Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [indef pn] is [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | The entire fabric and balance of power within the group may be shattered if someone is transferred or promoted . |
2 | Not of course that the reasoning is invalid , or that the paradigm itself can not be questioned when it is sensed that something is going wrong ; indeed it is its destiny to lead eventually to intolerable anomalies and be replaced by another . |
3 | Once you have noticed that someone is feeling strongly about something find a way to acknowledge this as chairman . |
4 | ‘ Well , now that we 've decided that nothing is going to happen tonight that does n't happen every Saturday night in Pepe 's Bar , tell me — why on earth can you even think for a second that Miguel is falling for me ? ’ |
5 | They say it 's disgusting and something needs ot be done before someone is killed . |
6 | With value-added tax , and the other charges made when something is bought and sold , things are comparatively easy . |
7 | When our group raised the issues of travellers with one of the DHSS offices here we were told that everyone is allowed two weeks holidays every year . |
8 | They may be liberal , but there is a certain minimum reference to a particular history , above all to a certain person , which is not to be avoided if one is to call oneself Christian . |
9 | Caution may need to be exercised when one is making statements about the relationship in the gap . |
10 | Indeed , a full point score is likely to be awarded if someone is floored by a strong mid-section attack . |
11 | International relations were determined by local factors as well as the interplay of political intrigue and diplomatic negotiation at the highest level : what Powicke rather dismissively described as ‘ a chapter in French local history ’ can not be ignored if one is to explain the ebb and flow of events and the rapid transition from peace to war in this region . |
12 | The conservation of energy postulates that no energy is lost and none is gained . |
13 | Those days climbing at Swanage and the Lizard reminded me of some familiar truisms , so easily lost when one is chained to the desk : that the spice of adventure and uncertainty , faced in partnership with others who feel the same , is at the core of all good climbing . |
14 | Having looked briefly at some of the background to anticipated grief and why it occurs we need to consider how it gets expressed when someone is expected to die . |
15 | If you indicate that you wish to see the report , you will be advised if one is requested . |
16 | If you indicate that you wish to see the report , you will be advised if one is requested . |