Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This type of contract , i.e. where possession , but not ownership , is agreed to be transferred , is altogether different and is called a contract of bailment . |
| 2 | In case you thought that the Mark 2 Project had died quietly in a corner somewhere ( given the lack of information on it recently ) it is in fact still very much alive and is making slow but steady progress . |
| 3 | Det Sgt Greg Cooper , who is heading the murder inquiry , said : ‘ Clarke is extremely dangerous and is considered armed . |
| 4 | The view that many people have , of ‘ I have n't got anything and anyway it all goes to my wife ’ , can often lead to legal difficulties and may not be so straightforward as is supposed . |
| 5 | If it be objected that no beginning writer shops around in this way among the idioms handed down to him from the past , the evidence is that certain beginning writers do shop around in just this way ; Ezra Pound was one of them , and he is by no means so exceptional as is supposed . |
| 6 | Skills are acquired by a process of trial and error but the trials are not entirely random as is assumed in classical trial and error learning ( Thorndike , 191 1 ) . |
| 7 | I can understand that , because the Bill is so complicated and is born of desperation and stridency , it is difficult to explain , especially for Conservative Members who , only a few months ago , were defending the poll tax and saying how good it was . |
| 8 | The ‘ accounting profession ’ has over the years widened to the point where it is not only commonplace but is expected that ‘ professional accountants ’ will be employed by industry , government , local government , health authorities etc . |
| 9 | One of those I saw in Northampton was extremely impressive and is founded as my honourable friend says , on positive partnership . |
| 10 | Contrasts between town and country ( Tables 2.8 and 2.9 ) were less apparent than is implied by contemporary insistence on an antithesis between towns and their agricultural environment . |
| 11 | ‘ She 's just had her latest check-up in America and she 's clear so far and is doing OK . |
| 12 | Since international trade law is largely dispositive and is designed primarily to facilitate international transactions between business enterprises it is only sensible to try out proposals on those who will be affected by them to see whether they will really work . |
| 13 | We should emphasize that the marking itself is not electronic but is done by a human . |
| 14 | The interwiring is generally straightforward and is completed with general purpose hook-up write . |
| 15 | Assessing the response to chemotherapy in oesophageal carcinoma is not easy and is based on data provided by endoscopy , histopathology , and computed tomography . |
| 16 | It is fat-awareness not calorie-awareness that is needed . |
| 17 | The account is not exhaustive but is outlined with a view to drawing out alternative perspectives . |
| 18 | ‘ My parents are the ones who need to be convinced , and I 'm not sure that 's going to be an easy task . ’ |
| 19 | It is not means-tested and is paid to women in all circumstances . |
| 20 | The permanent-magnet stepping motor has a similar stator construction to the single-stack variable-reluctance type , but the rotor is not toothed and is composed of permanent-magnet material . |
| 21 | If the material is not topical and is delayed for some time before being sent out the date should be changed . |
| 22 | ICI is not complacent and is determined to improve its record still further . |
| 23 | The model form is not obligatory but is recommended in the interest of both requesting and requested States . |
| 24 | The Network is already 200-strong and is producing termly actions , information and newsletters . |
| 25 | At the beginning of the century , the discovery of Brownian motion with a typical energy particle of 3 ×10 -2 eV showed that matter is not continuous but is made up of atoms . |
| 26 | The surrounding countryside is largely unspoilt and is dotted with picturesque villages ( such as the thatched and timbered Brampton Bryan , and Eardisley , with its 30-ft wide oak ) and cider orchards . |
| 27 | When she returns from theatre she is rather sleepy but is allowed to take fluids as soon as she feels able to sit up in bed . |
| 28 | erm you know , because I want to do something more clear that 's gon na fit in with everybody else |
| 29 | Divers are still used today although their equipment is rather more sophisticated than is shown in the museum display . |
| 30 | Guy Bell of Beeson Gregory , a new name dealing in USM shares , says the company is under rated and is set for medium-term expansion . |