Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where this occurs the event is known as a novus actus interveniens . |
| 2 | When this happens the land is abandoned and yet more rainforest burned . |
| 3 | A fall in the price of meat suggests that there is no grain to feed livestock — but by the time this happens the famine is about to begin . |
| 4 | When this happens the human is capable of extraordinary acts . |
| 5 | One seasoned observer says : ‘ Running Aldershot itself is not the most exciting of jobs — but this shows the Army is serious about giving women appointments previously held only by men . ’ |
| 6 | Indeed , I detect an increased effort all round to attract youth onto the side of the RNLI , and this shows the Institution is looking both to the present and to the future and that is admirable . |
| 7 | It is one thing to claim that by sharing in a dramatic exploration of a theme I can learn something about myself in the process , and quite another to suggest the drama is for me and about me . |
| 8 | ‘ Some believe the family is jinxed ’ |
| 9 | In this recording the orchestra is in the foreground most of the time ; and during this time we often hear the singers as though looking at them on stage through inverter opera glasses , where they are distinct but tiny . |
| 10 | I think it all depends on what the British feel the response is going to be , either today or in the future . |
| 11 | By this means the church is preserved from ‘ analysis paralysis ’ , with the church curtailing its activities and returning its plans to cold storage while it contemplates its navel . |
| 12 | This means the tape is full and the next tape has to be used . |
| 13 | This means the tape is full and a new tape has to be used . |
| 14 | Some estimate the volcano is pouring out one million tons of debris a day , at a rate of 15 ft per second , from a fissure that opened in mid-December . |
| 15 | In this shot the PSU is mounted sufficiently far away for easy access . |
| 16 | If the list of those sub-contractors willing to undertake the work is less than three in number , either the employer or the contractor may add additional names to the list . |
| 17 | It 's too wet to cut the grass is n't it ? |
| 18 | But I think it 's fair to say he had lost his rapport with a lot of supporters , and when that happens the end is never really far away . |
| 19 | Whether such a statement did much to repair the damage is questionable , but the jockeys and trainers did not mince their words . |
| 20 | When pressed down half-way , at which point it can be caught in a notch , the note is raised a semitone ; when pressed down farther to the second notch the note is raised another semitone . |
| 21 | If this is easy to do the bed is probably too hard . |
| 22 | By such means the clownfish is able to gain refuge within the stinging tentacles as the anemone accepts the intruder , assuming the fish to be part of itself . |
| 23 | ‘ Sometimes , it is impossible to tell the entity is discarnate ; it can look just like a living person . ’ |
| 24 | In the direction of the persons for whose defaults in connection with such escape the occupier is vicariously responsible . |
| 25 | ‘ I could be quite wrong here , but amongst the French soldiers likely to attend the opera is one of exalted rank , married to an ageing but unfaithful wife , and with an eye for a pretty woman … ’ |
| 26 | In the top three bands the contrast is even more stark : an estimated 55.1 per cent . |
| 27 | New varieties of cotton grow more rapidly and quickly pass through their most vulnerable phase ( when the carpal surrounding the cotton is thin ) . |
| 28 | Just how many made the passage is a matter of considerable argument , but a figure of around 2 million will do . |
| 29 | As a director myself of music films it 's great to know the Festival is contributing so imaginatively to the re-emergence of Birmingham as a major city of culture . |
| 30 | I find it very comforting to know the Association is there when I need help and advice . ’ |