Example sentences of "[indef pn] is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 There are the Sechem , who deal with anything connected with science , and they act as surgeons if someone is badly hurt .
2 ‘ It 's extremely unsafe and it 's only a matter of time before someone is badly hurt . ’
3 The stadium 's been warned to improve the track before someone is seriously hurt .
4 And Station Officer Eric Warrior warned : ‘ It 's only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt , no doubt about it .
5 This is played from the Critical Parent where someone is apparently praising a job well done but spoils the effect by pointing out a relatively insignificant imperfection .
6 If something or someone is deliberately hidden from us what does this lead us to expect ?
7 James S. Ackerman , the architectural scholar , makes use of this phrase in writing about art and communication : ‘ What a work of art communicates can be described only in terms of an interaction between an object and a subject ; it communicates nothing at all unless someone is there to look at it .
8 If government says that a unanimous verdict is necessary for criminal conviction because special moral harm is suffered when someone is unjustly convicted of a crime , then it must take that special moral harm into account in considering , for example , the admissibility of confessions under various circumstances .
9 He 's at a party in Toronto to honour his pal Warren Beatty ; someone is always giving a party for Beatty and when they do n't he gives one for himself .
10 The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’
11 But most of the time I did n't write because one day was just like the day before , and sometimes I thought — what 's the use of writing anyway , when nobody is ever going to read it ?
12 At Southend the worst of times for Oxford … but nothing and nobody is ever going to stop goals like these …
13 Nobody is better placed to understand the pain and loneliness of the stand-up comic better than Steve Martin .
14 Nobody is better qualified to write such a tale than Trudi Pacter .
15 I did n't pay them no heed at the time , because in this town somebody is always looking for somebody .
16 None is completely lost , and many are quite well preserved ; and we can get a good idea of the overall composition of each pediment .
17 Consider an economy in which there has been no inflation in the recent past ( so that none is currently expected ) and in which the unemployment percentage is at its natural level .
18 Although none is fully explored here , all help to understand people better , and they are linked by the belief that we have some control over our destinies .
19 We 've got some experienced older players who are doing the business too , so everything is just clicking . ’
20 We are asking you for your protection , everything is well documented and clear .
21 Stir in the yogurt and vanilla essence and keep stirring until everything is well mixed together — the mixture will be lumpy because of the banana .
22 It 's very interesting to note that in contemporary political philosophy there is almost no room left for democratic decision making because in most theories that we 're given , more or less everything is already decided at a constitutional level I mean think of theory of justice , it 's the theory of justice that decides the basic nature of a constitution so the role of members of a government is simply to interpret and apply the constitution so they can make the most efficient tax policies given the basic constitution , but no individual has the authority to challenge that constitution and change it by democratic means .
23 With rushing eagerness I look for calm — to the ocean , not its nervous surface and its frayed edges , but the hidden depth to which everything is eventually returned .
24 The Inn on the Green , The Seafront , Paignton ( ) is open till midnight every night ; everything is freshly cooked , and there 's a choice of seating areas with or without live music .
25 " Not everything is untrue , but almost everything is incorrectly interpreted through lack of genuine knowledge " Nizan pointedly remarks .
26 Busy , yes , but since everything is strictly regulated , there 's bed-space for nearly everyone .
27 For authenticity and sheer pleasure you must visit The Shaker Shop , 25 Harcourt Street , London W1 , where everything is either imported from the remaining Shaker workshops in America or made under licence in this country .
28 If everything is properly proportioned , therefore , a steady supply of current is available for the loading .
29 Once in place , Hitachi recommends a trial in a safe area to ensure everything is properly assembled .
30 Everything is clearly displayed in the LCD but live it can be awkward to see .
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