Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] [conj] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , implications for future practice are discussed and some ways forward are proposed as a result . |
| 2 | But the Corporation said : ‘ Its future is assured and these stories are absolute rubbish . ’ |
| 3 | Research is showing that many animals actually do possess a sixth sense but this is a natural " supersense " , rather than anything supernatural . |
| 4 | Research is showing that many animals respond to other weather cues . |
| 5 | One critical step in overcoming the culture gap is to ensure that all partners share at the outset a common understanding of the innovation process , their respective roles within it , and how it applies to the particular topic being addressed . |
| 6 | ‘ Severe disruption was caused and many hours spent needlessly . ’ |
| 7 | The division between open and closed villages was not always as clear-cut as this may imply — many villages lay somewhere between the two — and it was less extensive in the upland areas where less labour was employed and more workers ‘ lived in ’ on the farms . |
| 8 | Two systems for engineering a ‘ human ’ insulin were developed and most patients have been switched to these engineered products . |
| 9 | The silliest and the most sinful of the many heresies of pseudo-democracy is to pretend that all studies and all learning are ‘ created equal ’ . |
| 10 | The role of internal audit is to ensure that these arrangements are implemented and that they remain satisfactory . |
| 11 | We will introduce legislation designed to give consumers confidence that what they purchase is properly described — and that adequate compensation is offered where these requirements are not met . |
| 12 | But , what with the way rugby is evolving and fewer scrums , a prop whose contribution is mainly confined to the scrummages can often seem something of an anachronism . |
| 13 | But now Wiltshire County Council 's proposing that those buses should be scrapped to save money . |
| 14 | You will get the lazy child who copies what the next child is doing and these copiers must be helped to think for themselves . |
| 15 | The terms of reference of Sir Geoffrey 's committee indicate that the Exchange is determined that all aspects of the creation of a clearing house are fully explored . |
| 16 | The proposal was blocked when some deputies stayed away to prevent a quorum . |
| 17 | Oxygen was given and both patients made an uneventful recovery . |
| 18 | During the visit a Franco-Romanian management institute was established and both governments agreed to negotiate a friendship and co-operation treaty . |
| 19 | It is not really a cost of living index since many goods of a luxury nature are included and several items ( e.g. income tax , insurance premiums , etc. ) for which it is hard to identify ‘ units ’ of sale are excluded . |
| 20 | The Manager of the package and those at the next level in the structure which reference it are reset to their original values for the package being updated and all packages which reference it ( see ( i ) above ) . |
| 21 | The manager of the package being processed and all packages at the next level in the structure which reference it are temporarily changed to the specified user . |
| 22 | Because of the potential seriousness of gonorrhoea or syphilis , if left untreated , nearly all the clinics in the United Kingdom have on their staff contact-tracers whose prime aim is to ensure that all efforts are made to persuade possible contacts of patients with either disease to attend for investigation . |
| 23 | If a special diet is required or any allergies to food are known , it is important to tell the Home Care Organiser at the Social Work Office . |
| 24 | Admirable as the desire is to ensure that these builders have the opportunity to construct the dwellings that the public will want to buy , the special position of Tyne and Wear , the real shortage of new land , makes it essential in planning terms that existing urban areas should be scoured for land upon which to build . |
| 25 | Europe as a whole lags way behind the USA , where only unleaded fuel is sold and all cars run on it . |
| 26 | 2 crew were killed and many locals felt they 'd had a lucky escape . |
| 27 | A similar effect takes place when the government changes the rate at which taxation is levied because such changes alter the proportion of additional income which is absorbed by leakages . |
| 28 | The uneasy truce between Quebec police and the Mohawk Indians , established in the aftermath of the 11-week siege in mid-1990 ( in which one policeman was killed and many police and Indians injured ) , was broken on Jan. 8 when 13 officers and at least six Mohawks were injured in renewed fighting . |
| 29 | The garrison was roused and all gates were checked . |
| 30 | In order to hasten the decision making process , the power of veto was removed and these resolutions could be passed by a ‘ qualified majority ’ . |