Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adv] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , therefore , it is best if a questionnaire does not request name unless a future follow-up is anticipated . |
| 2 | When the itching does begin it is probably because an allergic or sensitivity reaction has been set up . |
| 3 | It is probably because an episode of acute constipation had not received adequate treatment . |
| 4 | However , it is precisely because a contract is such a detached , objective way of dealing with emotional issues that it can work . |
| 5 | By implication , these models should not be used , as they often are , to evaluate different policy regimes , since it is precisely when a different policy regime is adopted that they become unreliable . |
| 6 | It is only if a strike remains in the news for a long period that anything of its history or underlying causes will emerge and then only in the ‘ quality ’ press , rarely on television or in the tabloid newspapers where most people obtain their information . |
| 7 | It must comprehend alternatives in policy , since it is only if an electoral decision can alter the actions of government that popular control can be said to be established … |
| 8 | It is only because a text formally under-determines its interpretation in context that a space is created for pragmatics . |
| 9 | There is a great need to study the context of such deserted or shrunken settlements , since it is only when a region is studied in its entirety that we can get some idea of the changes which have taken place in settlements and the settlement pattern in the area . |
| 10 | Because — you must all understand — it is only when an exchange is made that we can narrow down the area of search to concentrate our resources . |
| 11 | Perhaps what the authorities need to consider in the few months available to them is just when a decision needs to be made . |