Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [conj] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Applying the opposite rudder can not possibly cause the spin to reverse as is sometimes stated , unless the pilot is keeping the stick right back . |
2 | Goldie , replete , snaps her eyes shut and is soon snoring . |
3 | Raspberry vinegar makes a wonderful salad dressing but is also used extensively in nouvelle cuisine for sauces and trickled over soft fruits ( sometimes with a little black pepper ) . |
4 | The SNM withdrew and is now laying siege to Hargeisa and four other garrisons in the region . |
5 | The slimming down of the Group continued and is still going on . |
6 | The nature of the right hemisphere 's contribution has yet to be determined precisely , but it may turn out that this half of the brain has a more elevated role to play than is customarily believed . |
7 | Furthermore , since at this time Islam was pursuing a policy of particular openness towards other religions , less of a barrier existed than is sometimes assumed . |
8 | Thus , amongst policemen and women working in ‘ hard ’ areas of high tension , policing in Easton is abused as family disputes and barking dogs , a caricature which many respondents hold and is even reproduced by constables at Easton : ‘ One minute you could be called out , someone 's budgie has escaped and is flying around the living-room . |
9 | After a few blows there , the porcupine succumbs and is then turned carefully over and eaten from underneath , its soft underbelly causing no problems . |
10 | Provision of such phase-related signals is described as phase splitting and is widely used in electronics for various purposes . |
11 | This system may exploit water at temperatures of between 60 degrees centigrade and 12 degrees centigrade and is widely used today in France , USSR , Hungary , Iceland and many other locations . |
12 | The steam boiler was originally coal fired but is now fuelled by oil . |
13 | The airframe , apparently in excellent shape , is complete with 1–16 engines installed and is currently displayed in the Pioneer Village Museum located in Nebraska . |
14 | For the simpler tasks of cataloguing , none the less , the computer has a major contribution to make and is already making it . |
15 | As soon as a child is born entitlement begins and is never questioned until the child itself attains economic independence . |