Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [is] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many people think it is hard to assess whether a building is worth preserving and ask what the criteria are for trying to save it . |
| 2 | In all cases a helper is needed , someone strong and active to pull up quite heavy anchors , while the rest of the crew should realise that living in a yacht is like living in a caravan with incredibly soft suspension — and it 's sometimes difficult to hop out for a walk ! |
| 3 | A JUDGE is considering recommending deportation of a man convicted of deception . |
| 4 | Moving together is essential , and the only reliable means of stopping a fall is by jumping to the other side of the ridge . |
| 5 | ‘ If a job is worth doing , it is worth doing well ’ — so runs the adage . |
| 6 | Because if a job 's worth doing , then its worth doing well , father . |
| 7 | A town is in mourning after two people , one of them a nine year old boy , died in separate holiday accidents in the United States . |
| 8 | So if a husband is considering taking out a PP , he should certainly discuss the terms with his wife so that they both understand what is being given up . |
| 9 | There are instrumental teachers who think only a distinction is worth considering and therefore may delay entering candidates , causing them to restrict their repertoire unduly . |
| 10 | The whole purpose of a conference is about disagreeing with each other and then agreeing a statement as a compromise for whatever is reached at the end of the day . |
| 11 | Following it for a while is like giving myself a good spring clean . ’ |
| 12 | The downside to this variety is a big multiload , but for once this a price is worth paying . |
| 13 | May , June and August are months in which romance and relationships feature prominently , although for most of the year you may find yourself debating whether a commitment is worth making or abiding by . |
| 14 | Aside from the usual assurances the only real way to prove such a commitment is by making cash available . |
| 15 | One advantage of using a hearing-aid is in hearing one 's own voice ‘ from the outside ’ — the aid microphone picks up the voice of the user as well as voices of other people . |
| 16 | A school cleaner married to a doctor is in Social Class I and a school cleaner married to a labourer is in Social Class V. A social classification system is one of the ways in which we can see how successful a society is in educating and sustaining the healthy life of its members . |
| 17 | For such persons , being a butler is like playing some pantomime role ; a small push , a slight stumble , and the façade will drop off to reveal the actor underneath . |
| 18 | If a man is worth protesting against he must be somebody . |
| 19 | The less successful a government is in controlling the PSBR , the more it will have to borrow through bond issue to prevent money supply from growing too fast . |
| 20 | Phonics involves making the appropriate noises for particular symbols : it is , by definition , about reading aloud , or about finding out what a word is by saying it . |
| 21 | The great Catholic writer and defender of the Faith , G.K. Chesterton , once wrote : ‘ If a thing is worth doing , it is worth doing badly . ’ |
| 22 | One method of representing motion in 4-space on a plane is by representing a point in 4-space by a line on the plane , where each end of the line represents a pair of coordinates [ 17 ] : this is used in Fig. 2.19 to illustrate the strange attractor of Fig. 2.16 . |
| 23 | Planting a garden is like tackling a giant jigsaw . |
| 24 | The usual method of investing in a company is by taking shares in it . |
| 25 | The most common method of obtaining information about a company is by searching its file at Companies House in Cardiff or London ( or Edinburgh if the company is registered in Scotland ) . |
| 26 | go to prison is , I mean the only people to go to mountain er was Nepal and they left in Wales and there they orin a region is from making |
| 27 | Hopefully the spring weather will bring out the wildlife , but if not JUDITH NICHOLL 'S carving of an avocet is worth trying , while there will also be projects and techniques for turners , with a test of the new miniature CARBATEC lathe . |
| 28 | You might argue that the only way for a nurse to learn how to dress a wound or administer an injection is by observing and practising the skill until she is competent . |
| 29 | Search consultants are often called in when an organisation is considering going into a new business sector , as Marks & Spencer did when they went into financial services with their credit card ; as when BP were trying to diversify their business and spot winners by developing new technology ; as financial services institutions do when they wish to launch a new product or enter new markets . |
| 30 | Would my right honourable friend , sorry would honourable friend agree that the way you build jobs in an economy is through having successful businesses . |