Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] [pron] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | This ‘ technology transfer ’ is a process of innovation , but it involves spreading existing technology from sectors where it is conventionally used throughout industry so as to provide added value and competitive advantage . |
2 | There are still traces of hut circles attributed to an Iron Age occupation and , at the time of the Roman invasion , the local patriots , the Brigantes , established a hill fort to resist the foreign legions ; an ancient rampart wall , built around the perimeter of the summit and almost half a mile in circumference , has survived the centuries although it is now crumbled and has many gaps . |
3 | What is the point of sending the article to learned referees if it is subsequently going to be altered without warning ? |
4 | I think Bryony likes erm Smarties because she 's always sucking the juice out of beans . |
5 | The richest source of MUFAs is olive oil — there is a low incidence of coronary heart disease in Mediterranean countries where it 's widely used . |
6 | The support available from IDB represents a carefully structured package which provides assistance in those areas where it is most needed . |
7 | The rest of the myth concerns Psyche 's trials until she is eventually reunited with Eros on Mount Olympus . |
8 | Heat the butter and oil in a pan , add the steak and fry on both sides for about 5 minutes until it is well browned . |
9 | Made in larger quantities pesto can be preserved in jars if it is tightly packed ( no air pockets should remain ) and covered with a layer of olive oil . |
10 | After all , it 's not much use being fingered as someone who 's going places if there 's nowhere to go . |
11 | The ‘ pruning saw ’ normally sold for such work has teeth on two edges and , used in tight positions where it is invariably needed , great care and patience is essential to avoid the back edge causing damage to stems and growth that should not be harmed . |
12 | I agree with Jenny but I do n't think I am too frightened to slop on paint cos you know since I 've started doing pallet knife paintings cos it 's really made me feel fair more confident . |
13 | Whatever the reason , male marmosets have developed a rearing strategy whereby they greatly assist the mother by carrying , holding , and generally caring for infants while she is away eating elsewhere . |
14 | And again that 's the er er platforms as it is now looking towards . |
15 | There are the Sechem , who deal with anything connected with science , and they act as surgeons if someone is badly hurt . |
16 | It rankles Couples , who had two three-week breaks last year , that many critics rate him an uninterested under-achiever and that he has failed to win more tournaments because he is so laid back . |
17 | Each species ' range is determined by the area within which it can outbreed potential rivals because it is better adapted to that set of conditions : |
18 | Equally , faith grows and flourishes when it is well nourished and exercised , so the best way to resist doubt is to build up faith rather than simply to fight against doubt . |
19 | This question is as important for interests theories as it is rarely discussed , for harm to interests may be caused by remote actors . |
20 | The business domination variant regards the state as responsive to a cohesive property-based class of capitalists because it is literally staffed by capitalists or closely associated social groups , especially in the key ( executive and judicial ) decision-making sites ( Domhoff , 1967 , 1976 , 1970 , 1978b ) . |
21 | I think it has a very good sound and is well worth the room it takes up ( 2 manuals and pedals , but no pipes as it is electronically voiced ) . |
22 | She still has another year of injections and tablets before she 's fully recovered . |
23 | A closed economy can not dispose of more goods and services than it is currently producing , and the reduction in resources available for current non-government use is independent of the method of finance . |
24 | We 've got to have soldiers if there 's really going to be a war . ’ |
25 | It is not worth discussing any of these complications because one is rarely called upon to work out lines of current in a conductor . |
26 | This is not usual in civil aircraft systems though it is occasionally done in some military aircraft . |
27 | North sea operators are given dispensations , not only when there are equivalent or higher alternative arrangements in place but in some cases when it is well known to the authorities that the platforms are operating at a level that would not be allowed if they were completely new platforms . |
28 | However , she is prepared to relax her views as she is currently looking for an accountant who is willing to do her books in return for , er , payment in kind . |
29 | In an act of knee-jerk political correctness , the University of Washington in Seattle has sold all its Microsoft Corp shares because it is again doing business in South Africa . |
30 | A brilliant example of variations on a hornpipe theme is to be found in Cranko 's Pineapple Poll , which has very strong , even coarse elements when danced by the sailors before it is slightly refined by the gallant Captain Belaye . |