Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The facts of this case are of such gravity that a sentence of general deterrent is necessary , ’ said the judge . |
| 2 | The results from the simple syntactic processor are of little use to the semantic analysis , being simply a rating of the ‘ goodness ’ of fit of a word given its local syntactic environment . |
| 3 | Although the RNLI has a unique appeal , the methods of attracting support are in many ways no different to those used by all the other major charities in the country . |
| 4 | Standards which do not enable valid and reliable assessment are of little value to end users . |
| 5 | In abandoning the sutures as a method of ageing , few features of the skull except the dentition are of much use for our purpose . |
| 6 | Hence we do not need to argue that the judiciary are in any sense part of a gigantic conspiracy ; they merely act according to their beliefs which inevitably reflect their class interests . |
| 7 | ( 8 ) Estates , interests and charges in or over land which are not legal estates are in this Act referred to as " equitable interests , " and powers which by this Act are to operate only in equity are in this Act referred to as " equitable powers " . |
| 8 | There is no choice here , all the Fanatics in a unit must be released as soon as enemy are within this distance . |
| 9 | Electric windows and mirrors , central locking , rear heating , rear wash/wipe and a tilt wheel are on all models , but today 's hard-pressed executive has to find another £701 for a sunroof and £1,092 for air conditioning . |
| 10 | Leapor 's poem has its origin in conversation so that literary creativity and friendship are in this case , as in many of her poems , inseparable . |
| 11 | For instance , could the infield fly rule be in some way analogous to punctuated equilibrium ? |
| 12 | It may be that this was done only where there was a public interest , but we have already seen that in the two areas in which trusts involved purely private interests , restitution of property and manumission , the remedies of cognitio were in any case adequate to secure specific performance . |
| 13 | Accusations of republican and Communist domination of NICRA and attempts to link the civil rights movement to subversion and violence were to some extent understandable responses by Unionists to the events in Derry . |
| 14 | This provided not only an overview of the stated intentions of Major Project schools but also some kind of check that the six schools chosen as the focus for our study were in these terms not atypical . |
| 15 | If the free gift is supplied as a genuine gift without the transferee being under any obligation to do anything , there will be no contractual relationship between the transferor and transferee . |
| 16 | What developed was a massacre rather than any battle , as disciplined and prepared thousands bore down upon a scattered , unready and largely leaderless crowd , which could have had no idea that any enemy were on this side of the river . |
| 17 | The one Religion is beyond all speech . ’ |
| 18 | But though the churches are failing , religion is in some ways more powerful than ever , if by ‘ religion ’ we mean some way for people to make sense of their lives , and particularly suffering . |
| 19 | The ‘ happy ’ ending in which the Toons inherit their own ghetto is in some ways positive , but the Toons remain happy infants — has anyone ever tried to imagine the bedroom scenes of Roger and Jessica ? |
| 20 | Taking on a new persona is in any case impossible but it is possible to adopt and adapt some of the methods of effective presentation which others employ . |
| 21 | If you listen to the music on individual programmes you will soon get a fair idea of where the playlist is at each week . |
| 22 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG has stepped up its relationship with Burlington , Massachusetts-based Xylogics Inc , and is to integrate the firm 's Annex communications servers into its Intel Corp-based MX and MIPS Technologies Inc RISC-based RM300 and RM6000 Unix systems : the deal is worth some $5.25m over three years . |
| 23 | On the other hand ( or should it be ‘ in the other hand ’ ? ) men believe that the penis is in some way a magical and versatile instrument that all men are proud to possess and all women should be desperate to acquire . |
| 24 | Bowe 's disturbingly casual manner out of the ring is of more concern to both his rivals and his supporters . |
| 25 | Altogether Höll 's weight and authority are as impressive as any pianist 's in this work . |
| 26 | ‘ How fit shooting is for all kinds of men : how honest a pastime for the mind ; how wholesome an exercise for the body . ’ |
| 27 | Such overly anxious and insecure horses are usually found amongst the Thoroughbred population , where speed is of such importance that it predominates over every other desirable characteristic . |
| 28 | If the bailiff knows or ascertains before notice of non-service is sent that the defendant is at another address within the district , he should attempt to serve the summons there and state the new address in his certificate of service ( Ord 7 , r 17(3) ) . |
| 29 | What persuades politicians that having Margaret Drabble or Kenny Everett come down on your side is in any way advantageous ? |
| 30 | ‘ The Mercy Seat is about this person in solitary confinement , becoming more sensitive to inanimate objects , and as he sits thinking about human and Divine Justice , finding himself judging these things as Good or Evil . ’ |