Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [verb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The range of distances that animals can focus on or accommodate is measured in dioptres . |
| 2 | When people ring in and say is there a farm watch anywhere , Paul can get his folder out |
| 3 | When I went in there the other week , you walk in and think is n't she nice . |
| 4 | Another concept which has been taken over and reinterpreted is that of ‘ decentralization ’ . |
| 5 | I mean , wha what I would like to go on and say is , that er , which the change of administration it has been necessary to er , adopt a different way of , of developing the budget , and I think you 're quite right to erm , pay credit to the effort of the er , budget review er , sub-committee . |
| 6 | He is annoyed that she does little cleaning and that the burden of getting Keith and Amy up and breakfasted is always his responsibility . |
| 7 | You can phone up and say is it gone ? |
| 8 | She pointed out that smacking is particularly problematic for childminders who are often alone with a child . |
| 9 | Both Poutsma ( 1923 : 42 ) and Jesperson ( 1940 : 287 ) point out that have is often used with the to infinitive in conditional contexts with would : ( 178 ) I 'd have you to know that I do n't care a penny , madam , for your paltry money . |
| 10 | The point made about Leeds losing out when selling is all too poignant . |
| 11 | What the Arts Council will turn around and say is ‘ You have n't got a good enough director . ’ |