Example sentences of "[num] [conj] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The well was completed and tested from the Sedco 700 and is now tied back to the Thistle platform . |
| 2 | This was discussed in Chapter 2 and is frequently referred to as the universe of discourse . |
| 3 | In particular , they are much more substantial at ages 10–15 than is commonly supposed . |
| 4 | During the World Cup in Brive I met my friend and former Romanian No.8 George Dumitru , who captained Romania against Wales in 1979 and is now playing and coaching in Limoges . |
| 5 | In the west of Leicester 's urban area , Newton ward , with population 20 440 , has a fitted value of only 13 495 and is badly fitted by all the models examined . |
| 6 | This principle was first upheld by the House of Lords in the case of D v NSPCC [ 1978 ] AC 171 and is now recognised within the statutory code . |
| 7 | A second virus , HIV 2 , was discovered in 1986 and is mainly found in West Africa . |
| 8 | Swan Hunters was reprivatized in January 1986 and is now reduced to a work force of some 3000 and one building berth at Wallsend , although other yards are being used for preliminary fabrication . |
| 9 | Erm the difference is that erm it A Magna Park is specifically an exclusively rather , exclusively geared to B eight and is absolutely slap bang in the middle of the country on the conjunction of the M six M one and the A one M link route and everything else . |
| 10 | Other ‘ collectables ’ are the single sheet almanacks of the tradesman and workshop variety , and the products of the perennial ‘ Old Moore ’ who , possessed of the secret of eternal youth , began prophesying in 1699 and is still going strong . |
| 11 | Among the smaller examples Oakham Castle in Rutland still possesses its Great Hall which is famous for its windows , doorways and Transitional style capitals ; it dates from 1190 and is now used for Assize Court sittings . |
| 12 | His wife Anne died on 15th January 1833 and is also buried at Grasmere . |
| 13 | They also show that , for the United States , the dependency ratio actually peaked in 1960 and is now decreasing because of the return of women to the workforce . |
| 14 | In fact , Mr Shiratori has been one of Japan 's representative 's on the IASC since 1984 and is well versed in all the issues ; he is also well aware that he has taken up the reins of office at a critical time for the IASC . |
| 15 | The Highwaymen is a country coalition that began in 1984 and is now touring Europe . |
| 16 | It has a specific gravity of about I .4 , a refractive index of about 1.55 and is best detected by the van Wisselingh test — treatment with concentrated potassium hydroxide at 160- C for 20 minutes converts it to chitosan which gives a rose-violet colour with 0-z per cent iodine in 1 per cent sulphuric acid ( Campbell , 1929 ) . |
| 17 | This was the edition most commonly used in England till the publication of the Authorised Version in 1611 and is often known as the ‘ Breeches ’ Bible from the rendering in Genesis iii . |
| 18 | This led in due course to the enactment of a new code which was substituted for the relevant sections of the Act of 1972 by the Transport Act 1981 and is now found , without material alteration , in the Road Traffic Act 1988 . |
| 19 | Inflation surged 2,500 per cent in 1992 and is currently running at about 30 per cent a month . |
| 20 | Michelin , a tyre firm , bought Uniroyal Goodrich in America for $1.5 billion and is now staggering under the debts and a fall-off in its business . |
| 21 | He is given the room key for room number 210 and is courteously shown to his room . |
| 22 | This started in 1978 and is commonly known as SERPS . |
| 23 | The last castle to be built in Britain , it was completed in 1930 and is now owned by the National Trust who open it to visitors in the summer . |
| 24 | The indispensable starting point is the annual International Bibliography of Historical Sciences which began to appear in 1930 and is now published at Paris with the assistance of UNESCO . |
| 25 | Mlle Adjani , who made her first film , Faustine , at the age of 16 and is best known for The Story of Adele H , is now working on new film projects and promoting Christian Dior . |
| 26 | The process was initiated in 1970 and is now referred to as the European Political Cooperation Procedure . |
| 27 | Indeed , my aunt for instance was toilet-trained by the age of one and is excessively organised . |
| 28 | May 1903 by King Edward VII and is correctly named ‘ King Edward Bridge ’ . |
| 29 | Work in the Modern Studies department began with an experimental datafile based on " Parliament " in 1983-4 and is gradually extending to cover the proposed Standard Grade framework . |
| 30 | James Green , right , is twenty and is just starting out in the advertising business . |