Example sentences of "[is] [adj] and [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Jockey Club believes that in the long term Sunday racing without cash betting is impractical and it is resigned to trying to bring about a change in the legislation by a private members ' bill . |
| 2 | You see , your subconscious mind can not tell the difference between what is real and what is imagined ; so , although the information it had received during those twelve days was in fact a product of Sylvia 's imagination , the effect on her subconscious was precisely the same as if it had been actual experience . |
| 3 | Without greater honesty , we shall not combat effectively some of the extreme and ugly negativism which is widespread and which is epitomised by the derogatory phrases which Isaacs ( 1981 ) describes as ‘ defamatory ’ like ‘ old Crumble ’ . |
| 4 | Complex problems can arise where one of the purposes is lawful and one is regarded as unlawful . |
| 5 | Consider an example from the new Collins Cobuild dictionary ( 1987 ) , of which Sinclair is editor-in-chief and which is based on just the kind of computer analysis of text that he refers to . |
| 6 | There are two types , Biohome Economy which is grey ; and Biohome Plus which is pink and it is claimed contains trace elements for perfect biological balance . |
| 7 | Also , an employer must establish a method of selection for redundancy which is fair and which is applied reasonably in the case of each individual employee ( p 102 ) . |
| 8 | On the personal front she has to choose between her one-time fiancé Paul whom she loves but can not marry because he is Catholic and she is divorced , and Bernard , a fellow philologist who attracts her physically but is selfish , emotionally dishonest , and married . |
| 9 | If one of these machines is defective and someone is injured as a result , then the importer/distributor will be liable under the Act , apart from any remedies available against him under contract . |
| 10 | Equally , who is liable and what is meant by ’ occupier ’ must be beyond doubt in the new Bill . |