Example sentences of "[det] [is] [adj] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is payable when a copy of a writer 's or composer 's song is made mechanically ( or these days electronically ) . |
| 2 | This is better than a night at the Follies . |
| 3 | ‘ This is better than a ceilidh . ’ |
| 4 | On learning of a prospective sale , the conveyancer should call the client on the telephone , or to the office ( this is better where the client is unknown to you ) and ask the seller for details of the whereabouts of the title deeds . |
| 5 | This is essential if the head is to be free in relation to the rest of the body , so that the Primary Control can perform its natural function . |
| 6 | This is essential if the statement is to be unambiguous . |
| 7 | The intensity of the enhanced bands also varies in a time dependent fashion , but surprisingly this is slower than the disappearance of the footprint , so that some enhanced products are still evident even after 30 minutes . |
| 8 | An important aspect of the teacher 's job is the size of the class he or she is expected to teach ( on average , this is greater than the pupil/teacher ratio , as calculations of the latter include staff who do little or no classroom teaching ) . |
| 9 | ( This is incorrect as the law says the claim must be presented before the end of the period of three months beginning with the EDT i.e. in this case on the 8th October at the latest . ) |
| 10 | This is wider than the scope of present UK law . |
| 11 | If repeated showing is desired , this is possible until the idea is fully understood . |
| 12 | This is possible where a target 's management are bargaining on behalf of their shareholders . |
| 13 | This is possible because the ability of even very young children to engage in reflective thought has now been recognized in many educational circles ( see Chapters 5 and 7 for discussion of this ) . |
| 14 | This is useful if the retailer wants to introduce a new product , or line of products . |
| 15 | This is useful if the user can not remember the precise range of options on each page ( enter the option number or letter at ‘ Your Option : ’ ) . |
| 16 | This is useful as the path involves very few synapses . |
| 17 | To devote five chapters to intonation may seem excessive , but I feel that this is necessary since the subject is difficult and complex , and needs to be explained at considerable length if the explanation is to be intelligible . |
| 18 | This is necessary because the light in , say , an artificially lit room is warmer in tone than daylight outside , even on a brilliantly sunny day . |
| 19 | This is important since the brief was always to destroy anything that may leave incriminating evidence . |
| 20 | This is important as the area is still young and both theorist and practitioner will benefit from mutual and current awareness of each other 's achievements and problems . |
| 21 | And this is important because a man might look very well from one side but he might look like a cheese from another , and that would be a distraction . |
| 22 | We believe that this is important because a study of police forces and the way in which they make decisions is essential to an understanding of the role of the law and rights and thus of the distribution of power in societies . |
| 23 | Certainly this is desirable if the Target shares have accrued a substantial gain . |
| 24 | Sometimes this is desirable because the expression seems awkward or inadequate ; sometimes it signals that the expression does not fit in with the rest of the style ( e.g. because of its register ) . |
| 25 | This is permissible although the chair of the conference , usually a senior social worker from the local authority or the NSPCC , must clarify the lawyer 's role . |
| 26 | If to ease pain , the doctor must take measures which may hasten death , this is permissible provided the doctor 's aim is only the relief of pain . |
| 27 | This is inevitable if an issue is to be constituted in terms of legal discourse . |
| 28 | Although most writers favour Melanie 's avarice as the cause of the delay , this is unlikely as the manuscript was not released , even though she was over 80 when she died , and her greed was thus left unsatisfied . |
| 29 | This is significant since a weakness of nature can not really be escaped , but sin , on the other hand , can be repented of . |
| 30 | There may be slight damage to the tips of leaves actually in contact with the fleece but this is acceptable when the alternative of the crop being ‘ cut to the ground ’ is considered . |