Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [is] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , she would die very quickly if she were not to receive intensive and expensive round-the-clock treatment from the staff of the nursing home where she is now a patient . |
| 2 | Or again , in textbook families , where there is invariably a mother , father , boy , and girl ( notwithstanding the fact that now over 30% of families in this country are now single-parent ) , the turns are taken regularly and predictably , with an order and courtesy that I fail to recognise from conversations in my own 4-member household , on those rare occasions when everyone is present . |
| 3 | Some , like this , are provincial , but there is a beautiful head from Athens ( where there is also a parallel in vase-painting , below p. 79 ) , and one can not really apply the word to the masterpiece in this manner , the ‘ Ludovisi Throne ’ ( fig. 83 ) , though one can fairly say that it is outside the main stream . |
| 4 | Lately George has been doing quite a lot of libel , where there is also a jury to persuade and headlines to be had . |
| 5 | Families where there is both a record of schizophrenia and where the index child was born after a particularly long or difficult labour would be particularly suitable targets . |
| 6 | In Lincolnshire there are a large number of small schools where there is not a deputy head , and it is inappropriate to transfer a teacher from another school on a temporary basis . |
| 7 | Where there is not a collection , I think that 's perfectly reasonable . |
| 8 | The focus on popular political strategy , on the one hand , and on changes in political representation , on the other , may reveal democratic advance even where there is not the kind of regime change called a ‘ transition to democracy ’ ; so that systems undergoing such complete ( Spain ) or partial ( Brazil ) transitions may be compared to others ( Mexico ) where none have taken place . |
| 9 | But where there is n't a branch near a Tesco 's how can we make sure that the collections are still carried out ? |
| 10 | They are ideal for repairs and smaller building jobs , and where there is n't the storage space to keep separate ingredients . |
| 11 | Where there is normally a lipstick stain on the filter tip , there is now blood . |
| 12 | The organist 's life is probably easier , however , where there is either a choir school or an arrangement with just one school from which choristers are recruited . |
| 13 | It is probably correct , nevertheless , to accept a dominant religious function for those sites where there is either a multiplicity of temples or a religious precinct with associated facilities . |
| 14 | Obviously , there will be difficult cases , especially where there is perhaps a house or capital to be considered . |
| 15 | Consider a multicellular organism in which randomly chosen cells dedifferentiate and divide to produce germ cells until the organism has completely turned into gametes , and where there is therefore no distinction between soma and germ line . |
| 16 | Through these and other exploits , such as hiding in the House of Commons broom cupboard ( where there is now a memorial to her ) on census night in 1911 , she became a key militant figure . |
| 17 | Where there is often a weakness is in the drawing retrieval system . |
| 18 | Where there is possibly a meeting of minds between him and the government is in the desire not to release him into a political vacuum . |
| 19 | In a long , frank interview with me this week at Guy 's Hospital , where he is now the head of Forensic Medicine , Dr West stuck to his original view . |
| 20 | His blind spots tend to be Bartók and Stravinsky — ‘ especially when he is in what I call his ‘ wrong note ’ mode , like in the ‘ Pulcinella ’ Gavotte where he is deliberately a bar out with his ‘ Alberti bass ’ . |
| 21 | They hark back to an older , more religious notion , where it 's not a question of wholeness of being , but of holes . |
| 22 | Perhaps radio will allow me to play all the unsuitable roles that I ca n't do visually in the theatre , where it 's just the voice and the character . |
| 23 | Where what is now a carriage museum was once a woollen mill where the red shirts for Garibaldi 's army were made . |
| 24 | But , just as nobody actually eats babies , so nobody is really a reductionist in any sense worth being against . |
| 25 | I mean I 'll be upset about our Whisky , 'cos we 're , I mean , we 've had a long time , although she 's not a pet pet , you know what I mean . |
| 26 | The deputy editor of Which , Judith Gubby , although she 's not a banger fan herself , munched her way through two dozen different varieties , says you 'd be amazed at what 's inside . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's true I like Fanny best , although she 's only a maid . |
| 28 | But I did support Mrs Robinson because although she is only a symbol she is a powerful symbol . |
| 29 | Mum has started to give us hell again , so she is obviously a lot better and , with luck , she will probably be home again at the weekend . ’ |
| 30 | Domestic sexism does not guarantee sexism in public affairs , although one is often a symptom of the other . |