Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her religious sensibility is much nearer to that of the affective Franciscan devotion just as his is to the Dominican tradition of speculative thought . |
| 2 | If it is n't dated , how can you tell if yours is from the golden period ? |
| 3 | 'E collapsed as 'e come out the Kings Arms an' they rushed 'im away ter the 'ospital. 'E 's in a bad way so Maisie Dingle told me . |
| 4 | There is a large , semi-circular headed chancel arch leading into the Gothic choir , which is at a higher level than the nave . |
| 5 | Gradually the expelled layers move off and fade away , while all that is left of the star is the small , dense core , which is at a high temperature and is amazingly ‘ heavy ’ . |
| 6 | The area of the interface is about 650 2 , which is at the lower end of the range observed for molecules that exist as dimers . |
| 7 | Their attraction is based on an image which is at the other extreme from the uncertainty and powerlessness which are also part of adolescence . |
| 8 | It is certainly true that they enact an awareness of the efficacy of penance which is at the very foundation of Christian spirituality ; but it also true that part of their potency depends on an understanding of the joy of " brennyng in loue ouur al thynge " when : The meditation on the Passion in Ego Dormio , on the other hand , engages directly with the experience of receiving such a gift . |
| 9 | This pleasure would appear to have been remote from the adult satisfactions mentioned in the previous paragraph and is a manifestation of the ‘ joie de vivre ’ which is at the very heart of the urge for life , which is itself the product of ‘ desire ’ as introduced and discussed in the Second Period . |
| 10 | Thus , a whole range of decisions would not be left merely to the instinct of the doctor , good though he or she may be , but would be set down in a form which is at the same time authoritative , yet flexible and able to change if circumstances demand . |
| 11 | Professor Mark Roberts , speaking from the centre of the critical consensus , declared : ‘ It does n't issue from an understanding of reality which is not to be denied , it is not moulded by some controlling vision of things which is at the same time its raison d'être . ’ |
| 12 | It should be clear by this time that if there is one critical statement entirely and absolutely wrong , it is the one quoted at the start of this chapter , about The Lord of the Rings not being ‘ moulded by some controlling vision of things which is at the same time its raison d'être' . |
| 13 | The earlier of the two identifies the poet with his poetry , praying that after his death he should be forgotten : Sonnet 74 draws a different line , separating the Poet from his work : The point to be stressed at this juncture — forgive the interruption ! — is the turning of the other into the self and of the self into poetry , which is at the same time the turning of life into art and of transience into immortality : This marvellous poem can be linked , no doubt , to the series attacking time and proclaiming the certainty of the poet 's survival . |
| 14 | The opening phrase " The poor young man is significant in this respect : since it can hardly be treated as Pemberton 's own self-pitying assessment of himself , it must be taken as the author 's narrative voice ; and thus establishes , from the beginning , a relation between the author and the main character which is at the same time sympathetic and distanced . |
| 15 | It is this version of the relationship between adult education and the women 's movement which is at the same time the most challenging and the most precarious . |
| 16 | Alcoves like this can also be treated like separate small rooms and lined with mirror ; or with the curtain or shade fabric ; or painted or papered in a colour from the room scheme which is at the same time different from the main walls . |
| 17 | Design as a complex , multi-dimensional activity achieves through forming at once a mode of knowing the world which is at the same time also a mode of acting in the world . |
| 18 | The difficulty with this is that it makes the question of A's liability to C turn on what may be a purely technical contravention of the law by A which is of no real concern to C. Further , there are uncertainties in the meaning of ‘ unlawful ’ for this purpose . |
| 19 | As an incidental benefit , the fermentation processes within the stomach generate heat , which is of no small value to an animal living in intensely cold areas . |
| 20 | The reconstruction of the possible sequence of events in his life which can be inferred from the Office and personal remarks in his writings , is at best a complicated matter of academic conjecture which is of no direct help to the reader in engaging with his English works . |
| 21 | We think that the er residents of a new settlement will still look to York as the natural centre for employment , for er provision of most employment , retailing and entertainment , and if you compare it with something like er Easingwold , erm which is of a similar size , erm this has achieved a degree a degree of self containment and balance , but this has occurred through erm a long period of development and a gradual growth of erm social linkages and economic linkages , however , even with such erm a gradual growth erm it 's not got a high degree of self containment , erm recent developments in er transport and changes in lifestyle have reduced this even further , and it 's difficult to believe that er a proposal , such as a new settlement er which is explicitly intended to cater for the development needs of York , located only ten miles from York can achieve the same level of self containment . |
| 22 | ‘ We believe the organising committee has an obligation to supply equipment which is of a suitable quality . |
| 23 | Because participating preference shares contain an entitlement to share in profits which is of a restricted amount and has priority over the other classes of shares , they are non-equity shares in accordance with the definition in paragraph 11 of the [ draft ] FRS and their interest in shareholders ' funds should be presented within the aggregate amount attributable to non-equity shares as required by paragraph 34 . |
| 24 | Clearly , one aim is to ensure the election of a Parliament the House of Commons of which is of an efficient size , and the Members of which are elected in such a way that the vote of one elector is worth the same as another , neither more nor less . |
| 25 | In certain societies , spatial planning has been used to represent a sacred order which is of an ideal form , and within which actual human society attempts to exemplify certain principles , often creating tightly controlled urban populations ordered according to spatial dimensions such as left and right hands , verticality and circumambulation ( e.g. Geertz 1980 ; Wheatley 1971 ) . |
| 26 | It is the simple or formulaic use of the trust clause which is of the greater significance . |
| 27 | Today when society , and consequently education , is increasingly dominated by national , academic and statistical considerations and visual imagination is neglected , I believe that this was his great contribution , the survival of which is of the greatest importance . |
| 28 | It 's not just the playability which is of the highest standard , though — graphics are excellent with fast smooth scrolling and superb cartoon player sprites . |
| 29 | The actions of such a council are of general public importance and the free discussion of their activities is one aspect of the right of freedom of expression which is of the utmost importance . |
| 30 | He advocated passive resistance to laws prohibiting Quaker worship , reasoning that mortal restraints on conscience were ineffective since force ‘ can reach no further than to that which is of the same nature with it ’ . |