Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best size of gravel for goldfish is the 3mm size , which is too small to become trapped in their mouths . |
| 2 | ‘ But the thing about Robbo is that he is a determined beggar and I know that if I ask him , he will say OK if he 's ready . |
| 3 | ‘ The great thing about Robbo is that he brings that bit extra out of people , ’ said Ferguson . |
| 4 | But the scope for resistance is limited and the all pervasive security network is said to extend to Sunday services where sermons are monitored for hints of dissent . |
| 5 | and the need for an ensured market for products is so important to recoup costs , that government contracting has become of crucial importance to the survival of large corporations . |
| 6 | What differs between projects is the complexity and scope of work required at each step . |
| 7 | The cost of the replacement equipment is thus reduced and may attract CGT when it is disposed of ; but for the time being , liability for CGT is avoided . |
| 8 | But as we saw , this claim is asserted with more fervour than is justified , since the case for reduction is by no means watertight . |
| 9 | An obvious subject for preparation is to remind oneself of one 's assets . |
| 10 | Losing weight for Sarah is now a difficult task . |
| 11 | One of the most beautiful things about Ballycollton is its setting ; runners follow a route along country lane with the sea as a backdrop/ The sounds just perfect , unless it rains ! |
| 12 | All these explanations were proffered , haphazardly , one on top of the other , and from the excess of explanation Clara concluded that a job in a gallery such as Clelia 's must be something of a sinecure , and that Clelia 's attitude towards it was not wholly happy . |
| 13 | Cos all I 'll get off Jim is a load of crap ! |
| 14 | The degree of commonality or ’ overlap ’ between definitions is measured , and the word sense showing the highest overlap is selected as the appropriate sense for that context . |
| 15 | And for Caldwell 's No 3 Dessie Hill , formerly with Castleton , it was a day to remember . |
| 16 | What is unique about champagne is the particular combination of soil and grape varieties . |
| 17 | This cohesion through antonyms is identified by Halliday and Hasan ( 1976 : 285 ) as one of the main types of lexical cohesion in English . |
| 18 | A recommended course for beginners is the RYA Competent Crew Certificate , which can be taken over three sailing weekends ( £110 per weekend ) or a full five-day course ( £215 ) . |
| 19 | Feminism for Beginners is divided into two parts . |
| 20 | Having listened in the past to some of their recordings , I suspect that it 's the RTH/Iseler combination that we have here but , which ever it is , the Toronto Choir sing with gutsy tone in items such as Haydn 's ‘ The Heavens are Telling ’ ( from The Creation ) and with some finesse sensitivity in more contemplative music by , for instance , Fauré and Vaughan Williams . |
| 21 | The person he referred to as Matt is his uncle . |
| 22 | The relationship between wealth , occupation and birth-determined social characteristics such as caste is a problem common to much research on South Asia . |
| 23 | say about badge 's |
| 24 | THE main public response to A Force for Change is the Plus Programme , a continuing series of measures drawn up by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Charles Pollard and Commander Alec Marnoch . |
| 25 | Maintaining the impetus for change is brought about by nothing less than dogged determination . |
| 26 | Public opinion on proposals for change is made known at public enquiries . |
| 27 | Only in desire for change is there a significant difference ; while the women score high , the men get almost full marks . |
| 28 | The argument for change is not just about cash . |
| 29 | External pressure for change is seen as mediated through the ‘ micro-politics ’ of school life , a term used to refer to the conflicts and struggles between various interest groups within schools . |
| 30 | How do we develop systems that are sensitive to the needs of users as well as the expressed needs of practitioners ? and , How do we maintain the practitioners ' interest when the need for change is identified but managing a planned process of change will take time ? |