Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] [is] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It appears that the type of injury which must be foreseen is serious injury and if that is so , the statement that indifference to any harm to health or welfare was sufficient ( Stone & Dobinson [ 1977 ] QB 754 ) is incorrect in the light of authorities from the 1980s . |
| 2 | Although product X is ranked before product Y the optimum mix only includes the manufacture of 1,000 units of X , this is because the minimum quantity of Y that must be sold is 800 units . |
| 3 | A third effect which could be added is that business experience would be gained by the local merchant , and thus the society begins to develop a pool of people with such business experience . |
| 4 | One of the hypotheses which will be tested is that comprehension of the logical character of ‘ mental state verbs ’ is necessary for understanding that some sentences are true in virtue of their form alone ( eg ‘ The father is a man ’ ) . |
| 5 | Chorus meanwhile , has already graduated to SVR4 and what SCO will be using is earlier Chorus technology more in keeping with its installed base . |
| 6 | Tonight 's showpiece , in honour of the 51-year-old former Benfica ace , Eusebio , will be United 's first visit to the Stadium of Light since their legendary 5-1 European Cup quarter-final win in 1966 , when George Best scored twice and became El Beatle . |
| 7 | What can be seen is that Parliament can not have intended an implied limitation along the lines of Ex parte Blain , 12 Ch.D. 522 . |
| 8 | All that can be said is that Labour has lost elections in the past when the press was more favourable than it now is . |
| 9 | The most that can be said is that S.I.B . |
| 10 | The first generalization that can be made is that andesite lavas are more viscous than basalt ones . |
| 11 | The lowest price for which shares can be repurchased is zero pence so that an investor can only hope to double his or her investment at the most . |
| 12 | The constantly-dripping nose for which no explanation can be found is another example , the catarrh which never quite clears up , the cold that comes out of the blue when life is difficult for us . |
| 13 | Still , it is sometimes possible to infer alterations over time , and one direct conclusion that can be drawn is that part , at least , of landlords ' rationale was economic : within a situation affected by such non-economic factors as pious donations , landlords organised estates and renders to maximise resources . |