Example sentences of "a [noun] [be] [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another factor which affected the likelihood of a case being reported was intimidation by the cattle stealers . |
| 2 | However , except where the precise means and circumstances in which a story was transmitted are known , the results of tradition criticism are open to question and must be treated with caution . |
| 3 | The way in which a dictionary is indexed is also important . |
| 4 | The first thing that must be determined when considering the rights of employees when a relocation is planned is what the contract of employment says in relation to employees ' place of work . |
| 5 | While proteins themselves are synthesized in the cytoplasm , whether or not a protein is made is dependent on whether or not the gene that contains the information for that protein is active ( Chapter 5 ) . |
| 6 | If a theft was involved were the goods given back ? |
| 7 | The sound of a shotgun being fired was then heard . |
| 8 | That will be the convenient and sensible course because what such a defendant is seeking is not so much to correct an error in the judge 's decision , for which appeals to this court are designed , but to have for the first time a hearing at which his evidence is considered . |
| 9 | The obvious alternative method of determining which aspects of a stimulus are remembered is to use a modified recall paradigm and this approach is adopted in Chapter 8 . |
| 10 | a vehicle being towed is apparently being ‘ used ’ . |
| 11 | The way that a scene is lit is important : in general , the best lighting for outdoor video is slightly hazy sunshine coming at an angle from behind the camera . |
| 12 | As a general rule the liabilities associated with persons employed in a business being sold are normally governed by the Transfer of Undertakings ( Protection of Employment ) Regulations 1981 ( SI 1981/1794 — the Transfer Regulations ) . |
| 13 | the arrow which appears on the screen when a mouse is used is called a pointer . |
| 14 | A patient for whom such a motive was found was described earlier ( p. 19 ) . |
| 15 | Accurate observation of what a person is doing is not easy . |
| 16 | The probability of a constituency being selected was proportional to its size . |
| 17 | Whether or not a retention is made is a matter of negotiation . |
| 18 | The god of the day of the 260-day cycle on which a man was born was his patron saint or guardian deity . |
| 19 | ( d ) " Chief constable " means the person appointed by the police authority as chief constable under s.4 of the Police ( Scotland ) Act 1967 for the area or district where the premises in respect of which a licence is sought are situated . |
| 20 | The fact that a tort was committed is not sufficient . |
| 21 | The period for which a bill is drawn is not normally longer than six months or less than fourteen days . |
| 22 | The vertical angle at which a shot is taken is another important visual signal . |
| 23 | Scaevola is less than enthusiastic , but he does state that a case can be made for a trust 's having been established . |
| 24 | The most common experiences in the two years before a cancer is diagnosed are a significant loss or a sense of meaninglessness in the whole process of living . |
| 25 | They write , ‘ Deliberately prolonging a patient 's dying is unacceptable for any reason . ’ |
| 26 | The environment in which a film is shown is important . |
| 27 | ‘ The case of the customer who simply removes goods from the shelves is of course different because the basis on which a supermarket is run is that customers certainly have the consent of the owner to take goods from the shelves and take them to the checkout point there to pay the proper price for them . |
| 28 | A typical instance where a solicitor is needed is renewing the lease at the end of the tenancy . |
| 29 | These claims were rejected and the rule that a solicitor be involved was seen as protecting the client who might otherwise be advised to settle too early or for too little to maximize the claims assessors ' cash flow ( Winn , 1968 ) . |