Example sentences of "is [verb] [art] [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The technique used is much the same as that used in hospitals to find fractures in bones ; where the metal is broken the film is blackened by the X-rays which pass unhindered through the break ; where the metal is densest , more of the X-rays are stopped and the film remains pale . |
| 2 | Therefore an adjective which has the effect of qualifying a property rather than an entity will not occur in ordinary predicative position ( nor in postnominal attributive position ) ; this prediction is confirmed by the unacceptability of sentences such as : ( 11 ) the sum of $300 she had to pay was total the lecturer who is to greet the Queen is mere a scoundrel complete must have taken my umbrella the cousins distant were put at a separate table If the adjectives in ( 12 ) are acceptable , reflexion shows at once that they are adjectives with more than one meaning , and the one which appears in predicative position is not that in which they are sense-qualifiers : ( 12 ) their village is distant and hard to reach burning his licence was wholly lawful the set complete is worth 1500 francs |
| 3 | To sum up , if examples such as those in ( 28 ) and that in ( 29 ) are all ungrammatical , as we can readily agree , it is for different reasons : ( 28 ) the sum of $300 she had to pay was total the lecturer who is to greet the Queen is mere ( 29 ) the man is very The adjectives in ( 28 ) lead to incoherence because , as already observed , they are specialized to qualify a property , and so they are incoherent in the predicative construction , which assigns the adjective property to the entity of the subject , not to its sense . |
| 4 | When the evidence is completed a report is drafted and the sub-committee deliberates on it until agreement is reached . |
| 5 | Once that is completed the Captain is joined by Corporal L for a planning conference on a forthcoming job of clearing some derelict houses of a suspect IED . |
| 6 | Any action by the teacher which is deemed an offence is retaliated against without question . |
| 7 | But when the third group , Class C , is added the situation is destabilised and it becomes inherently dramatic . |
| 8 | When the tube is squeezed the gel is forced through tiny holes , into the paste . |
| 9 | Whatever control method is chosen it must be rigorously adhered to and where specialised equipment is installed the design is all important , as is the correct operation and regular maintenance of such equipment in order to minimise any breakdown and subsequent odour problem . |
| 10 | For example in the case of deep bed undergravel filters that have been running for years , a gravel cleaner is attached to the intake of the power filter and as the gravel is hoovered the mulm is trapped in the filter and clean water returned to the tank . |
| 11 | A trial run approach has been suggested particularly where it is suspected the person is hard of hearing ( Deeping , 1979 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ 'T IS said the prince is a handsome boy , ’ she said instead . |
| 13 | Everyone who is made a priest is set the following ‘ weighty Office and Charge ’ at his Ordination Service : |
| 14 | said ‘ I am not at present persuaded , however , that the condition in section 14(2) is excluded if at the time the contract is made the buyer is reasonably of the opinion that the defect can be , and will be , rectified at no cost to himself . ’ |
| 15 | Until a final decision is made the company is reluctant to talk to the press . |
| 16 | It is open to various people , as set out in section 34 , to make applications for contact and the local authority , under section 34(4) , can apply for authority to refuse contact , but unless such an application is made the court is not involved . |
| 17 | Sch 2 , para 2(2) of the EP(C)A provides that if no such offer is made the employee is to be regarded as automatically unfairly dismissed . |
| 18 | For a motor with p rotor teeth and a peak static torque Tpk at a rotor displacement a from the step position , the torque developed by the motor is approximately : When a load torque is applied the rotor is displaced from the demanded position by the angle θ e , at which the load and motor torques are equal : Therefore the static position error can be reduced by increasing the peak static torque , either by choosing another motor or by using a different excitation scheme , as discussed in the next section . |
| 19 | Another way in which Japan is promoting the soyabean is through tackling the crop 's major enemy , soyabean cyst nematoda . |
| 20 | So what we 're trying to do is ensure the service is delivered as the purchasing agencies require . |
| 21 | So , adopt this report , give the thumbs down to those who want to break the links and support a wider form of democracy where the trade union is paying the levy is not only a valuable member of the Party but is valued as well . |
| 22 | One of the tasks facing a linguist who is describing a language is to characterize the internal structure of the words of that language . |
| 23 | It is thought the Government is planning to off-load most of its 1.35 billion BT shares in late June or early July . |
| 24 | The country that is leading the way is Sweden . |
| 25 | Once all the steam is condensed a vacuum is formed under the piston and the piston is forced down the cylinder by steam from the boiler . |
| 26 | Most women would agree that if only minimal pain relief is used the birth is much more focused and the baby may be better off too . |
| 27 | Whichever method is used the record is a central one . |
| 28 | At an economic level , when a conflict of interest situation is abused the tendency is for that abuse to distort the efficient allocation of ( scarce ) resources within the economy . |
| 29 | If something exciting is detected the cat is awake and responding in a split second . |
| 30 | It is understood the NIO is studying the feedback from the intermediaries and looking at ways of improving investment , jobs and housing in Protestant areas . |