Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's settled for some biscuits and cheese and a yoghurt and a glass of orange juice . ’ |
| 2 | It 's a shame that someone as obviously capable of expressing himself as you is given to such bursts of undisguised racism and ignorance . |
| 3 | The general rule is well established that if a person signs a document which contains contract terms , he/she is bound by those terms , provided that the document was presented for signature before the contract was concluded . |
| 4 | We said they could n't have the corpse if we did n't get it — that 's by the by — but it 's understood by both sides that this is the last of such meetings . |
| 5 | It 's appeared in several films about the mafia and carried a whole host of corsed actors . |
| 6 | In fact , I was only going to stay a couple of years and move on , but … but I met you and I knew right from the beginning what was going to happen to me ; and it 's grown over these months during our supposedly accidental meetings here . |
| 7 | It 's worked on several occasions since , though never again in ‘ God 's ’ voice . |
| 8 | It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers . |
| 9 | The question is , to what extent does the notion of ( loose ) apposition , as it is defined by these criteria , play a role in such an explanation ? |
| 10 | Although it is intended for all ages and abilities , in practice it is limited to Levels 1 , 2 and 3 . |
| 11 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 12 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 13 | As a result , there is a continued shortage of residential care facilities for the full-time residence of mentally handicapped people which is perpetuating the need for mental handicap hospitals to house them , even though it is recognised by all parties that this is to be avoided at all costs . |
| 14 | It is said of some speeches that they smell of the lamp . |
| 15 | Thus it is said in several cases that the plaintiff must have ‘ a right of property in the thing and a right of possession ’ and that unless both these rights concur the action will not lie . |
| 16 | It is said in some quarters she is being vindictive about these matters . |
| 17 | It is said in some circles that Morrison is alive and well and living in Des Moines , so perhaps we will one day have to sit through Doors II : the Incognito Years . |
| 18 | It is entirely land-locked , which means that it is bordered in all directions by other countries — Zambia , Zimbabwe , Namibia and South Africa . |
| 19 | He was the first gold medal winner ( 1902 ) of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy , his obituary in Nature noting : ‘ It is given to few men to discover a process which has had such a far-reaching effect in almost every branch of civilised life . ’ |
| 20 | This research forms an important part of the preparation and planning of any large commercial organization : it is conducted at several stages of the planning of a new product or service , and has reached a very high level of sophistication and accuracy . |
| 21 | The Court adjourned the matter until Thursday , ‘ but it is hoped by both parties that by then the current uncertainty and speculation concerning the future of Manchester will have been resolved ’ . |
| 22 | But unfortunately it is beset with many problems . |
| 23 | In the United Kingdom value added tax ( VAT ) has to be paid to the Customs and Excise Department , and it is levied on most goods and services unless specifically stated otherwise . |
| 24 | Since perfect competition does not exist in practice — at best it is approximated in some markets — the stringent conditions for efficient resource allocation by the market are not met . |
| 25 | Furthermore , it is argued by some commentators that , if an attempt were made to trace the redistributive consequences of other types of government policy , e.g. subsidies that are part of industrial policy , then an already very fuzzy picture would become totally confused . |
| 26 | It is argued by some workers in artificial intelligence ( such as Boden ) , drawing analogies from neurophysiology , that consciousness is a function of the degree of complexity and connectedness of networks — neural or artificial — but this view has been strongly criticised by Penrose as simplistic and lacking the necessary objective evidence . |
| 27 | Secondly , as a matter of fact , it is accepted in many areas of the higher education curriculum that the basic conceptual understanding can not be fully accomplished at the undergraduate stage , in which case the ‘ frontiers of knowledge ’ can be shown only to students who follow on to a postgraduate programme . |
| 28 | The language of section 20(1) ( iv ) ( b ) is wide enough to cover larceny by a bailee or part owner and embezzlement ; but it is a matter of dispute whether it does so or whether it is limited to those types of misappropriation , originally not criminal , for which the Act of 1901 was intended to provide . |
| 29 | This arrangement secures a quiet legal life for the film industry in general , although it is resented by some film-makers who are obliged to tailor their product to BBFC standards in order to secure distribution outlets . |
| 30 | Colour clashes which would make Timmy Mallet vomit on sight are the order of the night , and the music is an equally mixed bag , although it is peppered with enough goodies to eat between meals without ruining your appetite . |