Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [is] [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the needs of children come first , because of their dependence and vulnerability , but the role of parents and other significant adults in their lives is given increased respect and consideration . |
| 2 | Election ‘ 92 : Party aides hunt for their leader 's lost mobile phone |
| 3 | In addition we have seen that the energy of a body due to its motion is called kinetic energy and that energy which is stored is called potential energy . |
| 4 | This , the report claimed , would explain why Sophie-Liberté , apparently born during her mother 's supposed 29-month period of captivity , actually had the appearance of a four-year-old . |
| 5 | Supreme Court Act 1981 , s. 35A : ‘ ( 1 ) … in proceedings … before the High Court for the recovery of a debt … there may be included in any sum for which judgment is given simple interest … on all or any part of the debt … in respect of which judgment is given … for all or any part of the period between the date when the cause of action arose and — ( a ) in the case of any sum paid before judgment , the date of the payment ; … |
| 6 | On 28 April 1992 a whisky reception was held to launch on its way the Library 's travelling exhibition on the poet Hugh MacDiarmid , whose centenary is celebrated this year . |
| 7 | His mum 's moved te' cat in and a snake into te' bathtob ! ’ |
| 8 | We are soon informed of how his wealth is made public knowledge in lines that suggest his generosity with his riches could be extravagance ; an imprudent use and showing of wealth — and his wife — rather than a wise one : This noble marchaunt heeld a worthy hous For which he hadde alday so great repair For his largesse ( and for his wyf was fair ) That wonder is … |
| 9 | The amount that is left after the retailer has paid his overheads is called net profit . |
| 10 | And , as I have already mentioned , it is not altogether necessary , if your mind is constructed that way , actually to visit your chosen locale . |
| 11 | It 's traditional at the Cambridge Arts and our review is given extra impetus by an equally blue send-up of the pantomime , performed for our benefit by the crew . |
| 12 | Active tenants ' and residents ' committees in your block or area are a good sign : they give you a point of contact with neighbours and usually mean that your environment is afforded some degree of protection by the efforts of these people . |
| 13 | This unfair distortion of our role is given continuing currency by the media and infuriatingly increasingly often by the Government . |
| 14 | Your composition is replayed one line at a time showing the music in graph form or by indicating the note position on a pianoforte keyboard on the screen . |