Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] [pron] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Shaw LJ said " It is not the law that where confidentiality exists it is terminated or eroded by adventitious publicity . |
| 2 | Well where , where Tony lives there 's that village is over three thousand years old . |
| 3 | Although BSC says it is halting production for three weeks because of a sharp drop in demand , unions and all Scottish parties fear the unprecedented break could be a prelude to something much worse . |
| 4 | Weightier things than hamburgers suggest it is now time for a realignment . |
| 5 | Bits of both Open Look and Motif are already in there — and some features will be handled as objects — although Cunningham admits it is unlikely to make it up to the XT intrinsics level , on top of which the various interface look and feels are created . |
| 6 | Users of mail order were much more likely than non-users to say it is convenient for people who are not well off , easy to understand and use , and makes shopping simple . |
| 7 | There does not lurk somewhere a Dorian Gray-like picture of an irascible , opinionated Attila ; although people say he is not entirely without a temper . |
| 8 | More film roles are expected to come rolling in after the Oscars on 29 March , although Thompson claims she is a no-hoper for glamorous parts . |
| 9 | The use of Trichogramma , a parasitic wasp , against cotton insect pests has been stepped up , although Matthews says it is still too early to tell how effective biological control has been . |
| 10 | ‘ If Devlin imagines he is calling you back , ’ he muttered as he passed Maggie , ‘ he is about to be corrected . ’ |
| 11 | I think Ibrahim must be ill or summat , cos Marie says he 's a junky — you know , he 's got to take drugs and stuff like that . |
| 12 | Yeah I got one today cos Maggie says it 's alright |
| 13 | I said on what well he said it 's got ta be well cos Maggie said it 's too late I said no |
| 14 | He says a pet is for life , if circumstances change it 's up to the owner to arrange to have the pet looked after . |
| 15 | No fast talking , no false promises , and if combat ensues there 's no quarter asked or given . |
| 16 | ‘ We are saying she 's a Glaucous but not swearing it until customs say she 's safe , ’ said Robin , who is trying to enlist Prince Charles in the struggle . |
| 17 | If God says he 's found your ball you do n't question it , do you ? |
| 18 | ‘ Our opinion is n't worth anything if people think it is influenced by self-interest . ’ |
| 19 | He says if people think he 's not telling the truth they must tell him to his face . |
| 20 | If people realise there is help available we can do a lot for them . |
| 21 | If Stuart feels it 's necessary for me to come off I will accept his decision . |
| 22 | John Davis , of Development Products , said : ‘ If BT reckon it 's useless , why are some people facing prosecution for using it ? |
| 23 | If Mace means what is ordinarily meant by ‘ my body as it appears to me ’ then the distinction he draws is of no use to us . |
| 24 | Well no cos matey , I do n't think so cos matey said he is a small . |
| 25 | Lorna says if Carl comes she 's not coming . |
| 26 | Oh : car of menace , car of blight Cars the atmosphere ignite Greenhouse warming , Havoc forming Parkinson must see us right We 're au fait with entropy Gaia , Ecosphere , synergy Words for greening But their meaning 's A linguistic mystery Oh : politicians must invent Worship of environment Genuflecting by reflecting Words of verdant bafflement Now our water 's unfit to drink Too much aluminium and zinc No solution To pollution No-one can stand the stink Oh : public filth and pestilence Highlights private opulence Does the glitter , clear the litter All it needs is pounds and pence GOD REST YE MERRY God rest ye merry , gentle Greens Let nothing you dismay The much foretold apocalypse Is now well under way Not even Mr Gorbachev Can stop the world 's decay Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh , tidings of comfort and joy We ca n't eat meat or hens or fish The farming is too cruel The only food we now permit Is foul organic gruel Irradiated food and veg Now double up as fuel Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now everybody wants a car Though noise and fumes are vile The Iron Curtain fractures and The jams stretch back for miles Mobility and liberty Can not be reconciled Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy We think that greenhouse warming will Bring on the world 's demise If forests burn it 's not just trees but mankind too that fries But all this may be garbage Because scientists tell lies Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Consumers must buy less to reach Sustainability For galloping consumption is More lethal than TB So much for Third World dreams of fleeing Grinding poverty Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Unless we stop producing kids The planet will not cope No hope for birth controllers short of Kidnapping the Pope But since the Greens recycle people they May turn us into soap Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy In searching for clean energy The choice is pretty stark The floods that come when coal is burnt will keep us in the Ark But had Lord Marshall got his way We 'd all glow in the dark Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Dumb animals are much preferrred To flawed humanity Ill-treatment of old people may Provoke insanity But culling seals and whales is judged The worst profanity Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now Mrs Thatcher goes bright green A highly suspect hue Her policies have after all Kept filth and squalor blue It 's just another way she 's found To tell us what to do Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy With greenhouse gases , PCBs Sulphuric acid rain This fragile globe 's environment Is going down the drain It is a cosmic punishment That we ca n't start again Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Melanie Phillips OVERNIGHT FILE |
| 27 | If Leeds say it 's not something we can deal with here , this is the number you ring and they 've been told the wrong number that is a very bad impression and all the airports get calls constantly , as you know from B A days , so no matter what it 's about people will ring a local number , no matter whether it 's in two foot high capitals saying for enquiries ring this number |
| 28 | ‘ The IMF will not lend any money unless India shows it is doing something about putting its house in order , ’ he explained . |
| 29 | But he has been refused because firms think he is too young . |
| 30 | Grunwald claims that relationism ‘ turns out to be an illusion ’ while Hollis claims it is ‘ just for the birds ’ . |