Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor is such a provision invalidated because the method of communicating the offer differs from that prescribed by section 90 ; but the procedure laid down by that section supersedes that provided in the memorandum or articles . |
| 2 | Erm , I think probably I would support the recommendation as it stands because I do think that we need to have a trial to see if the end performance , and I very very much support the idea of the end performance , er in district . |
| 3 | I think they 're just a bit shortstaffed because the girl that 's usually in there has n't been in there for weeks , Josie . |
| 4 | Eventually the committee agreed to defer a decision to see if the school could team up with neighbouring villages to boost numbers . |
| 5 | It 's not up to a writer to say whether a book works or not , but the point is that you can have good ideas and write bad novels from them ! |
| 6 | Previously , families could lose out on compensation of up to £30,000 if a sufferer died before the case was settled . |
| 7 | The existence of such a field came as a surprise . |
| 8 | As it 's possible to be backward compatible but not forward compatible , you ca n't blame the program for being unable to correctly identify a processor introduced after the program was written . |
| 9 | A PENSIONER died when a juggernaut carrying steel girders from Darlington knocked a heavy street sign on top of her head , Cardiff Crown Court has heard . |
| 10 | ‘ It is a principle of construction of United Kingdom statutes , now too well established to call for citation of authority , that the words of a statute passed after the Treaty has been signed and dealing with the subject matter of the international obligation of the United Kingdom , are to be construed , if they are reasonably capable of bearing such a meaning , as intended to carry out the obligation , and not to be inconsistent with it . |
| 11 | But it is impossible to force a horse to win if the talent is n't there . |
| 12 | When people set off in a boat to prove whether the Earth was round , they did not fall off so that proves that the Earth is flat , but people just say it is round . |
| 13 | More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time . |
| 14 | An owl-hoot startled them all and a soldier cursed as the bird sailed low over their heads , plunging in the grass to seize some little creature which squirmed in its death agonies . |
| 15 | A confrontation followed when the government announced the annulment of congress decisions and replacement of the elected leadership ; a general strike was called for Sept. 14 , causing serious disruption for three days . |
| 16 | As de Valois said in a lecture to teachers : ‘ It is better to have a rule to break than no rule at all if chaos is not to reign in the class-room or on the stage . ’ |
| 17 | Often only a hump remains where a wall once stood ’ said the spokesman . |
| 18 | Have a check see if the go in that direction , pretty sure they do . |
| 19 | The difference between those spending all and those spending some of the last twelve months in a home persisted when the analysis is confined to those for whom relatives responded . |
| 20 | A system of flags is also stored here to indicate whether the word must begin with a capital to form a valid word , if the word is a common mis-spelling and a flag detailing whether the word can begin a compound stored in the compound tree . |
| 21 | Given a module owner , charge code , existence string , module name , filename and a flag to indicate whether the module is a package or a product , PI_CREATE_PACK_OR_PROD will request that the module name be reserved in LIFESPAN with the associated user-supplied information . |
| 22 | Planning permission for its conversion into a dwelling existed when the barn was purchased , but the scheme was particularly disliked by one of the new owners who believed , partly for the reason cited above and partly because of her training as a sculptress , that a simpler treatment , more strongly evocative of the barn 's original function , might be adopted and still give comfortable and convenient living accommodation . |
| 23 | I 'd got a fumbling schoolboy with no more idea of what a girl needed than the man in the moon . |
| 24 | For example , if surgery were performed to remove all nerves supplying the part from which the complaint originated , this could be used as a test to decide if the word pain could be used to describe the condition which disappeared after the operation . |
| 25 | and really always has been , erm , the idea of a centre is , is simply because you consider how much it costs to have a point wired when the house is , is built , er several people nowadays is ha well they buy an old house , they erm , say well we 'll take out the centre light and put us in some wall lights instead you see . |
| 26 | They were standing around in frozen postures like a group caught when the music stops in a game of Statues . |
| 27 | There are many examples of how different services should work together and how passengers ' interests would be better served if there were a body to decide whether the bus companies are carrying out their responsibilities . |
| 28 | Drinkers have a right to know whether the beer they are drinking is a genuine barley malt product or whether it is stuffed full of such tasty ingredients as corn syrup , propylene glycol alginate , amyloglucosidase , papain enzymes and potassium metabisulphite . |
| 29 | In both cases , a right arises where the treaty parties intend it to do so , and the third party assents thereto . |
| 30 | To a certain extent it does not matter how well a product performs if the user takes a strong dislike to it then it will not succeed in the long run . |