Example sentences of "[be] [det] [conj] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that the injuries are such that their full effects will not become apparent for some time and a hasty settlement might lead to an underestimation of the damage , but generally delay is on the side of the defendant . |
| 2 | His personal habits are such that his chief following consists of unpaid tradesmen … . |
| 3 | Since the problem in hand is one of excess supply in the labour market , the actual level of income , Y 1 , will be less than its full employment value , Y * ; . |
| 4 | Although the book 's authors concede that ‘ bluffing , exaggeration and obfuscation are all part of the game ’ , they believe that honesty , friendliness and fairness may be more than their own reward . |
| 5 | ‘ Frank 's never going to be more than your average brain , ’ said Major Tilney to Toby Freely . |
| 6 | ‘ It might be more than your delicate ears could stand . |
| 7 | The orbit of the moon is such that its gravitational pull is great one week , and smaller the next , then great again . |
| 8 | Another example is where the immune system is not functioning adequately ; suppose we keep animals in a condition which is such that their immune system does not work properly . |
| 9 | The big three's domination is such that their nearest rivals Limerick do n't even make it into double figures . |
| 10 | The big three's domination is such that their nearest rivals Limerick do n't even make it into double figures . |
| 11 | Senior council officials in Birmingham , some earning up to £65,000 a year — that is more than we poor Members of Parliament get — are living in council properties and paying rents as low as one fifth of market levels . |
| 12 | Sunderland , at least , earned their place in the final with a conventional semi-final win , which is more than their victorious rivals could say . |
| 13 | If your wife 's total income is less than her personal allowance she can apply to have the building society interest paid gross , so that tax will not have to be reclaimed . |
| 14 | Additionally , the survival rate of the obese woman with breast cancer is less than her thin counterpart . |
| 15 | Lessons may seen very expensive at first , but the combined total is less than what many people spend on a holiday . |
| 16 | Only people whose total income is less than their personal allowances are allowed to register for gross interest payments . |
| 17 | There are two reasons why society might consider that the social cost of a capital good is less than its private cost . |
| 18 | However , the vascular activity of prostacyclin in vivo is very short-lived and is less than its chemical half-life at physiological temperature and pH ( i.e. , < three minutes ) . |
| 19 | If the current value of GBLSECTIONS is less than your new count will be , you need to increase it . |
| 20 | The nitrate went down to 10–15 ppm , which is less than our local tapwater . |
| 21 | The contractual freedom of local authorities is less because their contractual powers are statutory in origin and are limited by statute . |
| 22 | Her charm was such that her second marriage was with a man twenty years her junior , Sir John Danvers . |
| 23 | At this time , for a short while , he was purged , he was himself as his best self should be , he was all that his great promise had held out — untainted , unbrutalised — like the Floating Island on Derwent Water , submerged for years on end , only to rise up intact now and then . |