Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike a real victim , the interview underdog needs to remember that he or she is also in a position to evaluate . |
| 2 | He or she is well within range and unable to defend him or herself with one or both hands . |
| 3 | Practitioners seem to accept that worthy cases of mercy killing invariably have this outcome , but this informal approach provides the defendant with no legal basis for a defence — he or she is truly at the mercy of the psychiatrists , the prosecutor , and the judge . |
| 4 | A judge should only find a child guilty of contributory negligence if he or she is of such an age as reasonably to be expected to take precautions for his or her own safety ; and then he or she is only to be found guilty if blame should be attached to him or her . |
| 5 | Nor can I look at the way in which this view of faith and reason has influenced contemporary Christian thinking , both mainstream and among the evangelical or fundamentalist groups where it is most in evidence . |
| 6 | Maintenance Manager — this role has been given considerable status in this example ; it could have been placed in a subordinate position to the Manufacturing Manager , where it is frequently to be found . |
| 7 | Stones were also set up along the Great North Road in 1708 , but the first true milestone to be set up in Britain since Roman times was that at Trumpington , just outside Cambridge , in 1727 , where it is still to be seen . |
| 8 | It turns out that if I choose a direction and look at the electron 's spin in relation to that direction then either its axis of rotation points along that direction or it is wholly in the reverse direction . |
| 9 | ( 3 ) A requirement under this section to provide a specimen of blood or urine can only be made at a police station or at a hospital ; and it can not be made at a police station unless — ( a ) the constable making the requirement has reasonable cause to believe that for medical reasons a specimen of breath can not be provided or should not be required , or ( b ) at the time the requirement is made a device or a reliable device of the type mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) ( a ) above is not available at the police station or it is then for any other reason not practicable to use such a device there , or ( c ) the suspected offence is one under section 4 of this Act and the constable making the requirement has been advised by a medical practitioner that the condition of the person required to provide the specimen might be due to some drug ; but may then be made notwithstanding that the person required to provide the specimen has already provided or been required to provide two specimens of breath . |
| 10 | I doubt that she is much like the real Gertrude Lawrence but she is decidedly a class act . |
| 11 | From the cleaners to the executive she sees that everyone has an important part to play , no one is more committed than she is both to the University and her pharmacological research . |
| 12 | Although it is neither in England nor Anglican , the ecumenical community at Taizé in France has become well known in recent years as a place of pilgrimage , especially by young people , and its music has a profound and growing influence in our churches . |
| 13 | His topographical drawings are most exact and particularly in his sketches of villages and houses some sense of intimacy is achieved , although it is usually in a grand setting . |
| 14 | Although it is only in its second season , the garden looks mature , overflowing with over 50 herbs arranged in four beds , complete with a central bird bath . |
| 15 | The priority for Leeds at the start of the season was a place in Europe and despite leading the table for much of the season that now looks to be their only target — although it is far from guaranteed . |
| 16 | The code word for locking Germany into the alliance with France is , of course , ‘ Europe ’ , although it is far from clear that using the methods of the 1950s , strengthening the legal structure of the EC , can continue to serve their purpose , since the legal structure itself would inevitably be more and more influenced by Germany . |
| 17 | In reality , individuals , families and even groups can change position , although it is far from usual . |
| 18 | Russell Peters , who has hardly been in contention at all so far , won the Soling race , and although he is well behind Lawrie Smith on points , needs only finish in the top six to gain a match racing play-off for the team spot . |
| 19 | But composer Sir Andrew says Moore is now in the running to play ageing lothario George in the £15 million film , although he is also considering Michael Caine for the part . |
| 20 | He has been approachable and quite happy to talk about his golf — even his personal life , although he is always on his guard . |
| 21 | Although he is currently with the Halifax , as an existing borrower he is not allowed to apply for the fixed rate currently on offer from this society . |
| 22 | And , yes , Edward could point out that we live in a time when the very meaning of the word myth has been debased , that it has come to signify only what is untrue , false , misleading ; and , yes , I could largely agree that it is nevertheless by myths we live , and what matters is how large the contrary truths a myth reconciles in its embrace . |
| 23 | It must be remarked at the outset that it is principally between the buyer and seller that rights and obligations exist . |
| 24 | That was the 1988 development value but the state of London 's housing market means that it is probably worth only half that today — and Chelsea is naturally reluctant to pay . |
| 25 | The Milky Way flows through Cygnus , and this is one of the richest areas in the sky , so that it is well worth sweeping ; note the dark rifts which indicate the presence of obscuring material . |
| 26 | BEAUTY may be in the eye of the beholder , but the aim of much television advertising is to convince him that it is also within his grasp . |
| 27 | The situation where such clauses are most likely to be reasonable is one where prior negotiations have been complex , with many oral discussions and lots of paper work passing between the parties , so that it is equally to the advantage of both parties to create certainty by describing all of their rights and liabilities in one defined set of documents and excluding all extraneous issues . |
| 28 | Suffice it to say here that , during enculturation , individuals acquire , first , an image of themselves as helpless and dependent in a hostile and malevolent world that it is largely beyond their ability to control and , second , a set of habits and expectations that lead them to seek and expect aid and comfort from others in times of distress . |
| 29 | The most remarkable fact about the appointment of judges is that it is wholly in the hands of politicians . |
| 30 | On the one hand , the demonstrative suggests that the element is known to us — that it is somewhere in the universe of discourse . |