Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] is [verb] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 CD reintroduces Pickwick , not very happily , in Master Humphrey 's Clock , where he is represented as joining Master Humphrey 's circle and supplying the story of Will Marks .
2 It can be detected out on the fairways , where he is acknowledged as being among cricket 's best golfers .
3 This will be the reason for the oddity of ( 54 ) where one such basic property is related to its noun through assignment , by contrast with the normality of ( 55 ) where it is given as one of the initial identifying properties of the subject entity ( there is obviously no difference of truth-value between the two ) : ( 54 ) ? a ladle which was heavy came down on his skull ( 55 ) a heavy ladle came down on his skull Thus , other things being equal we expect properties of such basic sorts to be used predominantly for identification by ordinary qualification .
4 These groups represent a minority opinion , she suggests , and it is up to the NVALA and groups like it to defend and reassert ‘ traditional ’ values before humanism takes a grip of society generally , rather than just at the BBC where it is viewed as already having a stranglehold .
5 It seems this is a risk employers must take , although it is reduced when the employer consults and investigates the wishes of those affected before the move .
6 It is hoped to finalise the constitution at the next meeting of the working party due to take place on Saturday , January 16th 1993 , when it is hoped to settle a draft budget once it is known whether any assistance will be provided by DXGIII and also to fix the date of the launch of the new Federation .
7 What can be wrong , however , with fantasising , treating a woman as an object , if there is no connection between the fantasy and real life and if she is depicted as wanting to be treated this way ?
8 YTS training is satisfactory provided it is offered as employed status .
9 YTS is satisfactory provided it is offered as employed status .
10 The Conservatives would continue to commercialise and privatise the NHS until it is run as just another business .
11 This means that in the case of a community service order , the court which revokes the order must sentence the offender to a sentence which would have been available on the occasion when the community service order was made , and if it is considering whether the offender qualifies for a custodial sentence for the purposes of Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s.1(4) and 1(4A) , must consider his history and attitude on the day when the original order was made .
12 A reader will be prepared to accept an insight if it is presented as fiction , that is , as something a fictional character observes .
13 An election made after the two-year statutory time limit , but as soon as possible given the circumstances , will be accepted if it is made because a relevant and uncorrected Revenue error has resulted in the partners or their agent being misled about whether the requirements of the legislation have been met .
14 It has important implications for sociology , if it is accepted as in any sense true .
15 The charge for the call can be transferred to the number called if it is accepted when the operator offers the call .
16 An anomaly will be regarded as particularly serious if it is seen as striking at the very fundamentals of a paradigm and yet persistently resists attempts by the members of the normal scientific community to remove it .
17 A social institution is ‘ legitimate ’ if it is perceived as morally justified ; the problem with the penal system is that this perception is lacking and many people inside and outside the system believe that it is morally indefensible , or at least defective .
18 But they will be quick to point out to ministers that ‘ helping the poorest ’ can often lead to poverty and unemployment traps , as any state benefit aimed just at low-income households will discourage them from earning more or getting a job if it is withdrawn as soon as they do so .
19 If it is pressed while on the last input field of a line , then the cursor will be moved to the first input field of the next line .
20 Furthermore , if it is pressed while on the last input field of the last line of a scrolled area , then it has the same effect as EXIT SCROLLED AREA FORWARDS , described below .
21 If it is pressed while on the first input field of a line , then the cursor will be placed on the last input field of the previous line .
22 Furthermore , if it is pressed while on the first input field of the first line of a scrolled area , then it has the same effect as EXIT SCROLLED AREA BACKWARDS , described below .
23 It is only valid if it is pressed while on a field which is used by the LIFESPAN cache facility ( see below ) .
24 In ‘ Shake , Rattle and Roll ’ , even if it is interpreted as totally devoid of the non-formulaic ( far-fetched , once one listens carefully to performance nuances ) , the collectivizing repetitions can take on a positive cultural significance , in the context of use by young working-class dancers .
25 Research has shown that we are normally not conscious that it takes place , but that we are uncomfortable if it is missing when we would expect it or present on inappropriate occasions — for example in a greeting from a complete stranger .
26 But if it is experienced as hostile , it may provoke the carer into actions which are atypical and frequently followed by remorse and guilt .
27 You may get help with the cost of NHS treatment if it is needed because of the disability for which you get a War Pension .
28 The latter may , for instance , feel that if he is regarded as competent to take on the task by himself he ought to be in charge of his own department and that the manager is intentionally blocking his promotion .
29 A common agreement between two or more persons having for its object the death of all of them , whether or not each is to take his own life , but nothing shall be treated as done by him in pursuance of the pact unless it is done while he has the settled intention of dying in pursuance of the pact .
30 The institutional church , preoccupied with orthodoxy and fundamentally opposed to Marxism because it is viewed as materialistic and atheistic , is made up of bishops , priests , laity and religious movements who , though not very numerous , are powerful , partly because the laity of the group belong to the wealthier classes .
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