Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] is [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes these are disabled birds and summering is doubtfully of annual occurrence . |
| 2 | But this view was rather hard upon farmers with crops adjacent to a railway line and a compromise was effected by the Railway Fires Acts 1905 and 1923 , which cast upon railways a liability not exceeding £200 , even if the total damage claimed and done is much in excess , for damage caused to agricultural land or agricultural crops by fire arising from the emission of sparks or cinders from their locomotives , although the locomotive was used under statutory powers . |
| 3 | The adults occur on mucosal surfaces of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts and feeding is generally by the ingestion of plugs of mucosa . |
| 4 | The old TEM has been removed , but some cabling and ducting is still to be removed . |
| 5 | It recognises , however , that the way in which this is achieved and experienced is precisely in the individualised form which Marx recognised . |
| 6 | Geoff Drake , managing director at Penrhyn , said : ‘ We are aware of our responsibilities , and tipping is now below ground level to avoid creating an eyesore . |
| 7 | Although how the two of us sharing a bed is going to make the twins more happy and contented is quite beyond me , ’ she muttered grimly , adding quickly as he took a threatening step towards her , ‘ OK — OK , I 'll go along with this mad charade . |
| 8 | A three year old girl who fell twenty feet from a window and survived is back at home . |
| 9 | Alternatively , make for Tower Bridge , but time is again of the essence as huge numbers of loving relatives and friends will try to do the same and space is limited . |
| 10 | ‘ Will delight fans of Boswell and Rumpole alike , ’ claims one critic , but it 's McKern 's TV incarnation which is the draw , and such audience involvement as exists is not with Edgeworth 's text but with the actor 's genial clowning . |
| 11 | I had watched Mr Spenceley judging , so was surprised he was also a competitor ; but as judging is purely on weight and the weighing is done under supervision , this can not lead to any malpractice . |