Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [adj] is [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | If Leeds had been playing a better team they would n't have won but such is the game that you ca n't play the big boys everyday ( thank God ) and Leeds eventually , to the fans relief , and mine too , registered their first win in four games and hopefully gained a confidence booster both for their defence and for our new goalkeeper Beeney who was called on to make only two saves , important as they were . |
2 | I have considered whether this is a case which I should remit for hearing before the justices . |
3 | The finding of anaemia at presentation in almost half our patients is worth noting as it is still widely taught that this is an indicator of chronic rather than acute renal failure . |
4 | Federman has recognized that this is a staple feature of his works . |
5 | In the business world , it is felt that this is the degree of flexibility that is required . |
6 | Everybody would prefer a low rate of VAT but it has is has been accepted that that is a non-starter politically . |
7 | Sadly , it appears to be generally accepted that this is the way people in service industries in Glasgow behave . |
8 | to see the family G P in Southwold I think that got things moving because I do n't they would have done anything , they 'd have just accepted that this is the end , you know , he 's gon na die in agony . |
9 | Basically just to put some flesh on the bones of what Michael has said that that is a view of the w of the Greater York study that erm the A sixty four south corridor is more likely er to er serve the needs of Leeds then it is to serve the needs of of of York . |
10 | commitment , he should bear in mind that the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer has said that that is an aspiration and not a commitment . |
11 | And it can not be said that that is the union 's business as of generally recognised right to decide , or to share in deciding , that application . |
12 | It could be said that this is a battle that is being won . |
13 | I have said that this is a theme that has attracted the attention of past thinkers . |
14 | It has been argued that this is a description of a patinated alloy . |
15 | Secondly , the formal analysis which is second nature to a Western critic can be fruitful , even though it could be argued that this is a way of interpreting the objects of an unfamiliar culture rather than a description . |
16 | Feminist theorists have argued that this is a mistake ; or less politely , a con . |
17 | It could be argued that this is an organization matter not an accounting one ; that a control needs to be introduced which prevents managers artificially postponing cash payments , e.g. a rule that all invoices must be paid within a specific time . |
18 | It will be seen that this is a form of inverse to the " multiply-and-add " operation . |
19 | All those vital issues are to be rigidly centralised and that is the crux of the matter . |
20 | The information it reads is a code which has now been broken and this is the code . |
21 | As with GSK3 , phosphorylation by CKII also inhibits c-Jun DNA binding in vitro and it is thought that this is a mechanism by which the cell can maintain c-Jun in an inactive state until it is activated by dephosphorylation . |
22 | You are told that this is the book in which Tolkien never uses the word ‘ the ’ . |
23 | It was agreed that this is an area where SCOTVEC should develop its policy . |
24 | Their Lordships are not persuaded that this is a case in which the petitioner should be deprived of its right to argue that the trial judge was correct and that the Court of Appeal was wrong . |
25 | Previous studies have shown that ET-1 is a mitogen for fibroblasts and acts synergistically to amplify the response of these cells to other growth factors . |
26 | It seems both poignant and striking how avoided and unanalysed is the effect of racist inflection on the subject . |
27 | So far we have just asserted that this is the case . |
28 | It is right that such effort should be rewarded and this is the purpose of design law which applies to new or original shapes or decorative features . |
29 | While it is indisputable that the proportions of both sub-degree and part-time courses in the polytechnics have declined , it remains to be proved that this is the result of policy on the part of the directors and their staffs ; it would seem much more likely to be a case of students ‘ voting with their feet ’ by opting for full-time degree courses . |
30 | The existence of Cotherstone cheese is not widely known but that is the way the lady wants it , and those who like it can always find it . |