Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] is [adv] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The provincial Assembly in Kosovo on May 23 refused the resignation of Jusuf Zejnulahu , the President of the Kosovo Executive Council [ see p. 37382 , where he is incorrectly described as Chairman of the provincial Assembly ] , and of nine other ethnic-Albanian members of his government . |
| 2 | Community policing continues to be afforded low priority and prestige within the police force , where it is generally characterised as ‘ social work ’ or not ‘ real ’ policing ( Fielding , 1991:170 ) . |
| 3 | The smallest of all the pigs , the bullet-shaped pygmy hog lives in the tall grasslands of northern India , where it is highly endangered because of the practice of agricultural grass-burning and , lately , armed rebellion ( see ‘ Pigs in distress ’ ) . |
| 4 | As with support in the other direction , although it is widely regarded as legitimate for parents to look to their children , it is also possible for them to overstep the boundaries , and the way in which support is requested and delivered is important . |
| 5 | Although it is often treated as a little more than a menu system , the Windows Program Manager is a flexible organising tool for the Windows environment . |
| 6 | Although he is often characterized as retiring and eccentric , he entertained distinguished visitors in style , and studio staff were frequently welcomed to Old Place and treated with considerable generosity . |
| 7 | An enthusiastic Snotling will fight his way forward and pump like crazy for a while until he is completely exhausted when another will shove him aside and take over . |
| 8 | On the other hand , as a group activity it can be less than enjoyable for the shortest child in the group if he is continually identified as ‘ the shortest ’ , when he needs to believe that ‘ he 's a big boy , really ’ . |
| 9 | is marginally grammatical , because it is often used although a precise grammar would reject it . |
| 10 | In contrast , the value of the option contract can not be negative since it is only exercised if it has a positive value . |