Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [is] [adj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Where counselling is able to discuss some of these feelings it can have a more positive potential effect on elderly health than the tranquillizers and sedatives which are too readily and too frequently dispensed for older people who are sick .
2 The head who goes about the job with tremendous enthusiasm and courtesy is likely to generate these attributes in other members of staff .
3 Its looks are a selling point , particularly to women , and Dominique is quick to appreciate this .
4 No one would say that the need only becomes immediate when rain is imminent ; the need is immediate from the start because rain is certain to fall some time .
5 The ends are seldom on the agenda for serious debate , for society is unable to handle that kind of discussion .
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