Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [coord] [pron] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods . |
| 2 | Flying time is three and a half hours and there is no time change . |
| 3 | That is what they like to do with their few acres and it is of some benefit to us . |
| 4 | These mobile pieces of DNA ( called transposons ) share many features in common with the genetic material of some viruses and it is possible that viruses have evolved from them . |
| 5 | It is not known whether or not he ever returned to visit his mother during the first few years but it is certainly true that , latterly , he was not back in the county for many years . |
| 6 | They have obviously been through a very bad time over the last few days and it is n't going to get any better over the next few weeks . ’ |
| 7 | They have since run into some problems and it is often easier to invent a new theory than to repair yesterday 's novelties . |
| 8 | An initial inspection of the loco , still in impeccable condition externally , has revealed a few problems and it is hoped that the Standard will be back in service sooner than the two to three years expected for overhaul . |
| 9 | I think it is strange that he has had so few affairs and he is 30-years-old , ’ she says . |
| 10 | The stringent criteria for selecting our patients meant that we had few patients and it is possible that a difference in acid secretion between the patients with idiopathic DU and H pylori positive patients with DU could become apparent with greater numbers . |
| 11 | Naturally it is disappointing that I am not able to play in some tournaments but there is nothing I can do about that . |
| 12 | I know he 's won some tournaments but he is simply not Open material . |
| 13 | This is important to stress , because the tradition of over.selling still persists in some quarters and it is possible to find extravagantly foolish predictions and claims within the educational technology literature , which will be a considerable embarrassment to the many sensible and imaginative teachers who have applied the method and found it helpful to them . |
| 14 | SUPER SAVER DAVID JAMES may have made a few mistakes but he is learning all the time , says Liverpool boss Graeme Souness ( inset ) . |
| 15 | Heavy fish losses can be experienced under such conditions and it is wise to invest in a pond-pump which will circulate much needed oxygen into the system . |
| 16 | Took a walk in the fields saw an old wood stile taken away from a favourite spot which it had occupied all my life the posts were overgrown with Ivy & it seemed so akin to nature & the spot where it stood as tho it had taken it on lease for an undisturbed existance it hurt me to see it was gone for my affections claims a friendship with such things but nothing is lasting in this world last year Langley Bush was destroyd an old white thorn that had stood for more than a century full of fame the gipsies shepherds & herdmen all had their tales of its history & it will be long ere its memory is forgotten . |
| 17 | We are not concerned here with the morality of such actions but there is no doubt that most of the people evicted did not want to leave their home , a home that they or their forebears had built with their own hands and enlarged as the family increased . |
| 18 | There appears to be no record of such injuries but there is an account , for May 1845 , of £1 : 1s. paid to Mr. Fell , the mine surgeon , for attending to Sarah Duke who was crushed by a waggon in the mine . |
| 19 | Well , this is a problem we have basically because again , your your media etcetera is male dominated erm everything we come across in in our line is male dominated so we have got to break down these barriers and it is n't easy to do ! |
| 20 | Few actual conservation policies contain all these elements and it is difficult to attribute them in every case to implicit value judgements . |
| 21 | However , there has been no resulting legislation along these lines and it is unlikely that such action will be taken in the foreseeable future . |
| 22 | My officials are , with others , exploring these matters but there is no possibility of these deliberations being concluded in time to meet the EC 's deadline of July 1993 for member states to submit their agri-environmental proposals under Regulation 2078/92 . |
| 23 | That was how , for many years , the parties approached these matters and it is why I greatly regretted the style adopted by the Secretary of State . |
| 24 | ‘ In future there will be no access through these gardens but it is only two swims and the rest of the canal can be accessed via other routes . |
| 25 | Frenular bristles are absent or small in these insects but there is sometimes a more distally placed series of costal spines ( the pseudofrenulum ) on the hind wing which functions independently of the jugum by pressing against the anal area of the fore wing ( e.g. Sabatinca ) , or a series of interlocking hairs on the basal half of the hind margin of the fore Wing and the fore margin of the hind wing ( e.g. Mnesarchaea ) . |
| 26 | Most of Eurotunnel 's shares are held and traded on the Paris market these days and there is fear that the company will end up issuing shares as full or part payment to Transmanche Link , the group of 10 contractors which are building the tunnel . |
| 27 | Considerable interest is now centred upon these problems and it is appropriate that physical geographers should be very aware of the work being undertaken and the work remaining . |
| 28 | I am neither condoning nor criticising all these changes but it is vital that we do something to counteract this decrease in activity . |
| 29 | As far as government backbenchers are concerned , their instructions are to be present at these committees but it is hoped that they will be silent as each speech only adds that much longer to the proceedings . |
| 30 | An experienced photographer should have pointed out these things but it is sensible to acquaint yourself with some basic knowledge . |