Example sentences of "[conj] is [adj] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unpasteurised milk , such as used for Gospel Green cheese , will curdle naturally through the action of the bacteria that is present when the milk is heated , but the addition of the starter culture , which must always be used when cheese is made from pasteurised milk , hastens the process . |
| 2 | It is rare for a tribe to spend more than a few months in any one place ; consequently , any rug that is unfinished when the tribe moves has to be fastened tightly to the loom and transported in its entirety to the next encampment . |
| 3 | The Ladder is divided into two parts : the first deals with the preparation that is necessary before the novice is ready for advanced contemplation and the second part deals with the mystical experience . |
| 4 | In fact the uncertainty is so wide that is doubtful if the forecast would be of much value . |
| 5 | The substitution of a restricted licence for a full licence on an application for renewal is a refusal of the application within the meaning of s.15(2) , and is incompetent unless the applicant has been heard by the licensing board on the matter , or , having been cited to attend the hoar meeting , fails to attend : Baillie v. Wilson , 1917 S.C . |
| 6 | A power to nonsuit is peculiar now to the county court and is useful where the plaintiff may have a good case but " his tackle is not in order " . |
| 7 | Parking with the airbrakes open is very little trouble and is helpful if the wind does swing . |
| 8 | The parameter a τ is the shift factor and is positive if the movement of the curve is to the left of the reference and negative for a move to the right . |
| 9 | It is similar to the nursing agency arrangement but is preferable because the Health Authority is able to be more selective about whom it employs . |
| 10 | As for the opposition , Gaselee has his eyes on Royal Athlete who finished third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup , Zeta 's Lad who has won five races this season , but is doubtful if the ground remains on the firm side and surprisingly Garrison Savannah who has been rather overlooked by the National pundits this year . |
| 11 | It is striking that the form reserved for inanimates is used , as is appropriate when the item qualified is a relation , despite the presence of the animate noun [ m . |
| 12 | The do be construction does not correspond in any simple way to standard English forms of BE ( as is clear if an attempt is made to ‘ translate ’ the second example ) , but encodes aspectual distinctions which are not always syntactically marked in standard English ( Kallen 1986 ; J. Harris 1984 ) . |