Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [adj] [prep] [det] [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 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 .
3 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 .
4 Rumour has it that most of them are unhedged at these levels : they did not expect the currency to rise this far .
5 Much of them are unreclaimed to this day , as in Dorset , Hampshire and Surrey .
6 In any social situation connected with work , even if you are unaware of any assessment taking place , it is only common sense to limit your intake of alcohol .
7 If you are unhappy with any aspect of the LIFESPAN Manager 's account ( eg. many VAX Managers do not like to give SYSPRV to other users ) then please read Appendix B for a full discussion of other options .
8 These are the first people to contact if you do not properly understand your benefit entitlements or if you are unhappy about some point to do with your pension .
9 But if you are close to these ages and not currently contracted out it may not be worth changing your status .
10 Wire-fragile , wind-trembling harebell You are powerful like all creatures , fine-skinned and muscled to the bone , ears alert to every bracken rustle , the cries of the wheeling kites ; the wind thrills you with its chill messages of danger and delight .
11 From the moment you first suspect you 're pregnant , you are alert to each change in your body and the way you feel .
12 Because you are alert to that possibility , you will already be expressing your thoughts in a direct way .
13 You are strange to these parts though you were born near here , for Wrath is not so many miles to the north .
14 Ensure that you are familiar with any heating controls the system may have such as a time clock or programmer .
15 I wonder if you are familiar with this type of thing and could it be applied to computer video outputs .
16 If you are involved in any form of drug misuse consult your doctor .
17 If you are involved in any form of drug misuse consult your doctor .
18 Dummett , architect of anti-realism as successor to verificationism , offers the most introductory account I know in Dummett ( 1978 , ch. 10 ) but if you are new to this area you would do better to wait until you have read ch. 9 of the present book before attempting it .
19 And I hate to take that particularly because if you are bored with this book
20 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
21 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
22 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
23 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
24 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
25 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
26 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
27 Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know .
28 A crossed legged position may be adopted if you are accustomed to this position , otherwise sit in a straight-backed chair with your feet firmly on the ground and your hands resting loosely in your lap .
29 Last weekend I went to a wedding and one lady came up and said : ‘ You are different from these people . ’
30 Well , I 'm sure you are ready for some lunch . ’
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