Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Divisions into twelve are invaluable when plotting monthly data ( and a nuisance otherwise ) . |
| 2 | Such large wind shifts are important when sailing long upwind stretches . |
| 3 | Pregnant ladies and elderly people should be careful when eating soft cheese , as they should be when exercising . |
| 4 | Various non-histological features such as age , sex , symptom presentation , tumour size , site , ploidy status , and tumour marker levels may all be helpful when considering long term outcome , however , these indices still fail to predict disease recurrence with precision . |
| 5 | Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets . |
| 6 | So long as women are subordinate to men , their language will continue to be stereotyped as indicating natural subservience , unintelligence and immaturity . |
| 7 | There was no reason for a beleaguered host to be gentle when hauling two spies into their precincts , and in their anger and disappointment and fear , the men who handled the drag-ropes would have made sure , but for Lomellini , that these climbers never climbed again . |
| 8 | Disk Mirror is useful when copying large disks from one drive to another , especially over a network , as you can copy only the required directories . |
| 9 | This combination is useful when suggesting distant hills . |
| 10 | This provides information and data and is useful when preparing final accounts ( Fig. 5.15 ) . |
| 11 | The article is unmarked as regards spatio-temporal relations ; so the function of deictic reference is to set up a continual spatial , temporal and subjective opposition between proximal and distal relations . |
| 12 | Thus looking at changes in sales in the various business segments is important when analysing overall profit margin . |
| 13 | The distinction between the two cues is important because manipulating vertical disparities in the way described by Sobel and Collett , for example , has the effect of creating both differential vertical and differential horizontal perspective cues . |
| 14 | This variability is evident when studying purified receptors in artificial membranes , calcium release in single cells or in cell populations . |
| 15 | A sharp knife is essential when carving any joint . |
| 16 | The interest paid to debenture holders is deductible when calculating taxable profits , unlike dividend payments . |
| 17 | It is vital when comparing two sets of published figures to ensure that basic definitions and methods of collection and analysis are consistent . |
| 18 | This is not criticism as it is necessary when writing local history to use previous writers . |
| 19 | In practice , compromise is necessary when assigning actual shorelines to the above classes . |
| 20 | That 's sufficient in law , although at least 20 years is desirable as validating old recitals of title , etc . |
| 21 | Ruth 's hair was straight as falling black water . |
| 22 | Gosden was undecided whether to pull Red Bishop out of Festival Stakes , fearing the ground would be too fast . |
| 23 | The judge said that Union Discount had not proved that the purpose of an audit was other than to satisfy statutory requirements . |