Example sentences of "[pron] is [noun sg] [prep] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The endurance of rivers , which is part of what makes them such a potent symbol in our culture , is also precisely the reason why they matter so much to ecologists and scientists . |
| 2 | There is work for them to do . |
| 3 | Where members find it difficult to access courses , seminars , etcetera there is scope for them to organise their own structured discussion groups within their work-place or locality , perhaps using television programmes or videos to provide the structure Subject matter : Technical and regulatory aspects ( knowledge and application ) ; and development of interpersonal and management skills . |
| 4 | Indeed , the hard-liners who always argue that monetary stability has to be a higher priority than growth and jobs have claimed that the Chancellor would be irresponsible in not raising taxes as soon as there is scope for him to do so . |
| 5 | Between countries , and even within them , there is disagreement about what constitutes waste and what should count as hazardous . |
| 6 | In examples ( h.7 ) and ( h.8 ) there is reference to someone working on an idea or being puzzled . |
| 7 | If you will be abroad on polling day you have to vote by proxy unless there is time for you to apply for , receive and return a postal ballot paper before leaving the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | Ross is keeping price and performance pretty much under cover , though there is talk of them shipping samples to Sun in July . |
| 9 | But a lot of women tend to see Christmas through because there is pressure on them to keep the family together . |
| 10 | At this point there is need for me to give some detail about the shape and nature of the primary curriculum to which all children should have access . |
| 11 | If we only opened a door partly er there is room for somebody to hide behind it and then when we go into the room then we would encounter problems . |
| 12 | Junctions controlled by traffic lights do not go forward when the traffic lights are green unless there is room for you to clear the junction safely , never go forward when the red , amber lights are shown together , when traffic lights have a green arrow filter signal , do not get into the lane when filtering is allowed unless you . |
| 13 | It is nonsense for us to debate such matters in Committee for an hour and a half and then , at the end of the debate , we vote not on the merits of the matter but on whether it has been considered . |
| 14 | He must be able to stamp his authority not only on his team but on the peloton as a whole , directing the whole tenor of the race before it is time for him to go to the front and win . |
| 15 | ‘ Maybe it is time for me to get angry and fight back at those who are fighting me , ’ she said . |
| 16 | Then it is time for it to find a suitable spot to turn into a chrysalis . |
| 17 | ‘ My father 's old housekeeper — he and she grew old together — has a daughter who needs to make money ; , she lives in Nile Street , and if you were to say that I sent you , she might well be glad to put you up till it is time for you to go to Oxford . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It is time for you to serve me . ’ |
| 19 | That it is time for us to take our rightful place . |
| 20 | It is time for us to thank . |
| 21 | stages until it 's sort of , set up , until everyone is sort of you know geared into doing this kind of you know , like all the glass goes here , all the metal goes here , all the goes there |