Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Summarizing is a key behaviour in effective meetings where it is usually an important part of the chairing role . |
| 3 | This ‘ technology transfer ’ is a process of innovation , but it involves spreading existing technology from sectors where it is conventionally used throughout industry so as to provide added value and competitive advantage . |
| 4 | He 's been driving the go-kart for 18 months so he 's really quite experienced . |
| 5 | She first went to Vietnam in 1985 at a time when the country was still much more closed to journalists than it is now , full of enthusiasm that she was finally fulfilling a long-time ambition . |
| 6 | ‘ You 've got to remember that the Trunchbull once threw the hammer for Britain in the Olympics so she 's very proud of her right arm . ’ |
| 7 | There are still traces of hut circles attributed to an Iron Age occupation and , at the time of the Roman invasion , the local patriots , the Brigantes , established a hill fort to resist the foreign legions ; an ancient rampart wall , built around the perimeter of the summit and almost half a mile in circumference , has survived the centuries although it is now crumbled and has many gaps . |
| 8 | It is possible for a Fanatic to whirl through several enemy units if he is especially lucky ! |
| 9 | What is the point of sending the article to learned referees if it is subsequently going to be altered without warning ? |
| 10 | I received a letter this morning from the social security office stating that it can not take anything off the income support of one woman who is being pursued for arrears because she is too poor . |
| 11 | Note that this chart is slightly different from that used for chariots because it is much harder to hit the crew or warhorses on a War Wagon because of the size of the tower . |
| 12 | ‘ They shut their eyes , little poppets , and hang their heads till it 's all over . ’ |
| 13 | I think Bryony likes erm Smarties because she 's always sucking the juice out of beans . |
| 14 | An eighty-six year old man has been told that he ca n't keep his artificial legs because he 's too accident prone . |
| 15 | If there are more than four I go to the cupboard and nip cognacs till it 's all over for me , my dear ’ , or ‘ Last Sunday I had a fearful crise . |
| 16 | Frith ( 1980 ) has suggested that these good readers attempt to " spell by ear " , in that they rely tao heavily upon the phonological representations of words when it is more appropriate to use orthographic rules with a purely visual spelling check . |
| 17 | It will make Lyles into a single factory and not split into three separate units as it is now with its warehouse inconveniently separated . |
| 18 | It has been intermittently active throughout history and may have been even more active in Greek and Roman times than it is now . |
| 19 | What 's more , with so much emphasis placed upon cultivating a creative youth — schools and parents actively promoting music , local radio and TV picking up regional talent , the reasonable cost of good equipment and the ease with which quality demos and records can be made , plus the all-round encouragement young people receive in all recreational pursuits these days — means it was almost certainly harder to break out in those starchy , stifling times than it is now . |
| 20 | Ultimately , of course , Æthelred 's inactivity did cost him his throne , but the point at which this could reasonably have been foreseen may have been little clearer to contemporaries than it is today . |
| 21 | Last year we dealt with 16 different local authorities so it is very time consuming . ’ |
| 22 | The richest source of MUFAs is olive oil — there is a low incidence of coronary heart disease in Mediterranean countries where it 's widely used . |
| 23 | In the UK , there is no vaccine licensed for use in its prevention , but a vaccine is used , I believe , in New Zealand and some other countries where it is still a relatively common disease . |
| 24 | As with foreign service premia , hardship allowances are normally calculated as a percentage of salary — with higher percentages , sometimes 30 per cent or more , applying in areas where it is particularly difficult or unpleasant to live and work . |
| 25 | The support available from IDB represents a carefully structured package which provides assistance in those areas where it is most needed . |
| 26 | In areas where it is more entrenched , particularly the deeper waters off Cap Ferrat , a submarine will be used . |
| 27 | Many women in their 40s/50s/60s are involved in looking after and nursing ageing parents so it is quite possible that a specified age range of 45 to 65 could also be indirect sex discrimination . |
| 28 | How can opposition to reform be contained in other countries if it is so strong in more successful Poland ? |
| 29 | The rest of the myth concerns Psyche 's trials until she is eventually reunited with Eros on Mount Olympus . |
| 30 | Mr de Klerk 's people say the Congress is dragging its feet because it is too disorganised to talk . |