Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the more idiosyncratic his genius ( this is the case of Milton , surely ) , the more likely it is that what will be copied is his mannerisms . |
| 2 | that the only kind of learning worth seriously measuring is that which can be evaluated by making a mark on a card for subsequent ingestion by a machine ( An awful corollary to this is that judgments made by human beings must be given less weight than electronically certified facts . ) |
| 3 | Allocated expenditure is that which can be identified as being used for the benefit of a particular country within the EC . |
| 4 | Because it , it 's , it 's not particularly going to grab me because I 'm going to look at it and I 'm going to I 'm going to look down to see what it 's asking me do and certainly a busy news editor is looking down the line to see , and the first thing he 'll actually do is , is just have a , a very fast glance at it , find out what it 's about , and just make sure there 's someone who can be phoned , and what the news editor will do is actually throw it out into a pile of other handouts and there 's usually a journalist who 's , who 's who 's won first prize and their task for the day is to do all the handouts , and all you want to be sure of is that someone can make a phone call and the news editor wo n't , wo n't bother with any with any superfluous detail , all he 'd want to know is that somebody can be contacted , we 'll find out about it later . |
| 5 | ‘ The split of Czechoslovakia into two countries has caused problems in some areas , but there is good co-operation between the two nuclear organisations and it is possible we will be asked to repeat the exercise in Slovakia . ’ |
| 6 | This may not be easy to prove , as if the precaution is possible it must be taken , even if the risks involved in taking it outweigh the benefits . |
| 7 | She is afraid they may be displayed in court as evidence after they were stolen from a photographer . |
| 8 | Once the first block is empty it will be demolished to make way for the second phase of house building , where the whole process of relocating and building is repeated . |
| 9 | Records will be read into primary storage , their keys will be transformed by the algorithm being used , and if the address the algorithm produces is free they will be stored in that address on the direct access device . |
| 10 | If the expert is negligent he may be sued by either party ( Arenson v Casson Beckman Rutley & Co [ 1977 ] AC 405 ) . |
| 11 | Galvanised iron cisterns suffer from corrosion , and when this is serious they should be replaced with a plastic cistern . |
| 12 | Since this area is one in which worker experience is paramount it could be argued that the trade unions would be in the best position to evaluate different options in work organisation , without deferring to " the experts " . |
| 13 | PAMELA : [ aside ] Sure 't is impossible he can be made an agent in this foul conspiracy . |
| 14 | When the patient is conscious he should be reorientated and explanations and information offered . |
| 15 | However , with a little diligence and help of the single end of a transfer tool , they can sometimes by unravelled in the work and since the end is fine it can be darned in at the back . |
| 16 | It is likely they may be amalgamated or changed in the future , but at the time of writing they are : |
| 17 | If the decision is illegal it can be quashed ; otherwise the court can not ( with one exception ) intervene , even if it thinks the decision to be wrong in some respect . |
| 18 | Where there is no tidal range wave attack is concentrated at the same level of the coast for twenty-four hours a day , but where the tidal range is great it may be spread over a vast foreshore zone and may only attack the foot of the cliffs for a very short period at each high tide . |
| 19 | ( For example Manu the lawgiver recommended to Hindu society more than twelve centuries ago that ‘ the chief function of a woman is to give birth , nurse those who are born and attend daily duties ' or ‘ A girl must be married before she attains puberty and after she is married she must be kept busy looking after elders , cooking , cleaning , keeping accounts and saving money and of course doing Dharma ) . |
| 20 | Even so , if a band is good they will be signed . ’ |
| 21 | Provided the speed is good it can be released halfway through the turn , relying on the board 's momentum to carry it through . |
| 22 | If the result is unsatisfactory it can be used as a motivating factor to persuade them to try and make an improvement . |
| 23 | He 's confident they can be brought back . |
| 24 | It can be used to follow the progress of linear condensation reactions when an end group , such as a carboxyl , is present which can be titrated . |
| 25 | In Bosnia , the rights and wrongs are more muddled ; no direct western interests are involved ; and nobody is sure what can be done , let alone what should be done . |
| 26 | When you first choice hotel is full you will be offered an alternative . |
| 27 | But he may have also been told by Mr Major that it is unlikely he would be promoted much further , and has decided to seek his fortune elsewhere . |
| 28 | When it is loose it can be removed and so can the spring underneath it . |
| 29 | Although he is fit to play in the Western Division curtain-raiser today and tomorrow , it 's unlikely he 'll be utilised as a bowler . |
| 30 | He said , ‘ So far as this court is concerned it must be taken as settled that the proper construction to be given to [ s.14(2) of the Water Act 1973 ] is to exclude liability for escapes in the absence of negligence ’ . |