Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adv] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It would be surprising therefore if the SoS announced his decision before the autumn . |
| 32 | The second reason , less plausibly , is that they regard non-shareholder groups as having legitimate claims on the company and believe that these claims should be satisfied even though a reduction in shareholder wealth is involved . |
| 33 | He held this to be valid even though the condition could mean a restriction on a use which would not amount to development . |
| 34 | The conclusions reached by the planner would not necessarily be valid simply because a computer simulation model had been used . |
| 35 | Thus the inference from ( 16 ) to ( 17 ) will be valid only if the speaker index and the time index are held constant ( see e.g. Montague , 1968 ; Scott , 1970 ; Lewis , 1972 ) . |
| 36 | When paths are short , every rule on the path will gain an improved weight after just a few searches , and for a good rule , the gain in weight will be significant even if the rule is first on the path . |
| 37 | But such a big change would be desirable only if the structure of local government was reformed , to make it more responsive to local opinion . |