Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it all depends on what the British feel the response is going to be , either today or in the future . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It 's too wet to cut the grass is n't it ? |
| 4 | If this is easy to do the bed is probably too hard . |
| 5 | ‘ Sometimes , it is impossible to tell the entity is discarnate ; it can look just like a living person . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ 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 … ’ |
| 7 | New varieties of cotton grow more rapidly and quickly pass through their most vulnerable phase ( when the carpal surrounding the cotton is thin ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I find it very comforting to know the Association is there when I need help and advice . ’ |
| 10 | Otherwise , ‘ how great soever the assurance is , that I am possessed with , it is groundless ; whatever light I pretend to , it is but enthusiasm . ’ |
| 11 | The reason why we have not been able to debate the report is that we have had a great deal of other business to do . |
| 12 | The retrieval emphasis is on keywords ( see Figure 5.2 ) and author with in-depth indexing to allow for specific and flexible searching The aim is to help pupils develop information retrieval skills b allowing them scope to experiment and develop search strategic according to their own interests and purposes within the project . |
| 13 | When fitting the headpieces it is important to ensure the shaft is fully connected by rotating the collet manually , prior to switching on . |
| 14 | What a long way we have suddenly moved from the point argued in Chapter Five , that in dramatic playing the participant is adopting a function . |
| 15 | Some cautious headteacher 's insist that a headteacher 's right to veto and a headteacher 's right to dissolve the association is written into the constitution . |
| 16 | Tins can be an important consideration in applications where the power available to drive the motor is limited . |
| 17 | ABS says the system is being fully tested and technical manuals on the software are being written . |
| 18 | How far Cnut used the time available to determine the succession is not clear . |
| 19 | But Rowland , in a message relayed through his daughter , said : ‘ It is ridiculous to say the Observer is for sale . ’ |
| 20 | Indeed , if we were able to give a more definite connotation to the concepts of ‘ masculine ’ and ‘ feminine ’ , it would even be possible to maintain the libido is invariably and necessarily of a masculine nature , whether it occurs in men or in women . |
| 21 | It is difficult to miss the phallic connotations of the weapons the miller seems to make such a show of having about his person : — the diminution in scale to the " " joly poppere " " may already hint at the bawdy belittling the miller is to suffer . |
| 22 | ‘ We are waiting for a pathologist 's report but it would be fair to say the investigation is nearing completion , ’ she said . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's a tragedy to see what 's happening to it but it 's nice to know the council is trying to do something , ’ she said . |
| 24 | In Western minds the period is associated with the saga of Antony and Cleopatra , but for ordinary Egyptians at the time , one of the greatest legacies was the introduction of Christianity which came to replace the worship of the river and a panoply of associated gods that had characterised the religious life of the pharaonic age . |
| 25 | The 1% of the Earth 's mass necessary to form the Moon is thus flung off . |
| 26 | The information necessary to project the forecast is : |
| 27 | Often the cards are quite difficult to fit , and a slight rocking motion might be necessary to ensure the card is pushed fully home . |
| 28 | Our solicitors have done everything possible to show the work is not negligent . |
| 29 | A small overhaul and clean and they are ready to fit The cam is part number ERC 2003 . |
| 30 | Needless to say the electron is not to be considered as encircling the nucleus in a circular orbit but instead it is spread out in a way that is totally unpicturable classically . |