Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] is [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of this it is often assumed that cleaning staff are familiar with the basics especially when women are employed . |
| 2 | Robert 's interests shifted to Hertfordshire in the late 1470s when he married the widow of Sir Ralph Josselin , but even before this he is never recorded as acting with the duke in the north , and after Richard 's accession he was to move into opposition , along with his brother Roger . |
| 3 | Robert 's interests shifted to Hertfordshire in the late 1470s when he married the widow of Sir Ralph Josselin , but even before this he is never recorded as acting with the duke in the north , and after Richard 's accession he was to move into opposition , along with his brother Roger . |
| 4 | The story of a village choir which forms the basis of the novel was Hardy 's recreation of tales of the experiences of his father and grandfather as church musicians shortly before his own birth , and as such it is clearly drawn from his deepest and happiest memories . |
| 5 | As such it is well placed at a centre point to visit all the other treasures of the region . |
| 6 | Compaction by mechanical processes involves movement by slippage between grains and the breakage , or fracture , of individual grains ; as such it is sometimes termed brittle compaction . |
| 7 | 2.1 It is widely recognised that English law is defective in failing to provide satisfactory machinery for the imposition on freehold land of positive obligations ( such as obligations to repair and to contribute to communal maintenance costs ) which can then be enforced against successors in title to the original owner of the land . |
| 8 | If this is not possible she is best removed . |
| 9 | Once your water is soft it is easily acidified using peat filtration . |
| 10 | With these it is often initiated by acute tail-biting which gets out of hand ‘ and then the attacking pig or pigs continue to eat further into the back . |
| 11 | It costs around £40 for a replacement bin and police say tenants should take steps to make sure theirs is easily identified . |
| 12 | We need to make sure it is well used . |
| 13 | The association also welcomed the duty of care placed on people who produce waste to make sure it is properly disposed of . |
| 14 | If you leave it in the aircraft in the hope of a fine day , make sure it is fully charged . |
| 15 | Concrete is a good choice , but make sure it is fully cured to avoid chemicals leaching into the water and seal it with a polypaint sold for ponds . |
| 16 | Because the knot lies flat it is often used in bandaging . |
| 17 | After all it is well known that every type of electromagnetic effect is carried by photons , and we have seen that photons can not escape from within a black hole . |
| 18 | If there is a common culture at all it is usually expressed as part of the public world of government and state . |
| 19 | Although theft is illegal it is often regarded as normal and acceptable practice when an individual ‘ borrows ’ materials from his or her place of work for personal use — such as stationery , or makes 'phone calls on an office telephone . |
| 20 | When a report is long it is sometimes split into two volumes , one with factual findings and a second whose contents deal entirely with discussions and recommendations . |
| 21 | 3 Of course New Yorks is not the capital of the USA. 4 It is well known that Maths is harder than English . |
| 22 | Eugene Zamyatin 's anti-utopian We is neatly dissected to show at its core two contradictory imperatives , a commitment outside self , and self and wholeness . |
| 23 | 3 HE is romantically linked to a princess who is variously called Daisy , Mushroom and Toadstool in different games . |
| 24 | The provision is so cumbersome it is rarely used ( see p73 ) , and in any event it can be availed of only where " all reasonable care " had been taken to avoid such misunderstandings . |
| 25 | However , if the winds are strong it is better left till last until the flysheet is pegged out . |
| 26 | Power is legitimate authority in that it is generally accepted as just and proper by members of society as a whole . |
| 27 | For Sheila to be committed to the partnership and agreement it is vital it is openly negotiated and freely entered into . |
| 28 | 14 It is also suggested that documents are lodged in public libraries . |
| 29 | Between the ages of 5 and 14 it is clearly recognised that the teacher is one of the most significant adults in a pupil 's life . |
| 30 | In particular , with the imposition of liberal democratic institutions after 1947 it is widely felt that ‘ the Japanese have elected to forego the assertion of the right to the expression of untrammelled personal freedom in the . |