Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh det] [is] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most off the shelf PCs these days come equipped with a graphics controller card which is either a card fitted into a vacant expansion slot or built in as part of the motherboard . |
| 2 | For example , when choosing a carpet for the bedroom which is obviously a light wearing area , bright colours or pastel shades are idea . |
| 3 | This underscores the paradoxical nature of these investments : while they invest in notoriously volatile markets , the returns they produce are extremely solid , as befits an investment which is also a hedge . |
| 4 | If the Secretary of State believes that he can get rid of tariffs , why does he support the Common Market , now known as the European Community — that big business club which is essentially a conspiracy against the working class and is certainly not wholeheartedly supported on this side of the House ? |
| 5 | If the seller commits any breach ( even a minor one ) of a term which is clearly a condition , the buyer will be entitled not only to damages but also to reject the goods and treat himself as discharged from his obligations . |
| 6 | Reinscription is an oppositional practice which is also a perspective and language ( sensibility ? ) constantly interpreting and re-presenting all sections of a culture including its dominant and subordinate fractions , its conventional ( e.g. heterosexual ) as well as deviant ( e.g. homosexual ) identities . |
| 7 | But erm , you know , there 's a wonderful picture , I do n't know if you 've seen it , by Salvador Dali , called Sleep , which is a kind of head-like figure , it 's a figure which is mainly a head with a kind of sheet draped over it , supported on crutches , lots of crutches , and this kind of represents this , and the idea that if one of the crutches were to move , the figure would wake up . |
| 8 | This shows a graph G which is actually a tree , and its cover G– . |
| 9 | This reflects the multiple pathology which is often a feature of older people presenting with specific medical conditions . |
| 10 | If we conceive of the least pleasant experience which is still a pleasure , then one way of quantifying its intensity would be by characterising the number of times more pleasant a pleasure is at a particular moment than that . |
| 11 | Many residents have some kind of support which is usually a stick , a Zimmer or wheeled frame or a wheelchair . |
| 12 | Some higher plants , notably the legumes like clover ( Trifolium spp. ) and lucerne ( Medicago sativa ) , can establish a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Rhizobium spp. which is also a nitrogen-fixer and which forms root nodules on the host plant . |
| 13 | That could not be said of " value " in this case which is essentially a matter of opinion . |
| 14 | As well as being able to make chargeable transfers and exempt transfers , under IHTA 1984 , s3(3A) a taxpayer may also make a potentially exempt transfer which is broadly a transfer which is assumed to be exempt from inheritance tax at the time of the gift but which may ultimately end up being a chargeable transfer because the donor does not survive the making of the gift by seven years . |
| 15 | Where the defendant 's breach of duty is followed by a third party act which is also a cause of the plaintiff 's damage , the court has to determine the extent of the defendant 's liability . |
| 16 | It is true that over the years a few railway signalmen have been convicted of manslaughter for wrongful acts and omissions leading to fatal train crashes , but there is not the natural resort to the criminal law which is now a feature of road-traffic cases . |
| 17 | Being close to Bridlington , Sewerby has lost some of its village atmosphere but life still revolves round the church and , of course , the Hall which is now a museum visited by thousands of people every year . |
| 18 | There is , however , a very important subsidiary question which is still a matter of controversy . |
| 19 | Snagov Monastery occupies a romantic and peaceful island site in the Lake of Snagov which is now a centre for boating , fishing and bathing , used at weekends and holidays for the city dwellers of near-by Bucharest . |
| 20 | The work has led to the development of a conceptual framework for a period which is both a phase and a process . |
| 21 | Last week 's development of the walkabout was the famous soapbox which is now a talisman , like a Gibraltar chimp . |
| 22 | For each SCOTVEC module , there is an associated module descriptor which is essentially a description of what is to be covered and how . |
| 23 | The answer to the last question is , of course , the so-called Standby Credit which is really a form of performance guarantee which will only be drawn on in the event of default by the party who has contracted to perform some service . |
| 24 | It 's behaviour which is , you know , particularly with alcohol related behaviour which is basically a nuisance |
| 25 | On the other hand , a holiday video which is basically a travelogue will probably need the help of sub-titles , or a commentary which can either be ad-libbed at each showing or added to the sound track later . |
| 26 | He does n't defend it as the best way of getting the correct decision , he does n't defend it , or he does n't solely defend it that way he does n't defend it either on the idea that people have right to be tried by their peers for example which is the most likely defence now , but he defends jury service on the grounds of the effect it has on the jurors which is quite a novel erm . |
| 27 | MEDICINE MAN Misconceived eco-movie directed by the usually reliable John Die Hard McTiernan pits gruff Sean Connery ( plus grizzled ponytail ) against huffy Lorraine Braco in a battle of the sexes which is also a fight to save the rainforest . |
| 28 | But a quality which is really a power to produce feelings or sensations in an observer is in its way a perfectly real and objective quality . |
| 29 | Well , a wide choice of airplanes and missions — a responsive flight model and control system — graphics and to a lesser degree sound of a high standard — a campaign option for more depth of play — and that elusive quality which is really a combination of all of these — PLAYABILITY . |
| 30 | Preventing pollution is one dimension of maintaining a safe environment which is largely a public rather than a personal responsibility . |