Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] it be [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Saturday morning it was discovered as Scotch whiskey was concerned there was a very definite drought , and stocks at the several bars were down to zero — a situation which no self-respecting Whitehorse citizen could tolerate for long . |
| 2 | Because MI6 possessed no one with any technical qualifications to analyse the Oslo Report it was rejected as worthless and ignored . |
| 3 | In January 1941 , the local newspaper carried a description of the fires of London reflected in the southern sky , and in the same issue of the Bedfordshire Times it was reported that a member of the Area Guardians Committee had stated that a number of men employed as labourers on government works were being lodged at the Public Assistance Institution as casuals . |
| 4 | In the wet forests of Costa Rica it was found that some 90% of tree species were insect-pollinated , approximately the same percentage as in dry forest , so the insects will be considered first . |
| 5 | On Monday evening it was reported that the man detained the day before had been released without charge . |
| 6 | On behalf of Mr. Tully it was argued that the disclosures made by Mr. Tully in compliance with the order of Buckley J. might be ‘ leaked ’ to the Crown Prosecution Service or might suggest to the Crown Prosecution Service new lines of inquiry . |
| 7 | In the United States it is assumed that citizens have the right to know and it is up to the government to prove in court that certain types of information should not be disclosed . |
| 8 | In the United States it is reported that some 35 million heart attacks and strokes occur each year . |
| 9 | However , he points out that the effects of the testosterone rises appear to affect men more than women — in a study in the United States it was found that teenage boys felt sexier when their testosterone levels were high , whereas their female counterparts were more affected by peer group activity ( ie what their friends were doing ) . |
| 10 | In the Domesday Book it is recorded as Caingeham , and as having a church and a priest . |
| 11 | For Mrs Bujok it was argued that the 1936 Act was designed to secure in the interests of the community at large that statutory nuisances did not exist . |
| 12 | At an Inter-Command conference it was decided that if a similar situation emerged in Burma the Governor should be warned that Indian troops would not be available to quell a national rising . |
| 13 | For instance , in Shearson Lehman v Maclaine Watson it was held that even if the exchange had no power in its rules to suspend dealings on the tin market , such a rule should be implied , since it would be self-defeating if the exchange 's power to carry on business did not include , in certain circumstances , a power to cease part of that business . |
| 14 | In Sri Lanka it is dried and used as a fertiliser , while in Indonesia it is used as animal feed . |
| 15 | At the trial of the issue before Cave J. it was proved that the whole sum of £2,090 19S. had been paid by instalments , but the respondent claimed interest . |
| 16 | At the St Pierre Park it is estimated that the oven system will have paid for itself inside 18 months . |
| 17 | So that every American president is a sort of half breed , a cross between Daniel Boone and Jesus Christ and that however corrupt and venal a politician he might have been before , once he assumes the White House it is assumed that he changes . |
| 18 | In the South Wales region it is expected that the annual quantity required from this source will rise from about 2.8 mt to 3.6 mt over the 20 year period , despite the fact that as a proportion of overall consumption it will fall from 15% to 10% . |
| 19 | In the South Wales region it is expected that the annual quantity required from this source will rise from about 2.8 mt to 3.6 mt over the 20 year period , despite the fact that as a proportion of overall consumption it will fall from 15% to 10% . |