Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] [be] [conj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I he obvious inference after a time is that the man was homosexual and that the men talking were , too . |
| 2 | But , the real advantage of a boilie is that it is so tough ( the carp do not know it is soft on the inside ) that a carp takes the bait by sucking it straight back to its pharyngeal teeth in its throat . |
| 3 | I suppose one advantage of a computer is that it can store and remember a great deal of information . |
| 4 | One of the drawbacks of A level is that because it is an examination to be taken at a particular time , namely after two years of study in the sixth form ( there are exceptions to this , but such is the general rule ) it is taken by people who are at very different stages of development , of readiness for the examination , and , above all , of interest in the subject matter . |
| 5 | A different possible interpretation of a contract is that , not the buyer , but the seller has undertaken to accept the risk that the goods might not exist , i.e. he has undertaken as part of the contract that the goods do in fact exist . |
| 6 | The key feature of a CD is that it can be sold by the holder in a secondary market , prior to maturity . |
| 7 | The advantage of a Tender is that it gives the defender the initiative in placing responsibility for further action on the pursuer 's agent . |
| 8 | One of the main advantages of a shower is that it can be installed virtually anywhere in the house where there is space . |
| 9 | The main advantages of a shower are that it 's more hygienic and uses less water than a bath — typically , 70 to 80 per cent less , 30 to 40 per cent less for a power shower . |
| 10 | The other advantages of a freezer are that it enables you to store food that can be brought out in an emergency when you have unexpected guests , or to store certain foods in bulk , such as bread , to save you from frequent trips to the shops . |
| 11 | The Victorian obsession with comfort has some relation to this conviction , for the first and even the final — test of a home is whether it makes the visitor feel at ease . |
| 12 | The return expected for his political friendship was an additional post to augment his salary , and one advantage of a sheriffship was that it could be combined with another small office in the same district . |
| 13 | A classic definition of a state is that contained in article 1 of the Montevideo Convention of 1933 as having : ‘ ( a ) a permanent population ; ( b ) a defined territory ; ( c ) government ; and ( d ) capacity to enter into relations with other states . ’ |
| 14 | ( 2 ) Directing that the money remain in court , that , where solicitors sought payment out to them of money belonging to a foreign state , if the court was not satisfied that the solicitors had authority to act on behalf of that state , it should , of its own motion if necessary , require them to obtain that authority and ensure that the money remained under the court 's control meanwhile ; that the factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a regime existed as the government of a state were whether it was the constitutional government of the state , the degree , nature and stability of administrative control that it exercised over the territory of the state , whether Her Majesty 's Government had any dealings with it and the nature of any such dealings and , in marginal cases , the extent of its international recognition as the government of the state ; that on the evidence , M. 's interim government did not become the constitutional successor of the former government and was unable to show that if it was exercising any administrative control over the territory of the Republic of Somalia ; and , accordingly , the instructions and authority the solicitors had received from the interim government were not from the Government of the Republic of Somalia , and no part of the proceeds in court should be paid out to the solicitors without further order of the court ( post , pp. 750G–H , 757E–G ) . |
| 15 | One advantage of a NIF is that the underwriting commitment remains off-balance sheet until it is called upon , although there is an annual commitment fee payable on the unused portion of the facility . |
| 16 | Another advantage of a NIF is that the borrower gets the advantage of guaranteed long-term floating-rate funding , yet borrows only the amount necessary to finance his short-term needs . |
| 17 | The shape of a session is as follows : |
| 18 | Otherwise , the significance of a deposit is that it needs to be paid when contracts are exchanged . |
| 19 | Our response to talk of the birth of a daughter is that a daughter was born , provided of course that the talk and the child are separated ( that same device ) by a long period of time and a reasonable number of pages . |
| 20 | The traditional view of a trust is that it was enforceable only in personam , that is against the trustee . |
| 21 | Finally , it should be pointed out that one of the grounds on which under section 432 the Secretary of State may appoint inspectors to investigate and report on the affairs of a company is that ‘ the company 's members have not been given all the information with respect to its affairs which they might reasonably expect ’ — whether or not that information is such that they have an express statutory right to be told it . |
| 22 | The hon. Gentleman is asking a question which he knows will receive no answer , because the nature of a deterrent is that it remains uncertain — the nation that has it might be prepared to use it . |
| 23 | Well what they mean when they say a half of a quarter is that we had a a quarter and we 've shared it out between the two of it so we 've got half to that each . |
| 24 | The premier 's talk of working with councils rings rather hollow in Mr Cawley 's ears : ‘ My idea of a partnership is that it 's a two-way thing , with give and take . |
| 25 | Her answer is that ‘ The whole point of a duty is that it is bounden or binding ’ ( 1983 : 52 ) . |
| 26 | The penalty to be paid for the use of a VCID is that the system is slower to accelerate . |
| 27 | The essence of a club is that it is select and private ; you can not be followed in there . |
| 28 | The advantage of a lens is that it allows the image to be both sharp and bright . |
| 29 | The vice of uncertainty in relation to the duration of a term is that the parties do not know where they stand . |
| 30 | Plus I learned that you know from from our group reading of my play the other week , I learned what the function of a director was because you know obviously I should n't have given you all your parts to read for a week to sort of work out what the inflection should have been . |