Example sentences of "[noun pl] but [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This pessimism may have some truth given the present management approach within our schools but it is suggested here that if that managerial frame of reference was itself to be radically re-oriented , then teachers ' perceptions of their own professionality would also be powerfully affected and they may indeed come to feel that effective classroom activity was positively related to their performance in the wider school context . |
| 2 | Nothing is known of its origins but it is engraved ‘ Reading 1892 ’ . |
| 3 | NCM has now developed , with some help from my company , a domestic credit policy which follows traditional lines but which is written in plain English ( ie with little insurance jargon ) . |
| 4 | And they could have continued to pay £1 a year for the next 21 years but it is claimed that they failed to act in time . |
| 5 | The former could cover all cases but it is felt to be more appropriate to use fairness in the context of , for example , company inspectors , or immigration officers . |
| 6 | There are still some larger homes in existence and a small number of old premises used jointly with the health authorities but it is planned to close these eventually . |
| 7 | Johnny McBride is hardly out of the Juvenile ranks but he is regarded as one of the most talented under-age players within the Oak Leaf county . |
| 8 | As far as government backbenchers are concerned , their instructions are to be present at these committees but it is hoped that they will be silent as each speech only adds that much longer to the proceedings . |
| 9 | Greg Dyke , chairman of ITV Sport , would not go into details but it is believed that ITV 's interest will extend to a sponsorship package that could be worth around £80m over four years . |
| 10 | There is very little known abut the carvers of medieval bench ends but it is thought that most of them were ordinary local craftsmen , and so there would have been no reason to record this fact . |
| 11 | It is hoped that it will be read by all who have an interest in the delivery of nursing care to patients but it is written to help those who manage nurses . |
| 12 | They look at a map , draw a line and produce leaflets but nothing is done on the ground to withstand the pressure of hundreds of people following the route . |
| 13 | As a woman who is young in years by our own standards but who is thought old by those of her own time . |
| 14 | I would like to develop a particular thesis to explain the contemporary crisis of capitalism which incorporates certain of the insights derived from all these approaches but which is anchored in a Christian world-view . |
| 15 | The majority were German Shepherds but it is known that Rottweilers did contribute . |