Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] be [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In early mosques , the focal point for prayer was a sacred stone ( the qibla ) , which was set in a wall facing Mecca ; it later became customary to enclose this stone within an arch-shaped niche known as a mihrab , or prayer niche . |
| 2 | What is unique about champagne is the particular combination of soil and grape varieties . |
| 3 | Another example that illustrates the need for change is the diminished opportunity to pass deterrent sentences , not just in terms of the threat to society of a particular offender , but the threat to society that is posed by the crime at large in which these people are involved . |
| 4 | The catalyst for change was the so-called ‘ Agreement ’ signed between the Government and the Stock Exchange in 1983 . |
| 5 | She shows that unequal access to cash is a source of friction , and that rows about money are a common cause of the domestic violence which is now coming to light ( Pahl , 1983 , 1985 ; see also Brannen and Wilson , 1987 ) . |
| 6 | Combined treatment with a histamine H 2 receptor antagonist such as ranitidine and a prokinetic agent such as cisapride is a promising alternative for medical treatment of reflux oesophagitis and such be further tested in clinical trials . |
| 7 | The Arab Organisation for Industrialisation was an international organisation established by agreement for the purpose of building up an arms industry for the benefit of its member States . |
| 8 | The issue of prior approval for grant-aid is a vexed one but it does not wait upon the outcome of the EEC Structures Review in order to be resolved . |
| 9 | It decided that the criterion for liability for damage was the reasonable foreseeability of the injury . |
| 10 | I mean for instance is a national account at do any business with us , do they ? |
| 11 | Scalp massage , for instance is an effective way of promoting healthy hair by encouraging and stimulating blood flow to the hair follicles . |
| 12 | Pamella 's clock is running slow the Gloucester team were playing rough A familiar example , which actually contains an adjectival phrase rather than a single adjective , is : ( 66 ) a rose by any other name would smell as sweet With this construction , too , there is possibly a certain element of idiomatic restriction ; why for instance are the following examples unacceptable ? ( 67 ) the guide was eating gluttonous Suzanne pirouetted sensuous We may at least hazard a guess as to why this construction is fairly limited in its occurrence : there are three intensional elements in operation , the entity phrase in subject position , the property which is to be instantiated by the verb and as a third item a property that can be expressed either by an adjective or by its adverb competitor ; now where the lexical meanings are such that there would be an appreciable difference in the effect of applying the third property to the entity of the subject by contrast with the effect of using it to qualify the property of the verb ( which is the case in ( 53 ) by contrast with ( 54 ) ) then intuitive awareness that there is going to be a difference may generally allow the construction with the adjective to be available . |
| 13 | In a common law country , the preparation of a case for trial is the private responsibility of the parties , and so the taking of evidence , without compulsion , by a consul or a commissioner does not necessarily offend such a country 's concept of judicial sovereignty ; but the position may be very different where , as in many civil law countries the obtaining of evidence is part of the judicial function , and official permission is be required before the evidence can be taken privately . |
| 14 | The nominal demand for money is a stable function of a list of variables which might include the following : ( a ) Total wealth ( W ) . |
| 15 | Value for money is a primary aim . |
| 16 | We will have a look at the latest volumes in the Fun School series later but first of all its North of the Border to the land where good value for money is a minimum requirement and to the home of Lander Software |
| 17 | Just as the search for co-ordination was a central rallying call for urban projects and experiments in the 1970s — with the creation of the Comprehensive Community Programmes and Partnerships — so the 1980s saw similar developments . |
| 18 | Does he also agree that one state which does not meet the generally accepted criteria for recognition is the federal state of Yugoslavia , which has lost control of its own army ? |
| 19 | The second muddle concerns murder and manslaughter specifically , namely , that since there is no workable defence of insanity , it is often assumed that the existence of the mandatory penalty for murder is the essential reason for the section 2 defence . |
| 20 | Reading for pleasure is an essential part of a child 's development of language skills . |
| 21 | Until that first excursion most travellers for pleasure were the wealthy and the aristocracy who travelled independently ; less privileged people travelled only through necessity . |
| 22 | You know that old old saying about football being a funny game , well this tie was even funnier than that , Joey Beauchamp shot United into the lead midway through the first half . |
| 23 | The popular habit of listening with half an ear to a radio during study is a deliberate division of attention . |
| 24 | It was emphasised in Chapter 2 that the demand for labour is a derived demand — it is derived from the demand for goods and services . |
| 25 | Since the demand for labour is a decreasing function of the real wage rate and the supply of labour is ( perhaps ) an increasing function of the real wage rate , they argued that the origins of general unemployment could be traced to the maintenance of a real wage rate , w 1 , which exceeded the market clearing real wage rate , w * ; . |
| 26 | The loss of working-class support for Labour is the outstanding feature of post-war electoral sociology in Britain . |
| 27 | Richard Lambert , editor of the FT , says the decision to go for Labour was a collective one taken with senior colleagues , although he did write the article himself . |
| 28 | Sansolaine — first wash for Wool is a liquid surface treatment which is manufactured by their associated business ‘ Protech ’ for use by the Scottish and Midlands knitwear industry . |
| 29 | Among the best places to look for guidance are the relevant manuals themselves ( see our Booklist at the end of this book ) . |
| 30 | And Gatting , whose controversy had a ‘ historic , purgative effect on English Test cricket ’ , was punished , in essence , because ‘ being awake after midnight is a moral offence ’ . |