Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mr Lilley should go to any city in this country and try to live with nothing … find how degrading it is to go to those places and ask for blankets and ask for food . ’ |
| 2 | What we wan na do is think of some buildings and describe them to ourselves and then work out what style , cos the thing is since the 1960s , styles like we want , like a progression of styles till the 1990s and see what 's changed and what 's stayed . |
| 3 | Oh yes it is the , the column of the Eiffel Tower is hidden by those buildings is n't it ? |
| 4 | If the unit is arranged in several ranks then only models in base contact can fight ( usually the front rank ) . |
| 5 | When the concept is explained by some writers , educational technology : |
| 6 | The regression analysis indicates that 50 per cent of the variance is explained by these variables . |
| 7 | His [ profession ] is compounded of all Natures , all humours , all professions . |
| 8 | The inability to compete on salary terms , which creates staff shortages for certain organisations , is compounded in many cases by an inability to offer sufficiently satisfying work to attract labour with the skills that are desired . |
| 9 | We need to legislate on this offence because of an evidential difficulty , which is compounded in several ways . |
| 10 | Fourth , I will describe how the organisation of the curriculum into arbitrary hierarchies is compounded by some attempts to make the National Curriculum accessible to all pupils . |
| 11 | The attribute , describing the spherical seating of the lever into the cover , is assigned to both sets as attribute |
| 12 | A very high priority is placed on both issues . |
| 13 | The fact is recognized by some philosophers who take the given view of causation . |
| 14 | The general importance of child care in supporting the fertility of married women is recognized by those countries which have policies to encourage fertility . |
| 15 | Frequent long motorway journeys are a feature of the Kings ' life , and while the larger and more powerful 405 is favoured for these trips , the 305 is equally at home on the school run or the motorway . |
| 16 | The cohesion-tension theory is favoured by most biologists today as the best explanation of the rise of water in plants . |
| 17 | Although it is intended for all ages and abilities , in practice it is limited to Levels 1 , 2 and 3 . |
| 18 | This User Guide is intended for all users who wish to access LIFESPAN . |
| 19 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 20 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 21 | The User Guide is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 22 | Teenagers should use the road which is intended for all vehicles . |
| 23 | Fancy Patterns : This really does cover many stitch types and is intended for those patterns that are most often used for single colour work , where the design relies on texture rather than contrasting colours to form the pattern . |
| 24 | Between Talabheim and Altdorf the river is joined by many streams which flow south from the Middle Mountains , laden with dark soils washed from the mountain slopes . |
| 25 | Since then , this deserted corner of King 's Reach Tower has been my spiritual home , but I gradually overcame the contemptuous disdain which is heaped on all outsiders and now , finally , I feel the natives are accepting me as one of their own . |
| 26 | This arrangement secures a quiet legal life for the film industry in general , although it is resented by some film-makers who are obliged to tailor their product to BBFC standards in order to secure distribution outlets . |
| 27 | The area surrounding Weavers is criss-crossed with many bridlepaths and footpaths , including the Old Pilgrims Way , a path running from Winchester to Canterbury , which starts just 200 yards from the house and runs along the top of the Downs . |
| 28 | As Stubbs says : ‘ Although institutionalised writing is decontextualised in these ways , it nevertheless has some firm points of contact with social situations and social purposes , even if these are indirect and heavily conventionalised ’ ( Stubbs , 1980 , p. 109 ) . |
| 29 | The Advisory Committee 's only function is to report on such references . |
| 30 | And the panel 's role is to report on those issues . |