Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When asked whether he would support a constitutional change in Scotland if he did not have proportional representation , he said no ; so he makes it clear that he gives higher priority to the self-interest of the Liberal Democrats and a voting system that would help them than to the issue of principle on Scotland 's constitutional future . |
| 2 | Ford , however , has made it clear that it wants ultimate majority control of Jaguar — something which the company 's board , led by chairman Sir John Egan , is resisting fiercely . |
| 3 | These relations between finite coordinate distances are generally so inconvenient that it makes more sense to start calculations from the differentials which do transform linearly : . |
| 4 | It is particularly interesting that he notes that science has come to hold , for some , the status of a religion : students of the arts , for example , might regard science as ‘ mystical ’ . |
| 5 | The coat colour can be all white , blue , blue roan or pied and it owes this variety to the Shorthorn ; the ‘ blue ’ is the equivalent of the Shorthorn 's roan . |
| 6 | and wrap it up into a package and say you know if anything goes wrong and it takes four hours then you |
| 7 | scale is not linear and it puts enormous weight on being alive and not much on whether you are active or working . |
| 8 | This process is particularly interesting because it involves two types of irreversible physicochemical changes ( problems in a general subject area that has recently seen the award of the Nobel Prize for physics to Pierre-Gilles de Gennes ) . |
| 9 | The noticeable familial disruption occurring in other cases is particularly interesting because it reflects social role expectations of women , where the primary role traditionally is that of homemaker , family manager , and housewife ( Oakley , 1981 ) . |
| 10 | A simple unipolar drive circuit — so-called because it produces unidirectional currents suitable for use with a variable -reluctance type motor is discussed in Section 2.2 . |
| 11 | Salamanca Old Cathedral , so-called because it forms one unit with the much larger New Cathedral , was built in 1120 78 ( Vol . |
| 12 | It is not clear whether it makes any difference if those words are omitted . |
| 13 | Sebastian de Ferranti , Basil 's brother and now a director of Ferranti 's competitor GEC , is a trustee of the interests but it is not clear whether he shares these views . |
| 14 | Of course it 's just possible that she has poor eyesight — a woman like that would be too vain to wear spectacles . |
| 15 | In a sense this is an extreme form of heterogeneous accretion of volatiles , though the separation of planetary accretion from the veneering by volatiles is so complete that it merits separate consideration . |
| 16 | It is ironic that IT makes fundamental change both essential and possible , but — to repeat — we need the change anyway . |
| 17 | Health and safety watchdogs say they 're not convinced that it has sufficient safety measures in place to protect passengers . |
| 18 | Again , we welcome that , but is it not sad that it comes 12 years after this Government were elected and after not just one but two Secretaries of State since I have been a Member of Parliament have been influenced because of criticism of tobacco advertising and irresponsible elements in the tobacco industry ? |
| 19 | Our Susan and Vera saga in Bewley 's is not that far-fetched and it replaces negative comment in many cases . |
| 20 | Except for drummer Simon Gilbert , who 's a screaming redhead , which is brilliantly ironic considering he says one thing throughout the entire two-hour interview . |
| 21 | Mr Cable should get his facts straight before he makes false allegations . |
| 22 | Jim'£s chances of winning are tremendous when he plays each point as though it was match point . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ She 's innovative and she understands new technology and how to apply it . ’ |
| 24 | I am glad that he finds such favour with the Opposition . |
| 25 | ‘ My gown will be lucky if it gets any attention at all ; you forget some of the top designers are taking part . ’ |
| 26 | My tape recorder used to load practically every game I bought , but now I 'm lucky if it loads one game a week ! |
| 27 | At the other extreme , ‘ I dislike it ’ turns out to be highly questionable when it implies diminished awareness : |
| 28 | COOK 'S NOTE : This vinaigrette is unusual as it has equal quantities of vinegar and oil . |
| 29 | Of course the type of soil in the area plays an important part in good gooseberry growing , and the good heavy loam of Egton Bridge is ideal as it retains vital moisture . |
| 30 | And anyway it 's this bas er ba baseball player and he does n't hit the ball you see , which ma does n't make him famous so he finds this person and he makes him go back and he does hit the ball and becomes really famous and that special person 's Michael Caine , it looked quite good . |