Example sentences of "[adj] [that] [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the outset , Cohn makes it very clear that he is bent on taking a walk on the wild side , to chronicle the lives of the losers he meets along this small strip of the Great American Nowhere . |
| 2 | Although it is clear that he is committed to making changes , he has taken up fluent corporation-speak surprisingly quickly . |
| 3 | ‘ That is an inquisitorial power , which may work with great severity against third persons , and it seems to me to be obvious that such a section ought to be used with the greatest care , so as not unnecessarily to put in motion the machinery of justice when it is not wanted , or to put it in motion at a stage when it is not clear that it is wanted , and certainly not to put it in motion if unnecessary mischief is going to be done or hardship inflicted upon the third person who is called upon to appear and give information . |
| 4 | Demand is so high that there is bound to be plenty of interest in two new properties in need of some tender loving care which have just come on to the market . |
| 5 | It seems cruel that what is encouraged and praised in girls as children ( and is also , after all , an expression of identity and creativity which little boys too could benefit from ) is suddenly , at age eleven seen as vanity , and a sign of low intellect . |
| 6 | Nor from the point of view of the speaker , is there any hard and fast boundary between these and a non-restrictive adjective used in order to make explicit some property , when it is suspected that the hearer is unaware that it is implied by the use of the noun , as with poisonous in : ( 10 ) she threw Maisie 's lunch-box out of the window because it had a poisonous red-back spider in it Note that ( 10 ) further exemplifies the fact that whether an adjective is taken as restrictive or not depends on the rest of the entity-identifying phrase rather than just on the head noun . |
| 7 | Where , however , the defendant is unaware that he is confronted by a policeman and believes himself to be entitled to use force , the situation is different . |
| 8 | Is it not also serious that it is implied that the Home Office knew about that involvement at the time ? |
| 9 | I am convinced that what is needed in initial teacher education is not just to instil respect for a particular form of academic learning . |
| 10 | Today , Renee Henry is convinced that she is cured and that the Gerson therapy is responsible . |
| 11 | Although the casualty department has been closed for two years Mr Dale said it was imperative that it is opened because of its close proximity to London 's third airport . |
| 12 | It is imperative that he is caught very , very quickly . |
| 13 | The central issue is that racism is so widespread that it is institutionalized . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The name is so good that it is used twice at opposite ends of the Peak District , and both routes are major middle grade classics . |
| 16 | 4 Draw up the rules with the legal requirements in mind and make sure that everything is covered . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Er we we have we just make sure that everything is told to the prospect on the phone . |
| 19 | If using a Direction Indicator , make sure that it is synchronised with the Magnetic Compass . |
| 20 | Make sure that it is seen . |
| 21 | He is able to decide what sort of programme is suitable for his patients and make sure that it is run to a suitable standard . |
| 22 | STEP 11 CAPTION — Having linked the new macro to its icon ( see Step 6 ) make sure that it is included in the palette you are using . |
| 23 | ‘ We do nothing , except make sure that it is drawn to friend Cawthorne 's attention . ’ |
| 24 | In the case of fabric , make sure that it is stretched fairly tightly across the mount to avoid any wrinkles or creases appearing . |
| 25 | I think mostly erm , I think that the audits have gone erm , very well actually erm , people are following the procedures and they are at times , they are a little bit slipping up erm , enquiries seem to be an area and filling in the enquiry form properly and making sure that it is copied to the divisional enquiry file erm , a few people fell down on that erm , but in most cases the procedures were followed virtually to a letter . |
| 26 | I am sure that it is shared on both sides of the House , as it is from the Dispatch Box . |
| 27 | She is never sure that she is loved . |
| 28 | Financial arrangements have to be discussed as well , and the matter of her contribution to the household expenses has to be agreed upon , making sure that she is left with enough money each month for her clothing , personal expenses and pocket money . |
| 29 | Unless they 're delegated t to do so within the contract and I rely on you to make sure that whoever is delegated to issue |
| 30 | It is curious that he is commemorated in the ASB simply as a bishop ; for he was seldom if ever present in his diocese during the great Church festivals of the year . |