Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [conj] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | No record of the initial request is kept and the shape and style only evolves as the metal is worked . |
| 2 | Urine production naturally declines while the puppy is asleep , so that once it has been put outside at night , then the young dog should be able to last quite comfortably through to the morning . |
| 3 | Flattening the ears back makes them less vulnerable to damage , so occurs when the horse is feeling frightened or aggressive . |
| 4 | This invariably only occurs when the mulch is allowed to pack and remain undisturbed — mulching is not intended as a boon to lazy gardening by putting an end to the need for hoeing . |
| 5 | That wording is much more common than one which merely says that the referee is to act as an expert , omitting " and not as an arbitrator " . |
| 6 | He only sings when the house is empty . |
| 7 | Although Down 's syndrome children are born to mothers of all ages , a spokeswoman for the Down 's Syndrome Association said that the risk of having a Down 's syndrome child greatly increases when the mother is over 42 . |
| 8 | It only shows that the brain is implicated in the process by which the inner mind structure in the subtle energy fields seeks outward expression . |
| 9 | The further suggestion that Nicolas of Damascus may in his turn have used Polybius only shows that the subject is not worth pursuing . |
| 10 | The court only intervenes when the tribunal is outside the ‘ scope ’ which has been assigned to it by the legislature ; the judiciary will not intervene if the tribunal has simply made an error within its assigned area since this would eradicate the distinction between review of legality and appeal . |
| 11 | But the relief only applies while the dependant is actually inhabiting the property . |
| 12 | The relevant ages of consent in English law vary : 16 seems to be the general age , but the offence of gross indecency with or towards children only applies where the child is under 14 , and the age of consent for homosexual offences is 21 and the recommendation is to lower it only to 18 . |
| 13 | Indeed , strictly , agreement is not necessary on price or delivery date : if no price is agreed , it will be implied that the buyer of goods will pay a reasonable price ( Sale of Goods Act 1979 ( SGA 1979 ) , s8(2) ) and , if no date is agreed for delivery of the goods , that they will be delivered within a reasonable time , and at a reasonable hour ( SGA 1979 , s29(3) , ( 5 ) ; strictly s29(3) only applies where the seller is bound to send the goods to the buyer , but a similar , more general rule applies at common law : see below Chapter 7 ) . |
| 14 | This only applies when the daggerboard is down . |
| 15 | However , this is not relevant to dealings in futures contracts by SFA members ; the exemption ( in para 17(4) ) only applies if the firm is not authorised under the FSA and , as an SFA member , it will be . |
| 16 | The pattern evident in Figure 4.6 is then not a general one , instead it only emerges when the analysis is done within exemplars of each junction separately . |
| 17 | In all the examples supplied by Stack the game obviously stops when the trigger is pulled . |
| 18 | The hon. Member for Swansea , East obviously believes that the matter is important . |
| 19 | This situation only arises when the motor is stationary ; if the motor is moving the phases are excited in sequence and any one winding is excited for only a fraction of the cycle . |
| 20 | May we have a change in our procedure for questioning the Leader of the House who last week announced the business for the following week even though he apparently knows that the election is to be called for 9 April and that the business will therefore be changed ? |
| 21 | The above.discussion rather assumes that the Parliament is a permanent , enduring feature of our constitution . |
| 22 | But while it seems at first quite normal that this should happen at an inquest involving the opera 's central character one soon notices that the process is in fact highly artificial , like the narrations which open several of Britten 's later operas , designed in this instance to have the dramatis personae stand up and be recognised but in a context which fits the story . |
| 23 | The priest finally concludes that the sheepskin is properly his , as he paid for it in goods not services . |
| 24 | This generally happens where the ground is lowest , usually in river valleys . |
| 25 | Finally , All that Dwell Therein shows that the debate is important , not just for the effect it might ultimately have on our treatment of animals , but for what it might reveal about ourselves . |
| 26 | Of course that does n't mean that she does n't leave her home to work , it just means that the home is where she visualizes herself , wherever she is … |
| 27 | This variation is due to inadequate and imperfect monitoring , but nevertheless indicates that the problem is immense . |
| 28 | The third of the examples above suggests that the poem is being subtle ( whereas in fact it is the author — though again , this is arguably a matter of unknowable intention ) ; use of such personification involves a minor lapse in logic which you should be aware of , even if you decide that the final effect is worth it . |
| 29 | The high level of usage of temporary workers in public administration , where union density is high and formal systems of negotiation and consultation firmly established , already suggests that the relationship is by no means as straightforward as the initial proposition implies , and this applies also to private sector establishments . |
| 30 | One usually says that the energy is stored in the electric field . |