Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now at that time the Scottish National Party was the only other party in Scotland advocating what we were advocating ( though obviously going much further ) and it seemed to me crazy to be competing with them for devolutionary votes . |
| 2 | A job function might be regarded as essential if performance of the function is the reason the position exists at all ; or performance could only be re-distributed amongst a limited number of employees ; or the position has to be filled by someone with particular expertise or ability to perform what is a highly specialised function . |
| 3 | Other jobs and dignities , including the leadership of the House , the chairmanship of the party , the conduct of Central African affairs , the oversight of European negotiations , the first Secretaryship of State , and even the Deputy Premiership , were to be added unto me for varying periods in the years that followed ; and each time Macmillan went abroad-notably during his Eastern tour in 1958 and his African trip in 1960-I was automatically invited to act as head of the government . |
| 4 | To be applied to everything from religious observance to sweeping the kitchen floor . |
| 5 | The book should be written by someone with linguistic knowledge so that attention is paid to the principles of selection : for example , staging , grading , restriction and repetition . |
| 6 | Using the statutory criteria as a check list the findings of fact and reasons can be built round them without undue length . |
| 7 | Albert Schweitzer pointed out that there is a modesty of spirit which should not be violated , although occasionally one 's close friends may be revealed to one in special moments , almost like a flash of lightning which illuminates briefly but clearly . |
| 8 | These may take a bit of finding — although an electronic stud detector will help — but once the batten has been secured , the kitchen cupboard ( or whatever ) can be secured to it with normal woodscrews . |
| 9 | Even where such material is not incorporated by reference apparently reference may still be made to it for contextual or confirmatory purposes . |
| 10 | ‘ Will we be looking for anything in particular , sir ? ’ |
| 11 | And what the force will say to us is that the force has overall priorities and they take precedent and that is to get sixty four P Cs back on the street , and our problems they will be looking to us for imaginative solutions |
| 12 | Only a few years before , Camille had been acutely concerned about her mother 's appearance , sometimes refusing to be seen with her in public , but now it seemed that she no longer minded : she had expropriated from Scarlet 's wardrobe those few articles that she felt would suit herself and had thereafter left her mother to her own devices . |
| 13 | Apart from and me , there is , a rather lugubrious ( though pleasant ) Peruvian , and , the French Canadian , whole reminds me of , in that he expects everything to be done for him at little cost in exchange for a good wit and ready sense of humour — also like , he plays the piano , with a special line in French songs . |
| 14 | Can you think if we have something meal facilities which has also been raised if then maybe the stage door club area could be used for something like light rehearsal space which is always in demand . |
| 15 | In fact the parts can be used in anything from high-tech warships to telephones and TVs . |
| 16 | So neither plant owners nor instrumentation makers are at all keen to report on RFI problems that could later be used against them in legal proceedings . |
| 17 | At the very least , if nothing else is available , works should be rinsed with lots of cold water . |
| 18 | There 's a proof because so if two people were contemplating the proof of the infinity of primes they would n't be going about it in different ways , erm , if they 're contemplating the proof , they 'd be contemplating exactly the same steps in the same order . |
| 19 | Outdoor shops are just sports shops , but instead of a seedy man with a moustache selling you nylon football strips and tennis balls , outdoor shops stock only merchandise connected with hill-walking , climbing , skiing and sometimes canoeing , all of which will be offered to you by rosy-cheeked young sales people in fleecy tops . |
| 20 | A county council spokesman said : ‘ We have received Rev Harper 's letter and will be replying to it in due course . ’ |
| 21 | His increasing tide of support from the populations of the Arab and wider Muslim world has puzzled Western observers , some of whom had actually believed that the Arabs might be only too glad to be rid of him with Western help . |
| 22 | They did n't seem to be focused on anything in particular . |
| 23 | The eyes seemed to be staring at him with peculiar intensity , as though he were a rare specimen whose every move must be observed . |
| 24 | Dislike might be bubbling inside her like bitter acid , but it had n't prevented her from doing a good job . |
| 25 | The typesetting will be arranged by the agency , after which the advertisement will be faxed to us for final proof reading and confirmation of our approval . |
| 26 | The group relief position between the various members of the vendor group , including Target , needs to be considered by both Newco and the vendor , because it will have a bearing on : ( a ) what the parties to the buy-out agree should be paid by Target for group relief to be surrendered to it by other members of the vendor group or , conversely , what payment Target should receive for losses and other group relief items which are available for surrender from Target to other members of the vendor group ; ( b ) whether adjustments need to be made to inter-company loan accounts ; for example if it has been assumed that in the accounting period of Target in which the buy-out occurs it will achieve a certain level of profitability which will enable it to claim group relief from other group companies and that those other companies will accordingly be able to write off £x of inter-company debt due to Target , the fact that Target leaves the vendor group , say , half-way through that accounting period , will prima facie reduce the amount of group relief it can claim to half of £x ; furthermore Newco may not be willing to pay as much as half of £x out of Target unless this represents a discount on the amount of corporation tax Target would otherwise have to pay on such profits ; additionally , the notional disposals which Target makes under s179 TCGA when it leaves the group may either increase its profits ( if a gain arises ) or decrease them ( if a loss arises ) ; ( c ) what the parties agree in terms of indemnity cover for Newco for tax charges crystallising in Target ; for example , the vendor goup may agree to surrender sufficient group relief to Target free of charge to preclude any charge to corporation tax arising from the operation of s179 when Target leaves the group . |
| 27 | Christopher Voelcker , stipendiary magistrate , said : ‘ Mr Graham 's £260 legal aid payment will be remitted to him in full . ’ |
| 28 | The visions which our ancestors saw with the mind 's eye , must be embodied for us in palpable form … all must be made palpable to sight , no less than to feeling . ’ |
| 29 | Even indifferent lawyers may be kept going by their clerk arranging for briefs to be passed to them from dud solicitors . |
| 30 | It is likely that a good many protestant loyalists oscillate between the two and still have to come to their moment of decision , one that is likely to be forced on them by future events . |