Example sentences of "[pron] is sometimes [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a retort which is sometimes given , but quite beside the point . |
| 2 | Another material used for guttering is aluminium , which is sometimes joined with silicone or butyl-based sealants and sometimes put up in long lengths by the supplier . |
| 3 | Plainly a single attack of balanitis , which is sometimes seen in boys with fully retractile foreskins , is not a sufficient indication for circumcision . |
| 4 | The reduced appendages each consist of a limb-base or coxite bearing a distal stylus which is sometimes regarded as the vestige of the shaft of a typical walking limb but which may conceivable be a " coxal epipodite " homologous with the coxal styles of Symphylan or Machilid legs . |
| 5 | Conversation analysis , which is sometimes regarded as distinct from discourse analysis ( Levinson 1983:286 ) , is a branch of study which sets out to discover what order there might be in this apparent chaos . |
| 6 | But this theory , which is sometimes called ‘ the moral influence ’ theory , is considered to have a number of weaknesses that we should look at . |
| 7 | A paragraph , on the other hand , has its main point or direction indicated in the opening sentence , which is sometimes called a TOPIC SENTENCE . |
| 8 | 3.14 There is a head of damage which is sometimes called the loss of amenities ; the man made blind by the accident will no longer be able to see the familiar things he has seen all his life ; the man who has had both legs removed and will never again go upon his walking excursions — things of that kind — loss of amenities ( per Birkett LJ in Manley v Rugby Portland Cement Co Ltd , a decision of the Court of Appeal in 1951 ) . |
| 9 | So er a few other little aspects of the er of of er the congr of of of the holy all of of of the er Vienna settlement which is sometimes underplayed . |
| 10 | Its advantage is that it is at least problem-orientated and gives the impression ( which is sometimes justified ) that one has the means to solve it . |
| 11 | A useful distinction in this context is that which is sometimes made between social and sociological problems . |
| 12 | But it too is a compensatory move which is sometimes made . |
| 13 | ‘ Bumping ’ , which is sometimes referred to as ‘ transferred ’ or ‘ translated ’ redundancy , is a well-recognised industrial practice . |
| 14 | Unidirectional microphones have a pick-up pattern which is biased in the forward direction , a characteristic which is sometimes referred to as cardioid because of the heart-shape of the pattern . |
| 15 | This example also illustrates a second idea which is sometimes referred to as ‘ polycentricity ’ . |
| 16 | But there was another group which is sometimes forgotten : the holders of the most intimate household offices . |
| 17 | In this system , which is sometimes known as absorption costing , a budget is produced in which all overheads are allocated to the activities associated with them . |
| 18 | In this system , which is sometimes known as absorption costing , a budget is produced in which all overheads are allocated to the activities associated with them . |
| 19 | And number three whose was the signet ring which is sometimes known as the fisherman 's ring ? |
| 20 | Like Rolle , Hilton sees prayer as the primary activity , recognising it as a state of consciousness which enables man to receive the gift of God ; and while it does not cause it to be given , nevertheless prayer is a way in which such grace comes ( c.24 ) He sharpens a constant awareness of two modes of activity in the inner life : that of conscious effort , and that of an effortless creative power of love and understanding which is sometimes experienced and believed by the mystics to be the work of God in man . |
| 21 | Data files ( issue 44 ) contain information which is sometimes used by a program . |
| 22 | Goat 's milk , which is sometimes used as an alternative to cow 's , is low in folic acid , an important vitamin necessary for proper blood formation , and his vitamin should be added if you use goat 's milk . |
| 23 | An approximation to the response curves which is sometimes used is where Q is the irradiance , P is the actual photosynthesis and a the maximum photosynthesis at irradiance Q. Finally a/b is the initial slope of the curve and hence the efficiency . |
| 24 | In law , then , the essence of an act of God is not so much a phenomenon which is sometimes attributed to a positive intervention of the forces of nature , but a process of nature not due to the act of man and it is this negative side which deserves emphasis . |
| 25 | In heavy infections the pulmonary phase of larval migration is associated with pneumonia , which is sometimes accompanied by pulmonary oedema ; the adult worms cause a mucoid enteritis , there may be partial or complete occlusion of the gut ( P1.IV ) and , in rare cases , perforation with peritonitis or in some instances blockage of the bile duct . |
| 26 | We would like to add to that statement of principle by stressing a point which is sometimes overlooked , namely , that the trial process itself is equipped to deal with the bulk of complaints which have in recent Divisional Court cases founded applications for a stay . |
| 27 | There is a rule of construction which is sometimes quoted ( " inclusio unius , exclusio alterius " ) . |
| 28 | Helen 's ability to enjoy herself and express her objections effectively make her an easy person to help , although she is sometimes criticised for being demanding . |
| 29 | In order to emphasize the motherhood of the Goddess She is sometimes accompanied by Ganesha or Skanda , her sons . |
| 30 | Endo is a leading Japanese novelist who is sometimes compared with Graham Greene , but he writes about religion with a greater intellectual rigour than Greene , in a style both terse and elegant . |