Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adv] [verb] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The method of comparison which is increasingly accepted as most ‘ rational ’ , at least by large-scale enterprises with sophisticated calculation procedures , involves discounting future revenues ( or costs ) at a rate of discount equal to the ‘ cost of ( money ) capital ’ to the enterprise . |
| 2 | It sets up an ideal world of nature , which is nevertheless represented as attainable reality ( to use a formula of Schiller 's ) In other words , it is constructed on the false premise that man is archetypally good and naturally artistic ( witness the absurd convention of the eternally virtuous hero forever bursting effortlessly into song ) . |
| 3 | It then copies your Autoexec.Bat to a file called Auto.Bat and creates a new Autoexec.Bat file which is both hidden and read-only . |
| 4 | To require the D.P.P. 's consent before any prosecution for aggravated assault is brought merely on account of this matter , would appear to be a response which is both exaggerated and unwarranted . |
| 5 | Algarde produce basic plastic decor which is reasonably priced and functional . |
| 6 | ‘ He knows he could not find an independent panel anywhere in Britain which would accept it is right to make an offer which is less than the rate of inflation to people who work in a service which is already underpaid and understaffed . ’ |
| 7 | There is a death which is eventually explained and some rather complicated love-affairs . |
| 8 | This is filtered off after a few days , and the company is left with sheets of a solid , somewhat resembling uncooked pastry , which is then flavoured and textured . |
| 9 | The carbon dioxide produced by respiration of living creatures and used by plants during the day usually only produces a relatively-small daily cycle of pH change , which is further buffered if any hardness is in the water . |
| 10 | A concept which is more encompassing than organised religion is spirituality ( Labun , 1988 ) interpreted as a ‘ search for meaning ’ in one 's life and encompassing theistic and non-theistic approaches , which applies to agnostics and atheists as well as followers of a recognised religious persuasion . |
| 11 | One , we set up a w er er a working group which has brought together that consultation addressed that consultation argument and I would point out that Mr amendment er does clearly enshrine that as obviously something which is now seen as useful , er and I think that 's important . |
| 12 | The Children Act 1989 is likely to require much more account to be taken of the children 's views and those of their parents and other interested parties , but it is a process which is still seen as difficult , and is less frequently carried out than is desirable . |
| 13 | Conversation analysis , which is sometimes regarded as distinct from discourse analysis ( Levinson 1983:286 ) , is a branch of study which sets out to discover what order there might be in this apparent chaos . |
| 14 | Come on look at her yeah , she 's got a really good figure , she 's not ugly she 's got a good er I mean she 's really tanned and that , they like that and she 's really cocky is n't she and she wo n't take any shit from anyone |
| 15 | She is either lying or crazy , he reasons , believing that Martin was incapable of such alien behaviour . |
| 16 | She is not hurt by what I have said , she thought , she is neither hurt nor angry , she does not understand what I have said , her mind is losing the powers of comprehension and she has no longer an emotional response . |
| 17 | I have never regarded myself as a member of the " personality brigade " but as a television journalist who is equally experienced and valuable to a unit behind the cameras as in front of them . |
| 18 | This is quite patriotic of the poet — Owen then goes on to say that it is quite ironic how the sun woke up the world , started life yet it can not wake up this lifeless man , who is still warmblooded and full-nerved as Owen tell us here : |
| 19 | God ( who is basically seen as male ) is portrayed as nurturing and caring , Christ as feeding and protecting . |
| 20 | But things calm down only when Dr Boron appears , who is then outwitted and all hell seems about to break loose when Superboron makes his entrance . |
| 21 | First , the analogy itself is rather stretched since many local government services , particularly in education and welfare , unlike those delivered by central government ( for example , through social security ) , have always been based on discretion and variation between individuals and not on standardization in accordance with clearly identified rules . |
| 22 | We are asking you for your protection , everything is well documented and clear . |
| 23 | No one is yet saying that either company will follow Bond , Hawkins or Skase . |
| 24 | One is sometimes asked when sexual intercourse is " unlawful " and there is some confusion between " unlawful " and " illegal " . |
| 25 | It 's had it 's supporters er one is always reminded that one of it 's key supporters , the former American er er secretary of state and and at the moment , globe-trotting world expert er Henry Kissinger . |
| 26 | And there is no pretending that these are anything but sectarian . |
| 27 | There is no denying that hierarchical structure has been the source of a great deal of trouble and inefficiency . |
| 28 | There is no denying that many things have improved since the revolution . |
| 29 | Now , there is no denying that past controversies were rooted in circumstances that were peculiar to the age in which they occurred . |
| 30 | There is no denying that this is a severe problem . |