Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [subord] [pron] is " in BNC.

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1 Let the pie rest for 5–10 min before serving , or wait until it is cold , but be sure to serve it the day of making or the meringue may begin to weep .
2 We ask for three O eight to be referred or opposed if it is not and that you support motion three O nine as it 's in line with current policy .
3 Yet in Britain , ‘ race ’ can not be under stood if it is falsely divorced from other political processes or grasped if it is reduced to the effect of these other relations .
4 When they read to us they do n't skip bits , or mind if it is the same story over again .
5 They come to me to ask for advice , to see if the child is all right , or to check when it is due .
6 Also timing on the outbound leg must be increased or decreased if there is a head or tailwind component by one second for each knot .
7 Wind the strip of green crepe paper round the length of your pencil or stick until it is completely covered .
8 Right of action not to accrue or continue unless there is adverse possession
9 According to Hazlitt , ‘ Man is the only species who can laugh or cry because he is the only being who knows the difference between what is and what should be ’ .
10 The must is heated in a cauldron and boiled until it is reduced to one third of its volume to make the Arrobo .
11 We have to examine the reasons for and against the directive and judge whether it is justified in order to decide whether its mistake , if it is not justified , is large or small .
12 So if you buy when the trust is on an offer basis and sell when it is on a bid basis , you will suffer an effective charge of the full spread .
13 As always when drawing , I stand back from the piece at regular intervals to get an overall feel as to how the drawing is developing , and to see if it is uniform in shade and texture .
14 As always when drawing , I stand back from the piece at regular intervals to get an overall feel as to how the drawing is developing , and to see if it is uniform in shade and texture .
15 Fallen people , slipping down through grids and drains until there is nowhere left to fall .
16 But Best , spiky and articulate though he is , is above all a pragmatist .
17 Any visual task is rendered more difficult and fatiguing if it is undertaken in poor lighting .
18 Remove the skin and white pith and eat as it is for a simple , refreshing dessert .
19 The purpose of this interview will be to assess the elderly person 's financial needs , the income she has from all sources , and her capital ( if any ) , and to establish whether she is entitled to receive a supplementary pension or allowance .
20 This study in a large population of patients with Zollinger-Ellison sydrome aimed to search for a differential pattern of gastric endocrine cells between patients with sporadic type Zollinger-Ellison sydrome and those with the syndrome and MEN 1 , and to establish whether there is a real predominance of ECL cell tumours in the second group .
21 Before starting a serious conversation it is advisable to spend some time at the beginning checking ways of communication , and to establish if there is any indication of deafness , blindness , or speech difficulties .
22 Instead , we 're willing to take the risk and give Birmingham the retail centre it deserves and needs if it is not to be completely undermined by rival out-of-town attractions . ’
23 The hon. Gentleman must declare his hand and say whether he is in favour of those disposal powers .
24 You know what Steed did in the Avengers yeah , the way he likes hits people with his cane and looks like he is n't actually
25 Place warm mixture in mixer and beat until it is cold .
26 When there is , for example , loss of blood or plasma ( sometimes called oligaemic shock ) the reason for circulatory failure is more readily understood and expected because there is actual loss of circulatory volume .
27 Assistance in all these areas would provide the chance for musicians to develop their own potential and to discover whether there is an audience for their music .
28 You 're wet and shivering as it is .
29 Mind you , I am under few illusions : it is probably boredom in the short-term few months job I have found , and worry as it is , in real terms , a lot less than half my old salary .
30 Everybody hates a bad leaver but , whereas in the West you can usually close the door on a guest who has finally reached the garden gate , in the islands it is impolite to stop waving and chanting until he is either round a corner and out of sight , or else too distant to be able to see the whites of his eyes .
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