Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the issue of how Scotland is governed now dominating politics north of the border , Labour MPs are convinced that such a move by Liberal Democrats would be like turkeys voting for Christmas — the description employed by Callaghan of the Liberals who threatened to break the Lib-Lab pact . |
| 2 | A former Conservative agriculture minister , Michael Jopling ( Westmorland and Lonsdale ) , said : ‘ Can not we take some comfort from the fact that our safety rules and our arrangements are such that such a minute dose leads to widespread concern and a Commons statement ? ’ |
| 3 | It would have been perfect if half a gallon of water had not leaked into my rolled-up sleeping-bag . |
| 4 | It 's to keep you invested in building societies , only they , they 're frantic because all the money 's going out and they want to keep their erm their erm deposits up , so they 're offering these schemes , and they are quite good , there are no charges as such , but er you 'll get the value of the fund that they 've made , or you 'll get a say two or three percent bonus per annum on top of the er share rate , er if you keep it for four or five years . |
| 5 | Having said that , and writing as a pronuclear energy member of the public , I am concerned that such a thing could ever have happened . |
| 6 | The two issues of Maastricht mentioned above are difficult reading because they are less than half the story . |
| 7 | The forelimbs are less than half the length of the hind limbs , which suggests an obligatory bipedal posture . |
| 8 | It should be clear that such a restoration is not to be undertaken lightly , and it should be entrusted only to a skilled professional . |
| 9 | The number it came from would then be revealed by the computer to be such and such a booth in a certain place . |
| 10 | And er they used to trade up and down this room , Miss I 'll be wearing such and such a dress and it 'll be such and such a colour and er then we used to make the hat for it . |
| 11 | A detachment can not be larger than half the size of its parent regiment , so a regiment of twenty men could have a detachment of ten . |
| 12 | ‘ That is an inquisitorial power , which may work with great severity against third persons , and it seems to me to be obvious that such a section ought to be used with the greatest care , so as not unnecessarily to put in motion the machinery of justice when it is not wanted , or to put it in motion at a stage when it is not clear that it is wanted , and certainly not to put it in motion if unnecessary mischief is going to be done or hardship inflicted upon the third person who is called upon to appear and give information . |
| 13 | Lists of books can be tedious but such a selection from various subjects is necessary to provide a proper picture of this collection . |
| 14 | There has also seemed to be a tendency among excavators either to cling rigidly to the date of a coin , or in the case of a pottery assemblage , to aim at an average date ; perhaps in some of the excavations of the thirties , the methods used were not refined enough for a director even to be sure that all the pottery came from a particular stratified layer , and if , therefore , a few sherds appeared which were out of dating context with the main assemblage , they could be put aside as ‘ intrusions ’ and ignored . |
| 15 | Usually this is not the case so the average wait will be less than half a revolution . |
| 16 | But the legal profession is understood to be concerned that such a move would compromise the impartial working of the Forensic Science Laboratories . |
| 17 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , though for larger assignments a site visit and access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be properly made . |
| 18 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , although for larger assignments access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be made . |
| 19 | It may nevertheless be true that such a country may have been able to establish links with either party . |
| 20 | Neighbours are shocked that such an attack could happen in their village . |
| 21 | From the House of Lords and the National Union he became a thorn in the flesh of the party leaders , where in a party government it would have been inconceivable that such a man , at the height of his powers and with powerful connections . |
| 22 | If you are self-employed or own a business you need to protect your livelihood with insurance . |
| 23 | Also , particularly if you are self-employed or own a business , there may be certain tax advantages as well as possible scope for improving your pension . |
| 24 | He is in a castle in the mountains , where the roads were terrible and all the communication lines were down . |
| 25 | The plants are often preserved as dark markings on shales , and were less than half a metre in length . |
| 26 | The resort 's advertisements were accurate and all the entertainment and leisure facilities described as free were indeed absolutely free . |
| 27 | Some of the pews were new and both the chancery screen and the choir loft had been refurbished . |
| 28 | The Blake case is still extremely sensitive because Blake was authorised to do some very terrible things in the East-West espionage war without MI6 being aware that all the time he was one of Russia 's most important agents . |
| 29 | that 's right and all the red went into little holes . |
| 30 | As it is possible that such an offence will be committed on any march or demonstration , the Act gives the power to tap any organization engaged in such activity . |