Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [indef pn] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite clear that nothing is missing from the other end of the Interludium as it was copied on to this vellum : the vellum had already been cut to its surviving top edge by the time the Interludium came to be written on to it . |
| 2 | Reaction to the latest rise makes it clear that everyone is watching out for another eruption of internal discord on the exchange rate between Sir Alan Walters in Downing Street , and Mr Lawson in the Treasury . |
| 3 | Thus when analysing organisational goals , one must be clear that one is referring to the objectives officially sanctioned in the organisation , and not to the goals that organisations pursue . |
| 4 | Here are some sentences in which two consonant sounds are identical to look at but sound slightly different because one is voiced ( the vocal cords vibrate ) and the other is unvoiced . |
| 5 | Regional studies seem more appropriate if one is to assess colonic permeability . |
| 6 | ( One can of course question whether or not the axioms are appropriate if one is trying to model a concrete example . ) |
| 7 | In reply , Freud considers the rationalist argument that murder is not engaged in because it makes social life impossible if anyone is allowed to murder anyone else . |
| 8 | Although this seems clever when one is told about it , a few minutes-hands-on experience demonstrates that it is not AI at all — it is a parlour trick . |
| 9 | But these ‘ less-eligibility ’ arguments are surely at their weakest when applied to food , and virtually untenable when one is talking about people incarcerated for fourteen years or more . |
| 10 | It is always sad when someone is driven into a corner and becomes desperate . |
| 11 | In the old language andegari meant hawthorn , and a bush of that type probably at one time marked the external borders of the city of Mediolanum , although little or nothing is known of that first town . |
| 12 | At present little or nothing is known about these patients . |
| 13 | Imagine , said Francis , that I returned to Perugia on the darkest of nights , a night so cold that everything is covered with snow , and the frost in the folds of my habit hits my legs and makes them bleed . |
| 14 | Complex problems can arise where one of the purposes is lawful and one is regarded as unlawful . |
| 15 | ‘ With money so tight and nothing is heard from local communities the facility could be lost by stealth . |
| 16 | Enter by the porter 's lodge ; if no one is there go to the door in the first courtyard on the left and someone is bound to come to your aid . |
| 17 | The basic principles in deciding what to grow remain unchanged whether one is growing one , a hundred , or a thousand . |
| 18 | If this is to be a spinnaker leg , hold onto the hoist until you are sure that no-one is going to luff you , but be ready for a quick hoist . |
| 19 | 4 Draw up the rules with the legal requirements in mind and make sure that everything is covered . |
| 20 | Also for the audio tour and generally for making sure that everything is kept on an even keel historically and that people keep on the right lines . |
| 21 | Er we we have we just make sure that everything is told to the prospect on the phone . |
| 22 | ‘ No , shit , you just get to a point in your life where you want to make sure that everything is going to be OK . |
| 23 | Only by a careful understanding of the market place can one be sure that one is thinking in the appropriate dimension and take full advantage of scale economies . |
| 24 | To be really sure that one is dealing with a fossil fern it should be possible to see the spore cases , because other kinds of plants can produce fern-like foliage . |
| 25 | So we 've got to the situation then where erm we are making sure that nobody is gon na put us in a position whereby they can cause us problems . |
| 26 | The litany of fights , exhibitions , fights , acquisitions and fights soon becomes uninteresting and one is left not having a clue how a museum works and operates . |
| 27 | Morale among the British troops is good and everyone is waiting to see what will happen . |
| 28 | From this it can be seen that recruitment will be most effective if everyone is involved and understands the problem . |
| 29 | Such bad habits include the horse refusing to stand still while someone is trying to mount it , or the horse cantering on only one lead . |
| 30 | Very useful when one is taking early retirement . |