases there has been some success , and in many instances the outcome has been very successful . |
| 24 | One suspects that somewhere along the line of the story 's forming there has been some attempt to draw a veil over the proceedings , and to protect the reputation particularly of the great Moses . |
| 25 | In the West Midlands there has been some attempt to classify the type of assistance given to each client into advice or support where support means that some action was taken by the advice worker . |
| 26 | Because of such concerns there has been considerable opposition to the testing of genetically engineered organisms in the field , as is exemplified by the furore surrounding the release of the so-called ‘ ice minus ’ bacterium . |
| 27 | There is evidence of a growing interest in payment systems in a variety of quarters , e.g. amongst economists there is renewed interest in the link between productivity and the way labour is paid ; management theorists are paying more attention to new forms of payment within their overall interest in making in making firms more responsive ; and amongst managers and government officials there has been considerable interest expressed in performance-related pay , merit-pay and profit-sharing . |
| 28 | Alongside the clinical concerns there has been significant progress in our understanding of the molecular genetics . |
| 29 | He became an MP in 1974 , joined the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 1985 , and since then has been agricultural minister ( surviving the Edwina Currie salmonella in eggs scare ) , Education Secretary , Leader of the House and now transport . |
| 30 | The Board 's area general manager , Tom Frawley , commented : ‘ There never has been any intention to close accident and emergency and I feel the rumours have been damaging to the public 's confidence in the hospital and to the morale of staff ’ |