Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In societies where there is a strong emphasis on certain goals , but where the means for obtaining them are unavailable to most citizens , the result is a situation of anomie ; a situation , in other words , where the rules and standards governing behaviour have lost their influence and force and are liable to be ignored , and where shared norms or rules no longer determine and direct behaviour . |
| 2 | ‘ All of them are vulnerable to coastal erosion and are being nibbled away by the sea . |
| 3 | Most of them are available with turbocharged engines below the 2-litre tax break . |
| 4 | Many of them are unhappy about current proposals . |
| 5 | Remarkable that out of thirty people elected last May , fifteen of them are new to this Council , a staggering seventeen percent of the Council if you do it statistically . |
| 6 | The standardizing , regularizing , authoritative properties often assigned to print as a medium ( though many of them are inherent in any writing system ) could have full social effect only if they had this broad coherence with general developments in the social and labour processes , to which , however , print was not a mere ancillary , for it was one of the forms of such development . |
| 7 | Adherents of all of them are active in current debate , and the story is one of proliferation . |
| 8 | People tend to assume that parents of mentally handicapped children and those who work with them are gifted with abnormal powers of patience and understanding , or suffused with some form of religious or social awareness that make them adopt a sacrificial purpose in life . |
| 9 | Rumour has it that most of them are unhedged at these levels : they did not expect the currency to rise this far . |
| 10 | Much of them are unreclaimed to this day , as in Dorset , Hampshire and Surrey . |
| 11 | I been married for 11 months and my husband works away during the week so we only see each other at weekends . |
| 12 | ‘ Your brother and I are busy with high finance . ’ |
| 13 | I would be willing to pay for any books or copies or , if anyone has an old machine that could be used for spares , I am desperate for these bits . |
| 14 | Said Sales Development Manager Nick Finlay , ‘ I am delighted with these results which are due to excellent teamwork . |
| 15 | As I am new to this post I am not sure whether we sent you copies of new Community Care leaflets when they were first produced so I now enclose a set for your information . |
| 16 | I am unaware of any allegations of malpractice at the prison I visited , but it has often been claimed elsewhere that frauds are common among both staff and prisoners responsible for storing , weighing and distributing food , and that the actual consumption per prisoner can be up to 20 per cent below that laid down in the regulations . |
| 17 | I am unaware of any biography in print , and it was for this reason that I wrote this brief account of the life of a truly great man of God . |
| 18 | I am tired of naughty nuns , fornicating friars , mouldy monks , ruthless rogues and virile villains ! ’ |
| 19 | I have also enquired extensively about a suitable drill to power the attachments , without success , so I am appealing to other readers to help . |
| 20 | I am sure with continued inspiration and a transmission of ideas from other divisions we will continue to move steadily forward . |
| 21 | But I am sure about one thing . |
| 22 | I am sorry , but the Prime Minister — I am sure without any intention — is not right about the way that he expressed himself on that point . |
| 23 | ‘ I am proud of these things , ’ says Bradley , evidently a believer in the view that political mayors should be judged by the size of their convention centres . |
| 24 | It could be a problem but I am certain of one thing : Manchester United 's purist style will be much more to Eric 's liking than the mix and match game at Leeds . |
| 25 | I am certain of one thing , however : we must do all in our power to ensure that none of that happens . |
| 26 | I am familiar with many routes on minor roads in the region , as well as the cycle paths built by organisations like Sustrans . |
| 27 | ‘ I am married with two sons , Freddie , who is four and will soon be starting school , and Henri , who is 10 months . |
| 28 | I am grateful to these sponsors and to my colleagues on the project , Alison Kelly , Barbara Smail and John Catton . |
| 29 | I am grateful for that direction . |
| 30 | I am grateful for that suggestion , but I am not sure which Labour party policy the hon. Gentleman is suggesting that I adopt to encourage investment . |