Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [vb pp] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , if the provision is to remain , the following proviso should be added : except where such injury damage or loss is caused as a result of a breach of any of the Landlord 's covenants herein contained |
| 2 | The individual 's intentions and objectives are correct and the proper course of action is selected but a slip occurs in performing it . |
| 3 | Baker considers the biblical theme of ‘ kairos ’ , the time ( unlike normal linear time ) in which action is demanded or a time which is opportune . |
| 4 | In time so much rock is dissolved that a hole is formed , called a swallow hole , and beneath it there is an underground pipe , as at Gaping Gill in Yorkshire and Eldon Hole in Derbyshire . |
| 5 | The Committee therefore proposes the enactment of a statutory provision which will clearly state that rape is committed where a woman consents to sexual intercourse as a result of threats of force , explicit or implicit , against the woman herself or any other person , ‘ but that it should not be rape if , taking a reasonable view , the threats were not capable of being carried out immediately . ’ |
| 6 | If a limiting radial is also published , the radial is followed until a turn inbound is initiated , at latest where the DME distance is reached ( fig 53b ) . |
| 7 | When a child is born and a twosome becomes a threesome , more blueprint patterns begin to operate , as they do again when second and subsequent children are born . |
| 8 | An order is automatically discharged if the child is adopted or a court makes a residence order under s8 . |
| 9 | Original artwork is returned when a manuscript can not be published . |
| 10 | In case of doubt , veterinary examination is recommended when a dog with eye trouble is presented at a breed show or breeding eligibility test . |
| 11 | ‘ Security is created where a person ( ‘ the creditor ’ ) to whom an obligation is owed by another ( ‘ the debtor ’ ) by statute or contract , in addition to the personal promise of the debtor to discharge the obligation , obtains rights exercisable against some property in which the debtor has an interest in order to enforce the discharge of the debtor 's obligation to the creditor . ’ |
| 12 | If cholesterol is raised , a cholesterol-lowering diet is recommended and a diet sheet offered . |
| 13 | There are no general regulations in the UK governing the type of medium to be used for archival recording , although some regulations stipulate additional conditions for electronic records ; and certain authorities have the right to require that their approval is obtained before a company relies exclusively on electronic records , for example : |
| 14 | In this case the details can be entered here whenever a file is amended and a printout obtained at will . |
| 15 | It is also possible to have locating systems fitted to all muzzled ferrets but a snag is revealed when a number are used together . |
| 16 | A match is found when a user has all of the roles specified within the model or a superset of them . |
| 17 | Coding is required but a selection of responses may be used verbatim in the final report to add interest . |
| 18 | A cancellation charge is made when a customer cancels or does n't show up . |
| 19 | The break-even point is achieved when a sales volume of about £32,000 is reached . |
| 20 | It is evident from the Northwestern Utilities case that once the defendant proves the act of a stranger , the point is reached when a claim based on the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher merges into a claim in negligence , so that if there is no fault the plaintiff will not succeed . |
| 21 | The pothole that gives the route its name is passed and a couple of thin moves are required to reach easier angled rock and the top . |
| 22 | The day is gone when a girl waits around till some man needs a wife . |
| 23 | The incentive to reclaim the overpayment is lessened if a company is lucky enough not to need the cash immediately . |
| 24 | The grain is sealed before a basecoat is applied ; solid colours or tints are put on next , then the guitar receives its top coats of clear polyurethane . |
| 25 | Hilton 's uneducated disciple , however , is learning at this stage that the goal of the contemplative life is a remaking of the self to be like God through a loving practice , and thus knowledge , of goodness : Such contemplation is experienced as a gift which lifts the conscious effort to know and love God into an activity of delight which expresses the whole man : Although this goal is thus acknowledged from the start , the rest of the book is devoted to the means by which the contemplative can work towards it . |
| 26 | Unless the offer is recommended and a shut-out ( see para 8.2 below ) is possible ( so that the offeror knows in advance that its offer will be successful ) , the offeror will normally wish to make the rights issue conditional on the offer becoming or being declared wholly unconditional . |
| 27 | The appointment of the interim receiver terminates when either the petition is dismissed or a bankruptcy order is made , and can also be terminated by the court on the application of the interim receiver , the official receiver ( if not the interim receiver ) , the debtor or any creditor ( r 6.57 ) . |
| 28 | Either a speaker is invited or a topic is chosen for discussion in groups . |
| 29 | The officer must indeed be prepared to sustain his attempts at persuasiveness over a long period of time , a matter which can pose problems , for he must be able to sense when a less conciliatory performance is warranted and a show of force , however discreet , would be appropriate . |
| 30 | His life is changed when a London lawyer , Jaggers , tells Pip that a mysterious benefactor has provided money to make him a gentleman with ‘ great expectations ’ . |