Example sentences of "is [adv] [prep] [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hardware , such as x ray , theatre , and laboratory equipment , is still of Chinese or even Russian origin , with some items being over 40 years old . |
| 2 | These are activities which we would be unable to perform without a detailed knowledge of their personal circumstances , and trying to persuade them auditing is even necessary or that anything has changed since Uncle Albert 's day , is nigh on impossible and certainly not an adequate reason for an additional fee . |
| 3 | The beautiful grille in front of you is partly of 1620 and partly of 1760 . |
| 4 | Thus we have Macdonald reporting on the " almost unanimous chorus of opinion that women 's work as compositors is so inferior to men 's that it does not pay in the long run " ( the chorus in question being from employers ) But the testimony of individual employers is far from unanimous or even consistent . |
| 5 | Still , it is far from unlikely that both Swegen and Cnut did have relations with the Scandinavian colonies in Ireland , and there is just enough evidence to suggest that when the Encomiast named among the latter 's dominions not only England , Denmark and Norway , but also Brittania and Scothia , he was not necessarily exaggerating . |
| 6 | How do you improve the lighting in existing houses , flats or apartments when the electrical lay-out is far from ideal and far from flexible ? |