Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [Wh det] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Red and white signs , showing an izard 's head , are the only indication that you are entering it , the izard being a sort of chamois native to the Pyrenees which is now doing well there again after having earlier been hunted almost out of existence — its survival has been put down to the First World War , when men turned to killing one another and the animals had an armistice which enabled them to breed again . |
| 2 | All are within an easy 10–15 minute walk of St Mark 's , except the Amadeus which is conveniently situated by the railway station and just 15 minute walk from the Rialto Bridge . |
| 3 | The eastern Alps have been suggested as an example of such ‘ flake tectonics ’ since this mechanism accounts for the existence of a ‘ platelet ’ in the Alps which is much thinner than normal and dips in a southerly direction ( Fig. 3.20(B) ) . |
| 4 | Last year 's deficit was about £125 million ( although this compares well with the comparable figure for the UK which is almost three times higher ) and this year the deficit will probably be about the same . |
| 5 | We have a degree of influence in the UK which is quite out of proportion to our relatively small number . |
| 6 | The Friends of the Lake District feel that these developments are ‘ obstructive in the landscape ’ and have been incensed by the Marina which is right on the Bowness shore of Lake Windermere . |
| 7 | Begun in 1960 , in 1984 the fair moved to the ample space of the Fiera which is better equipped to deal with the growing number of visitors and exhibitors . |
| 8 | Fortunately , the level of civil claims overall in the UK is a lot lower than in the US which is why at present premium rates are considered relatively cheap . |
| 9 | So next time you 're stuck in your car behind that little old lady 's Austin 1100 , remember , statistically , she 's probably no worse a driver than the 20-year-old in the Porsche which is about to overtake you both . |
| 10 | IT is not just the EC which is currently embroiled in merger and acquisition policy . |