Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event , however , the project occurred in neither of these areas : not in Barnet because the psychogeriatric service was still in the process of development ; nor in Southwark because , although there was an enormous amount of goodwill and enthusiasm for the project , the social services unions ( particularly the joint Home Helps Shop Stewards Committee ) decided that they could not endorse cooperation with the project , the main reason being that they felt — mistakenly in our view — that a project which employed its own carers might be a threat to the employment of local authority home helps , and that ‘ to endorse such a service is not helping the elderly in the long term , it is only carrying out this Government 's stratagem in closing Homes and hospitals ’ . |
| 2 | The fact that this is so indicates well that scripture is considered to be sacred literature . |
| 3 | I did have a little thought last night that maybe he is not expecting much this year but looking to get us on an even keel for an attempt next year on the title ( with maybe another central defender ) . |
| 4 | Not only does it not produce much wheat , as we well know , but , in fact , it is not creating as much energy output as energy input going in to the system . |
| 5 | She is not working here this week but should be fielding calls for us after the election . ’ |
| 6 | The company is not saying how many job losses are forecast for 1992 . |
| 7 | America says it is not ruling out military action against Iraq following its defiance of Gulf War ceasefire terms . |
| 8 | But the function of to be , surely , is not to supply logically independent existence predicates , but to help turn other words into predicates . |
| 9 | If a match is not found then that path is abandoned . |
| 10 | Because of his working hours he is not giving as much time as he ought perhaps to his family , although he 's always tried to ensure that weekends are devoted to his children . |
| 11 | The intention is not to write off this side of life as " dirty " , as is plain elsewhere in Scripture . |
| 12 | The IB is already hastening down this path . |
| 13 | Du Pont Pixel which has developed the XGL library for Sun , is already rolling out OGI-compliant hardware and software , and launched its Sbus accelerator board at the SunExpo last week . |
| 14 | Finally , hypnosis is usually carried out some time after the police have done their normal questioning , but memory of an event can often improve spontaneously after an interval of time has passed ; this phenomenon is known as the ‘ reminiscence effect . ’ |
| 15 | Question design is always given very careful attention in terms both of phrasing and ordering within modules ; the initial and final questions from each module are designed to facilitate topic shifts to other modules in the system . |
| 16 | ‘ It will be a long process because he is slightly paralysed down one side , ’ admitted Joan . |
| 17 | The introduction of the microcomputer , and in particular the BBC range , is also bringing about fundamental change and development within the curriculum . |
| 18 | The aim is also to carve out new market areas — like denim — which do not compete directly with rayon . |
| 19 | The garage owner is also installing more sophisticated video surveillance equipment and alarms to help prevent a repeat of last nights arson attack . |
| 20 | The structural test programme is also making extremely good progress and the results from the engine test programme are ex very encouraging indeed . |
| 21 | Having come from backing singer to lead , Sam is now enjoying well deserved success with the title song Stop . |
| 22 | The company is now setting up similar paint ventures within other car plants , not just in America . |
| 23 | The standard condition ( Condition 4 ) deals with time limits for the raising of requisitions and it is now becoming increasingly common practice to mix in requisitions with any additional enquiries under the vague heading of " Observations " . |
| 24 | After voting to close eight more old people 's homes Durham County Council is now cutting back many home help visits to just once a fortnight . |
| 25 | Moreover , Emerald is late — originally the company said that it would be launched in the first quarter , but it is now expected sometime this summer . |
| 26 | The continuing scarcity of certain types of rural housing is now having as much effect upon shaping the English village community as the influx of newcomers . |
| 27 | Term accounts are no longer offered by the society , but the share account is now paying only 1.88 p.c. net . |
| 28 | With fine issues from Philip Martin , ( Hyperion ) , and Georges Rabol , ( Opus 111 ) , already on the market , the Gottschalk bandwagon is here given even stronger impetus with the re-issue of Alan Marks 's outstandingly committed performances . |
| 29 | And if a Boeing plane is n't landing right this second at any of those cities , wait a minute . |
| 30 | But doing the publicity for his new film , The Freshman , a sweetly off-beat little comedy in which he plays Clark Kellog , an innocent film student drawn into an impenetrable plot involving rare animals and gangster gourmets , Matthew Broderick is n't allowed even this consolation . |