Example sentences of "[pron] is [adj] [conj] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the Col there is , in summer , a rack railway that will lift you , if you are so minded , to the conspicuous because lonely summit of La Rhune , which is far and away the most prominent mountain at this Atlantic end of the Pyrenees , even though it is no more than 3,000 feet high . |
| 2 | Which is interesting because here the three of us are , thinking about what it means to belong somewhere , what it might mean to belong to this idea called ‘ theatre ’ . |
| 3 | By doing so , I shall demonstrate a point which is paradoxical but all the more interesting for that . |
| 4 | The black spot is its unemployment rate of 14% , which is more than double the OECD average . |
| 5 | Thus , the benefit for a pensioner couple over 80 will rise from £88.45 a week to £96.15 a week — an increase of 8.7 per cent. , which is more than double the increase in the retail prices index . |
| 6 | After her success with Kate Moss , Sarah now hopes to work the same magic with Kate 's brother Nick , who is 16 and still a schoolboy in Croydon . |
| 7 | If one is more than double the other , we should not fit a straight line . |
| 8 | This is not the same as being someone to whom other people often bring their problems ; that does not guarantee the instinctive knowledge of whether something is real or merely a " try-on " , or whether something that is being glosssed over is really something that should be dug out and gone into in depth , or whether the time has come to say and do nothing other than give encouragement to the sufferer to work something out for himself or herself with the assistance of other sufferers in the group . |
| 9 | Although the results from the unusual condition were slightly equivocal , the difference in results between the central and peripheral detail suggests that there is more than just a von Restorff effect present . |
| 10 | But in this book there is more than just the history of the WM & CR . |
| 11 | There is more than just an element of truth in this conception . |
| 12 | If we are tackling a very big warren it is probable that only the most likely of the bolt-holes will have been fitted with purse nets , simply because insufficient nets are available . |
| 13 | Whatever the final conclusion to research underway may be , it is ironical that perhaps the best solution to the problem is the increased use of that other much environmentally criticised energy source , nuclear power . |
| 14 | It is ironic that often the most severe weather conditions can produce some of the most intricate and fragile sights . |
| 15 | It is unclear whether all the eligibility criteria listed in points ( i ) to ( iii ) need to be satisfied before a grant will be awarded . |
| 16 | Today it is far and away the leading stout in Malaysia . |
| 17 | It is noticeable that even a writer like J. 5 . |
| 18 | It is possible that only a very marked and rapid reduction in interest rates , which might cause a substantial shift in confidence , would be effective . |
| 19 | And it is more than just a dictionary — the extensive cross-references lead the reader from one subject to another , and the thematic index provides a framework for studying topics . |
| 20 | But it is more than just a listing of previous research . |
| 21 | But to Nikolaas van der Merwe , an archaeological chemist at Harvard , it is more than just a saying . |
| 22 | Where the Good Housekeeping diet is different is that it is more than just a diet . |
| 23 | This ‘ ancient heritage ’ may seem to be a purely ideological device — but it is more than just a myth . |
| 24 | Clearly it is more than just a picture of two continent-carrying plates coming together . |
| 25 | He 'll undergo surgery tomorrow morning and if it is more than just a simple fracture , it could mean an early end to his cricketing career . |
| 26 | ‘ It is more than just a possibility , ’ a senior US official said last night . |
| 27 | But it is more than just the lucky shot that has defeated the Great White Shark . |
| 28 | It is more than just the onset of literal night ; it is a night of the normal senses , allowing other means of knowing to arise . |
| 29 | Also , it is more than likely the case , however , that how a society designs manners for close personal and social relationships can not be totally separated from its understanding of the ‘ proper ’ treatment of its enemies . |
| 30 | It is true that once a useful co-ordinating convention is established every person has reason to adhere to it , a reason which is independent of the existence of the authority , a reason deriving entirely from the existence of the useful convention . |