Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] be [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | She works for American Vogue where she is a contributing editor , and is a proud member of The Academy Club . |
2 | Her patronage of Bruce Oldfield notwithstanding , the Princess ' instinct for clothes , once freed from the stultifying dullness of her ultra-yah family , has proved to be more High Street than haute couture ; witness the acres of Di-wear replication in major chain stores and at weddings and company dances the length and width of the land ( and in Australia and the United States too where she is a considerable star ) . |
3 | They met at Cornell University , where she was a social work student and he was in the agricultural department . |
4 | The letter concerned the mother of the complainant who had died at the hospital , where she was a paying patient . |
5 | Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made but the service will almost certainly be at Llanfwrog Parish Church where she was a faithful member throughout her life . |
6 | Sharon worked as an enrolled nurse at Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals Elderly Care Unit , where she was a popular member of staff . |
7 | She attended Wellesley College where she was the first student to deliver the graduation address . |
8 | Brig Ramsey arrives from the Women 's Royal Army Corps ( WRAC ) , where she was the final director before its abolition last week under Options for Change . |
9 | Summarising prospects for a US-Soviet summit , Baker said : " I think we are right where we were the last time . " |
10 | You 've given me enough food to keep me alive and Cousin Genti 's cast-off clothing , seeing we 're the same size . |
11 | Too many people in the Labour party kick away the ladder by which they rose through the education system and seek to defend poor performance where there is no economic advantage . |
12 | There are also fantasies where there is no serious desire for fulfilment , as in the manner of daydreams . |
13 | DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative . |
14 | High buckminsterfullerene yields have been obtained in a heated pulsed laser vaporization where there is no continuous source of new small radicals as there might be from the arc . |
15 | He complained , not at length : ‘ This was the first time , and except one , the last , that I found any reason to complain of a Scotish [ sic ] table , and such disappointments , I suppose , must be expected in every country , where there is no great frequence of travellers . ’ |
16 | Where there is no unlawful act , there is no unlawful act manslaughter . |
17 | What is more contentious is the claim that Candida overgrowth in the gut can affect other parts of the body , where there is no actual infection . |
18 | In contrast where there is no stated goal , their contribution will be obscure and their sense of dedication and responsibility will ebb : when purpose is unclear , performance is low . |
19 | Where there is no joint action , each member state is entirely free to act on its own . |
20 | It is tautological if all that is being said is that where there is no industrial capitalism , there are no industrial capitalists , and vice versa ; and it is fallacious if it is intended as a substantial proposition meaning that the limited growth in some Third World economies is due to the absence of innovators , intermediaries , risk-takers and the like . |
21 | In particular if notice of an application for such an order has been given he may : ( a ) strike out the claim or defence if they show no reasonable cause of action or defence and enter judgment ( Ord 13 , r 5 ) ; ( b ) where £1,000 or more is claimed , upon submission of affidavit evidence proving the facts ( and proof of service of the application , copy affidavit and exhibits seven days before ) , enter summary judgment in a default action where there is no real defence . |
22 | Therefore , we would wish to maintain the scope for competition policy authorities to propose structural remedies , e.g. divestment , or regulation , or to seek undertakings from firms , even where there is no identifiable abuse . |
23 | Certainly this is the well-established position if payments are made , for example , to avoid the wrongful seizure of goods where there is no prior agreement to make such payments . |
24 | ‘ While I respectfully agree that recommendations of a committee may not help much when there is a possibility that Parliament may have decided to do something different , where there is no such possibility , as where the draft Bill has been enacted without alteration , in my opinion it can safely be assumed that it was Parliament 's intention to do what the committee recommended and to achieve the object the committee had in mind . |
25 | Where there is no such interrelation , as where the landlord does not have to serve a notice in order to exercise his right to review the rent , the mere existence of a tenant 's break-clause will not lead the court to impose time limits on the landlord ( Woodhouse ( Edwin ) Trustee Co Ltd v Sheffield Brick Co plc ( 1983 ) 270 EG 548 ) . |
26 | Simulation tends to be used in problems where mathematical solutions are not possible , or where long time scales are involved ( eg predicting — population changes over a 30 year period ) , or where there is no other way of tackling the problem ( eg charting space-satellite trajectories ) . |
27 | Those who know the geography of Scotland will understand that the latter percentage is much higher in rural areas where there is no other employment . |
28 | In those countries where there is no political backlash against them , such entrepreneurs are likely to continue to be key players in the domestic economy . |
29 | Claims resting upon needs must be distinguished from demands where there is no recognised justification for the claim other than , perhaps , naked power . |
30 | Where there is no specific provision , the duty will depend on whether the parties have submitted sufficient material on which to make a decision . |