Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The one Religion is beyond all speech . ’ |
| 2 | But though the churches are failing , religion is in some ways more powerful than ever , if by ‘ religion ’ we mean some way for people to make sense of their lives , and particularly suffering . |
| 3 | The ‘ happy ’ ending in which the Toons inherit their own ghetto is in some ways positive , but the Toons remain happy infants — has anyone ever tried to imagine the bedroom scenes of Roger and Jessica ? |
| 4 | The well-known symbol of the Association is on all packaged foods that it recognises as being truly organic and indicates that the food has been produced on land that meets all the requirements of the Association . |
| 5 | It is useful now and again to reflect on the reasons why the IBOA was established and why being a member of such as an Association is of such vital importance . |
| 6 | They each have a tendency to have a very close feel for what the public 's ‘ gut ’ thinking is on this and , indeed , other matters . |
| 7 | The adrenalin rhythm is like that of body temperature , therefore , in its general timing and its general integration with the sleep/wake cycle . |
| 8 | Taking on a new persona is in any case impossible but it is possible to adopt and adapt some of the methods of effective presentation which others employ . |
| 9 | If you listen to the music on individual programmes you will soon get a fair idea of where the playlist is at each week . |
| 10 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG has stepped up its relationship with Burlington , Massachusetts-based Xylogics Inc , and is to integrate the firm 's Annex communications servers into its Intel Corp-based MX and MIPS Technologies Inc RISC-based RM300 and RM6000 Unix systems : the deal is worth some $5.25m over three years . |
| 11 | The script is of such a high standard . |
| 12 | On the other hand ( or should it be ‘ in the other hand ’ ? ) men believe that the penis is in some way a magical and versatile instrument that all men are proud to possess and all women should be desperate to acquire . |
| 13 | Bowe 's disturbingly casual manner out of the ring is of more concern to both his rivals and his supporters . |
| 14 | Garsington Manor is unlike any other venue . |
| 15 | Football is like that , and Wright must realise it . |
| 16 | ‘ How fit shooting is for all kinds of men : how honest a pastime for the mind ; how wholesome an exercise for the body . ’ |
| 17 | Such overly anxious and insecure horses are usually found amongst the Thoroughbred population , where speed is of such importance that it predominates over every other desirable characteristic . |
| 18 | If the bailiff knows or ascertains before notice of non-service is sent that the defendant is at another address within the district , he should attempt to serve the summons there and state the new address in his certificate of service ( Ord 7 , r 17(3) ) . |
| 19 | Another advantage is that , because the refrigerant is inside each and every box , hot spots in the centre of palletised products in cold stores can be avoided . |
| 20 | Wind is in such a big way and if he goes to the planning appeal and one thing or something , it 'll skin this bloody , it 'll , it 'll skin this bloody town |
| 21 | What persuades politicians that having Margaret Drabble or Kenny Everett come down on your side is in any way advantageous ? |
| 22 | The result is of that is not fortunate that they 've been delayed but that in fact we have as much money to spend on them next year from the capital receipts as we will have spent this year , so in a sense we , we 're not going backwards there either . |
| 23 | We gave the whole matter a fair airing on everything involved in South Africa and that 's why the result is as such . |
| 24 | of which Orwell had derisively remarked in ‘ Inside the Whale ’ ( 1940 ) that it could only have been written by an innocent for whom murder is at most a word . |
| 25 | Murder is like that , a contaminating crime . |
| 26 | Consequently , it 's unlikely that anyone who is n't in their fan club is at all fussed about what this record sounds like . |
| 27 | It would be dangerous to suggest that this impossibility is in any strong sense theoretical , i.e. open to mathematical proof , and I will assume it is no more than a strong empirical impossibility . |
| 28 | ‘ The Mercy Seat is about this person in solitary confinement , becoming more sensitive to inanimate objects , and as he sits thinking about human and Divine Justice , finding himself judging these things as Good or Evil . ’ |
| 29 | But my suffrage is of little value , because this and Fort Augustus are the only garrisons that I ever saw . ’ |
| 30 | Biography is in that sense a convenient fiction since no one can probe , without the risk of farcical failure , those hidden perceptions or experiences which run alongside the observable life but may not necessarily touch it . |