Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact I am sorry to say that many aspects of the book are disappointing . |
| 2 | At least as much interest has been stirred up by another special ability of the acoustic microscope ; to see beneath the surface , look into things , whether or not they are transparent to light and other forms of radiation . |
| 3 | Longer words are easier to see than short ones . |
| 4 | Oblique aerial photographs are easier to take than vertical ones , but are difficult to use afterwards , as there is distortion of the image . |
| 5 | However , highly polished surfaces are easier to photograph than oiled ones , as reflections are more easily controlled . |
| 6 | These are easier to cut than royal-iced cakes and come with much more attractive decorations . |
| 7 | Patrick had been interested to see that all traces of the damage the insurgents had wrought in the Green — the trenches they had dug , the trees they had felled — had vanished , and the only evidence of the 1916 Rising were the bullet holes in the stonework of the hotel where the rebels had fired on the British troops positioned on the roof and in some of the upper rooms . |
| 8 | Whole brown and green lentils are quicker to cook than other pulses and do not need soaking beforehand . |
| 9 | DOME TENTS OFFER LOTS OF SPACE AND ARE LIGHTER TO CARRY THAN OTHER TYPES OF TENT . |
| 10 | I put that inversely i i he 's put down inversely fro from what we will we are obliged to do we 're obliged to say that these levels ha er have been erm have not been checked by SATS |
| 11 | Instead , they are likely to suggest that some methods of discipline can be used to help prevent a young person absconding from care so long as this does them no harm . |
| 12 | Universities are supposed to ensure that all posts approved by them for general clinical experience meet the GMC 's recommendations . |
| 13 | Authentic examples are hard to find because fronted predicators are very rare in English . |
| 14 | I am glad to say that these tactics backfired . |
| 15 | I am glad to confirm that these lessons have been learnt from our consideration of the Gulf conflict . |
| 16 | Nor in the light of experience and knowledge available prior to this accident would it have been reasonable to envisage that internal pressures could exist in the tail structure . ’ |
| 17 | Young women are not poorly paid because they work for TNCs in export zones , they are poorly paid wherever they work , but TNCs may well employ young women in the zones because they are cheaper to employ than older men in some countries . |
| 18 | Fluorescent lights are mounted on the ceiling , and are cheaper to run than normal lights , but the colour is not so ‘ warm ’ — though you can get special warm white tubes , usually on order . |
| 19 | Low energy-using fridges and washing machines have recently appeared on the market and are cheaper to run than ordinary ones . |
| 20 | The Flesch Index , the percent of personal and so-called ‘ sesquipedalian ’ or complex words , and the average syllables per word and words per sentence , are all presented as graphic symbols , while the major plot is a readability summary . |
| 21 | Transnational corporations , transnational capitalist classes and the culture-ideology of consumerism are all seen as evil attempts to undermine the freedom and cultural autonomy of weak and poor victims , or the only true paths to development and the only reliable vehicles for releasing the poor from their misery . |
| 22 | They are nevertheless honest enough to praise the good points of the car but are unable to concede that these points add up to a first-class package . |
| 23 | They are faster to search than binary trees ( Fredkin , 1960 ; Knuth , 1973 ) , and for this particular application it is apparent that a 26-way tree would be the most efficient structure in order to take full advantage of the alphabet . |
| 24 | For instance , how many people have watched a woman carrying a load of shopping and a three year old child , or cleaning up after an incontinent elderly relation , and still been able to maintain that some jobs are too heavy and dirty for women ? |
| 25 | Mr Binstead , who says he has investigated many similar offers , none of which have produced loans , said : ‘ We are making inquiries , but we have not been able to establish whether these offers are going to come through . ’ |
| 26 | Indeed , it may even be possible to argue that certain types of reservation of title clause are caught by s3 , in so far as they purport to allow the seller to retain title until certain conditions are fulfilled , and therefore permit it to render a performance substantially different from that reasonably expected of it , or no performance at all . |
| 27 | By the use of control accounts in both the financial and cost accounts it will be possible to ensure that both sets of accounts are balanced and integrated . |
| 28 | We must be prepared to adapt as some industries and occupations expand and others contract . |
| 29 | Although monitored allocations of the kind suggested above are the only way to ensure that library policy is translated into practice , it would be unrealistic to believe that all authorities manage their budgets in this way . |
| 30 | At best , the vendor may be willing to warrant that such forecasts and opinions are reasonable . |