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 .
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