Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [conj] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fear that the Secretary of State was not right to claim that the Bill is universally welcomed . |
| 2 | This too can be a blessing in disguise as those inevitable mistakes are easier to spot when the model is smaller |
| 3 | David Lapworth says the new gear box makes the car easier to drive because the driver is able to concentrate on driving rather than worry about gear changes . |
| 4 | Zuwaya were not prepared to accept that the law is embodied in a person or office , for then it acquires authority , a hierarchy of instances of control and review . |
| 5 | He told him of his experience and was interested to know that the phenomenon is by no means unknown and the other went on to relate another incident involving footsteps that he heard outside the office , but when he opened the door to investigate no one was there . |
| 6 | This illustrates that the regime is profoundly divided against itself . ’ |
| 7 | Some suggest that the monster is rotting vegetation lifted by bubbles of gas , produced in the loch bed by bacteria . |
| 8 | This suggest that the gas is undergoing a cooling flow , as is expected anyway as the gas density inferred from the X-ray luminosity requires that the cooling time be less than the age of the Universe within that region . |
| 9 | This starts when the announcement is made of the proposed or possible takeover offer ( with or without terms ) . |
| 10 | These applications are not regarded as a mere formality by most courts which may require the originating application to state the grounds in proper detail , for example that the lessor may require to occupy at the expiration of the lease ; that the premises are temporarily surplus to the needs of the lessor ; that the lessee has indicated that he only requires the premises for a limited period ; that there is to be development at the expiration of the term ; that the lessor is only prepared to grant if the section is excluded ; that exclusion of the section has been taken into consideration in negotiations for the rent , or possibly that the premises form part of other premises which brings the provisions of management of the whole into question if the section is not excluded . |
| 11 | This assumes that the bathroom is next to or above the kitchen ( as is usually the case ) ; if running hot water to another room ( a bedroom , say ) will create a very long pipe run , it might be simpler to install a separate instantaneous or small storage heater . |
| 12 | This assumes that the universe is described by a Friedmann model , right back to the big bang . |
| 13 | We seem to need to get a sufficient daily quota of conscious relaxation and pleasure from our food , and obviously this occurs while the food is in the mouth . |
| 14 | This happens when the genitive is the principal part of an of-adjunct to a preceding noun : It was no fault of the Doctor 's , I 'm staying with a friend of Mary 's . |
| 15 | During the last year I have played in several fun competitions most of these were what was called Texas scrambles they are where everybody in the team hits a ball off the tee then where the best shot lands everybody plays their shot from that position this happens until the ball is in the hole the winning team is the team in with the lowest score . |
| 16 | Even if the person or family have had little contact with a religious organisation a minister may be willing to visit while the person is dying . |
| 17 | This shows that the punch is not merely an arm movement , but a powerful , co-ordinated body action . |
| 18 | The case of R v Dayle outlined at ( B ) 2 shows that the offence is ‘ had with him ’ and not ‘ picked up on the spur of the moment ’ . |
| 19 | However , a discount card would be easier to handle and the company is considering a number of alternatives to vouchers . |
| 20 | Women politicians and government ministers are prone to remark that the family is the foundation-stone of society " and should be strengthened but at the same time realize , as Dra . |
| 21 | [ … ] It is perhaps no coincidence that only when one is prepared to recognize that the firm is based on authority do issues of power come to the fore in the theory of the firm . |
| 22 | 2 to ensure that the patient is in the best psychological and physical state possible prior to surgery . |
| 23 | Although some believe that the institute is unnecessary , an academy panel is expected next month to endorse the basic concept and to propose a possible structure . |
| 24 | Section 2 applies where the claim is based upon negligence . |
| 25 | Having chosen the tree pattern and the beach , one must then be careful to ensure that the sky is not cloud-filled . |
| 26 | A failure to comply with this entails that the agreement is improperly executed and can not be enforced without a court order ( s65 of CCA 1974 ) . |
| 27 | This ensures that the earth is enriched and is not overworked . |
| 28 | As has already been suggested , so pervasive has the term ‘ permissiveness ’ become that there are few , if any , commentators who are prepared to argue that the term is one that mystifies rather than elucidates . |
| 29 | Some argue that the reason is that MI5 has been penetrated by Russian intelligence so deeply that even its own Director General , Sir Roger Hollis , was a Russian mole and therefore every investigation has been frustrated . |
| 30 | This implies that the antibody is recognising an epitope that is cleaved by one of the digestive enzymes pepsin or trypsin . |