Example sentences of "and [subord] [pron] [is] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore it is difficult to interpret such statistics as those of UNEP ( 1982 ) , as well as others which calculate rates of topsoil loss per km 2 , except perhaps in cases where the rate is extremely high and where there is other evidence of obvious changes in land use . |
| 2 | In pigs on free range the problem is greater , and where there is serious ascariasis it may be necessary to discontinue the use of paddocks for several years , since the eggs can survive cultivation . |
| 3 | Although the number of conversions is not very high nationally , they play an increasingly important role in central and inner London where land and house prices are very high and where there is little scope for new private house building . |
| 4 | Prosecution is thus reserved for the cases in which some unfair advantage has been taken of the girl , particularly where the girl is under 13 ( when lack of proper understanding is assumed ) , where the man is considerably older than the girl , where the man held some position of trust in relation to the girl , and where there is some element of deception involved . |
| 5 | It is the Council 's policy to work towards the provision of a shelter at all bus stops in Lothian where passengers regularly board and where there is sufficient space at the roadside . |
| 6 | Books have a particular value for a culture which is badly under-educated and where there is enforced leisure . |
| 7 | The new act clearly falls far short of the demand for freedom of information legislation with a presumption that all official information is in the public domain except where there are clearly defined reasons for restricting disclosure and where there is adequate monitoring to ensure that civil servants and politicians are committed to implementing the principles behind the legislation . |
| 8 | My sister took a bit of stick at first , too , and although she 's two years younger than me and was in a different class , we stuck together at break times and tried to avoid the sneering eyes . |
| 9 | Although men who were retained for life by a great magnate had an obligation to serve him in peace and war , and although there is little evidence about how the sub-contractors recruited their troops , neither the magnate captains nor their sub-contractors seem to have encountered much difficulty in persuading men to serve . |
| 10 | The systematic study of information technology ( informatics ) is in its infancy and although there is general agreement that its potential for human progress is enormous , there is a good deal of pessimism as to the probability that those who control it will actively seek this end over their own private interests ( see Schiller , 1989 ; Journal of Communication , 1989 ) . |
| 11 | These results show how common it is for small mammals to become trapped in pitfalls , and although there is some selection in species trapped , depending on local circumstances , the degree of bias is less than might be expected . |
| 12 | Well , Gain has reportedly just snared a porting pact with IBM to move its software to the RS/6000 and once it 's ready IBM will apparently co-market the stuff worldwide especially to users with mission critical distributed applications . |
| 13 | ‘ And if there 's one thing he 's not , it 's cheap … ’ |
| 14 | And if there 's one thing that really bugs me , it 's trendy , middle-class liberals like those who write in Hot Press and their apologies for Provos , puffs , poets , transvestites and assorted other wankers . |
| 15 | They like things to be loud and dramatic , and if there 's one thing you ca n't have in good sorcery , it 's loud noises and drama . |
| 16 | And if there 's one thing I ca n't stand it 's the smell of curry . |
| 17 | Er and you 'd get some feedback to us from the Neighbourhood Watch point of view er and it 's not peculiar to Neighbourhood Watches but er from , from your point of view you also have access to the police in that er eventually there should be a liaison built up , not overnight I mean it wo n't , it wo n't happen tomorrow morning either , but there 'll be a lia liaison between the , the local police officer and yourselves er and if there 's any problems that you may have , you know and you 'll be able to communicate back to them . |
| 18 | Erm you have a war , warden who lives on , the premises you have contact with the wardens and if there 's any problems you can |
| 19 | at least even I never stooped to sending a circular round Community and Environment saying we do not want the danger of officers actually talking to the public and if there 's any credit , Councillor got to have it . |
| 20 | And if there 's any areas or warnings of concern which you feel that you 've both got , because he might think , he 's got any , he 's concerned about an area , but you do n't see it as a concern , and you allay his fears . |
| 21 | Marie keeps cornflakes and stuff in the room , and if there 's any milk we have that , or else we have some toast and jam . |
| 22 | ‘ Now I 'm in the voucher scheme I feel safer knowing that the council has looked at the people it employs , and if there 's any difficulty I can go to Joan [ the manager ] . ’ |
| 23 | half way through anyway so , so we 'll have a chat and if there 's any sort of er questions , burning questions as er I 'm going along , feel free to ask . |
| 24 | Do level one and level two , the ones that you you have to do and if there 's any time left at the end of the year do the ones that that you missed out . |
| 25 | So if there is excess supply the quantity actually traded will be the quantity demanded , and if there is excess demand the quantity actually traded will be the quantity supplied . |
| 26 | ‘ We shall look forward to seeing the report and if there is new data that warrants investigation . ’ |
| 27 | Everybody knows — including I think members of the Council from all three political groups — everybody knows that we 've got increasing numbers of elderly people , we 've got increasing numbers of disabled and mentally ill people in the community , and if there is one service , and I know there are others , but if there is one service that needs constant new growth it 's Social Services , and that 's not me empire building or anything like that , that 's me simply saying in straight managerial terms there are forces which require us to increase the Social Services budget . |
| 28 | And if there is one thing that West London hotels particularly enjoy , it is making a fuss of Joe Jackson . |
| 29 | The appointment of clinical supervisors and the introduction of structured education and training will be effective only if there are profound conceptual changes in the understanding of the purpose of the preregistration year , if there are contractual agreements to enable the educational supervisor to fulfil the role , and if there is financial provision for the training of trainers and regular formative assessment of the trainees . |
| 30 | Under the relevant agreements , the directors usually make the adjustment , and if there is any doubt or dispute arising in respect of the adjustment the matter is referred to the auditors to certify an adjustment which is fair and reasonable in their view , to be binding on all concerned . |