Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [noun sg] [is] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Tower mills are similar to smock mills in shape and working machinery , but brick or stone is used for the structure instead of wood .
2 And although it may smack of determinism , there will be certain laws that if a brick or apple is dropped , they will fall to the ground , the latter getting bruised .
3 Consider how any watch or clock is adjusted .
4 However , once an apprentice or assistant is taken on this is no longer true .
5 Whilst the craft is being towed and third party damage or injury is caused by the craft or trailer such damage or injury will be dealt with by the Motor Insurers of the towing vehicle .
6 Whilst the craft is being towed and third party damage or injury is caused by the craft or trailer such damage or injury will be dealt with by the Motor Insurers of the towing vehicle .
7 Company lawyers are not keen on this very good scheme because where damage or loss is suffered by a third party , as for instance where a brake failure results in damage to an airport building , the dissemination of details of the circumstances in which it happened outside the company could prejudice the defence they are going to put up for their airline when the airport puts in a claim for damages .
8 Nevertheless , if the provision is to remain , the following proviso should be added : except where such injury damage or loss is caused as a result of a breach of any of the Landlord 's covenants herein contained
9 But it is not known whether TCR- β gene rearrangement or expression is required for such a transition , and no information is yet available on a role for TCR- α gene rearrangement or expression .
10 But introduction of the TCR- β mutation into the TCR- mutant mice abolishes virtually all DP cells and eliminates SP cells entirely ( Fig. 3 a ) , indicating that TCR -β rearrangement or expression is required for the DN to DP transition , at least in the principal differentiation pathway of αβ T cells .
11 CABLE & Wireless is poised to move into the Russian telecommunications market through a joint company with Intertelecom , the country 's only long-distance and international operator .
12 The South African government is inviting tenders for two cellular telephone licences it plans to award , with a mid-June deadline for applications : the successful bidders will have to pay the government about $33m upfront for the licence and 5% of turnover in annual licence fees , the Financial Times reports ; Cable & Wireless is expected to bid for one of the licences in partnership with the local M-Net pay television station .
13 Although a contract or covenant is involved , marriage is a state of being , not just of belonging .
14 Talk of style normally occurs when a writer or speaker is perceived as having done something special , to have put a certain amount of time and effort into the formulation of their message .
15 They take less than 30 seconds to do and they should be left until the last moment before the cable or rope is attached .
16 If a waiver is obtained , it has to be renewed if the shareholders ' authority for the purchase or redemption is renewed under CA 1985 , ss164-166 .
17 No other powder or softener is needed .
18 If they are afraid of rats , an iron cage of rats strapped over the chest or face is used .
19 A well-constructed septic tank should need little maintenance apart from emptying once a year , but it is important that not too much disinfectant , bleach or detergent is used in the house — otherwise , the bacteriological action could be affected and the tank stop working .
20 They are laid over the existing floor surface ; most are tongued-and-grooved , so only occasional mailing or clipping is required to hold them in place .
21 However , the standing of their occupations — the fact that a programmer or analyst is regarded as a " professional " in a way in which a typist or word processor operator is not , also makes it easier for them to acquire self-employed status .
22 If high grade dysplasia or arcinoma is detected the patient can be treated at an early stage .
23 For them the answer to the question of interpretation , and at the same time to the question of evaluation , is provided by the concept of structure ; good literature or poetry is distinguished from bad literature or non-literature by an objective structure of meaning , the balancing or reconciliation of opposing attitudes or terms .
24 Performances last for over three hours , no smoking or drinking is allowed , and each one has sold out the 700-seater Hackney Empire .
25 ( a ) A hose or rope is laid on the ground , to the required shape and size of the proposed pool .
26 Higher education is very interested , ‘ but they are strapped for resources and one of the problems of TCS is that it will cover all their costs , but it 's not a way that a university or poly is going to make money . ’
27 Higher education is very interested , ‘ but they are strapped for resources and one of the problems of TCS is that it will cover all their costs , but it 's not a way that a university or poly is going to make money . ’
28 You argue that either luck or strength is needed to kill without firearms — yet , in 1989 alone , 3,458 Americans were cut , slashed , or stabbed to death , and another 1,128 were bludgeoned to death .
29 However , the charges on both money and other property may be postponed or other property substituted , especially where the money or property is required to provide somewhere for the assisted person to live .
30 If either the acquirer or seller is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is obliged to announce the transaction , it probably has to do so immediately on signing .
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