Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [noun] [pers pn] is [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Thus for technicians and draughtsmen it is only 11 per cent .
2 With birds and mammals it is nearly always the female that looks after the young , without the help of the male , but many fish reverse this procedure , with all parental duties being carried out by the males , as in the case of nest-building sticklebacks and pouch-carrying seahorses .
3 The second difference is that in the colleges advanced instruction is usually timetabled , if not a formal part of the course , whereas in universities and polytechnics it is generally neither of these .
4 When he does specify precise quantities or times he is often wrong .
5 The transition from glass to crystals in a basalt may cover a few centimetres , but in andesites and rhyolites it is much broader , and large thicknesses of glass may be present .
6 ( e ) Fixtures and fittings It is very important that the clients clearly understand what is included and what is excluded .
7 The culmination of these claims to national identity and of sentiments of this nature came in the preamble to Henry VIII 's Act in Restraint of Appeals of 1533 : ‘ Where by dyvers sundrie old autentike histories and cronicles it is manifestly declared and expressed that this Realme of England is an Impire , and so hath been accepted in the world … . ’ ( 36 , iii , 427 ) Here one finds an explicit statement of views on the nature of England , as well as practical conclusions drawn from them concerning the government of the Church .
8 Because it always involves raw materials and techniques it is always dependent Upon a context , and is not to be thought of , in humanist vein , as an isolated expression of the essential creativity of human beings .
9 If travelling long distances and anticipating specific facilities or services it is strongly recommended to telephone beforehand .
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