Example sentences of "[noun sg] [am/are] [adj] [to-vb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One leading umpire told me : ‘ At last it seems the Board are ready to back up the umpires in this matter . ’ |
| 2 | PPs at the basic level are unlikely to beat even a moderately good occupational pension scheme , and anyone in a good scheme — especially if it is inflation proofed like those in the public services — would be unwise to move out . |
| 3 | The idea is to join the words from the books with the pictures , although even children who cant read are able to call up a word list so they can join the words and pictures by association . |
| 4 | US sources suggest that the band are obliged to pay out a sum of $2.5 million in retainers to 150 crew members , due to a clause stating that any band responsible for delays must pay for them . |
| 5 | Both the High Court and the county court are obliged to strike out the proceedings if they are satisfied that the person bringing the proceedings knew , or ought to have known , of the requirement that the proceedings be in the other court ( s 40(1) ( b ) and s 42(1) ( b ) ) . |
| 6 | Now , instead of a day walking on the estate 's 50,000-acre grounds or picnicking on the heather-clad hills , the Queen and the duke are likely to send out a summons to Andy and Fergie , who are staying close by . |
| 7 | To advocate a policy of anything less than unlimited release of all information as soon as the investigator has discovered it represents heresy to the media , giving rise to accusations of cover-up and officials being excessively secretive , while the legal profession are liable to take on a more aggressive attitude by suggesting incompetence and serving subpoenae requiring the compulsory production of evidence in court . |
| 8 | At the outset we must state that the picture is still very unclear and that those forms of depressions which can be linked to an abnormal body clock are likely to form only a small proportion of all cases . |
| 9 | Emanuel Shinwell , who has never changed his mind on this issue , was clear in 1918 about the wrong-headedness of destroying the people 's grammar schools while leaving unscathed the privileged Public Schools : ‘ We were afraid to tackle the public schools to which the wealthy people send their sons , but at the same time are ready to throw overboard the grammar schools which are for many working-class boys the stepping-stone to the universities and a useful career . |