Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [prep] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present procedure when a judge is about to pass a life sentence for murder is for him to invite defending counsel to make submissions on what advice the judge should give to the Secretary of State on the appropriate tariff . |
| 2 | The aim of your study is for you to LEARN . |
| 3 | In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other . |
| 4 | You are only fifteen , and if your parents will not take responsibility for you , and you will not tell us what you are up at night , the only alternative is for you to go into care . |
| 5 | of cases , rape is by someone known to the victim , so women are not at risk from every man they happen to encounter when they go for a walk on a dark night . |
| 6 | My dream is for someone to say : ‘ I understand your hair and your lifestyle ; this cut will really suit you . ’ |
| 7 | The Arum plan is for him to fight Iran Barkley in London in April , but that is dependent upon his dealing competently with Olajade and Barkley defeating Doug de Witt in Atlantic City the night Benn 's contest takes place there . |
| 8 | The Arum plan is for him to fight Iran Barkley in London in April , but that is dependent upon his dealing competently with Olajade and Barkley defeating Doug de Witt in Atlantic City the night Benn 's contest takes place there . |
| 9 | But the plan is for me to get a look in that van without , for the moment , the driver noticing anything wrong . ’ |
| 10 | Cos the purpose of the exercise is for us to see how far we 've come , but the most important purpose of the exercise is to determine where we wan na go . |
| 11 | In cases of mistaken identity , the issue is with whom did the offeror actually intend to contract , as seen in the infamous case of Cundy v Lindsay ( 1878 ) 3 App Cas 459 . |
| 12 | Besides , even those who argue that the answer to women 's dependency/op-pression in the home is for them to take outside jobs ( as if the sort of jobs open to most women were in any way more congenial and less exploitative than housework , except in so far as they are paid ) and put their children into publicly funded day-care centres , must surely allow that some women ( as well as men , of course ) would choose freely to look after children , otherwise how are the centres to be staffed ? |
| 13 | Of course , where the science fiction writers really go to town is on what happens if you do fall in a black hole , A common suggestion is that if the black hole is rotating , you can fall through a little hole in space-time and out into another region of the universe . |
| 14 | When the propeller is on you open and close your throttle to check it works before setting it to the correct position . |
| 15 | The aim is for everyone to finish together . |
| 16 | The key for farmers to do business is for them to deliver assured quality ; there is then a premium at the end of the line and no need to form Continental style co-ops , the minister adds . |
| 17 | Marriage is a business , and after the bed business is over you 've often got twenty-three hours in the day to live with your partner ; especially , that is , if you 're working together like I was with him . |
| 18 | However , Australian conservationists feel that in this , as in many aspects of environmental protection , the onus is on them to show the rest of the world how to cope with the problems . |
| 19 | As such foods become more widely available , the onus is on us to put our money where our mouths are . |
| 20 | The onus is on us to extend our understanding of that society , rather than to insist on seeing everything in terms of our ready-made distinctions . |
| 21 | If the answer 's no we do not approve then it 's up to us , the onus is on us to do whatever we can , wherever we have any control to prevent it happening . |
| 22 | This is one of the most providential days of the year when the onus is on you to take up an idea and run with it . |
| 23 | Whenever this happens , the onus is on you to control the call and steer the conversation to a successful conclusion . |
| 24 | Failure to benefit from a complete briefing in that respect can lead to a very rapid termination of your sport , so the onus is on you to ensure that you are fully aware of the exact boundaries . |
| 25 | The onus is on you to show that you will suffer loss after the hearing date as a result of being treated unjustly . |
| 26 | That is , if the prosecutor proves that the words or material were in fact threatening , abusive or insulting , and if the defendant wishes to assert that he did not realise that this was so , the onus is upon him to raise the issue . |
| 27 | The onus is upon you to show that you have suffered loss and , if you have suffered no loss because your job would have ended in any event , there will be a nil award . |
| 28 | ‘ Players have their name taken , but once the match is over it does n't count any more . ’ |
| 29 | The most recent record is of one caught and ringed at Beachy Head on 15 April 1968 . |
| 30 | I 'm making her kick , trying to get her to shake or swat them off , and the last thing I need at this point is for her to panic , in which case I can certainly kiss the whole blessed contract bye-bye . |