Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is grotesque to portray me as some sort of blue-eyed optimist . |
| 2 | Because the reliability of a test is so important , it is usual to quantify it in some way . |
| 3 | By examining the arguments of the reformers , in looking at their aspirations and ambitions , it is possible to see something of these relationships as they were evolving . |
| 4 | If so , do n't despair : it is possible to liberate yourself from this unacceptable ‘ tyranny ’ of a toddler ( as it so often is ) or of an older child . |
| 5 | With these processes , our edge processes and the technique of conjugation , one can actually solve all four of our basic subproblems independently of the others and it is possible to do them in any order , although it is difficult to orient pieces that are not yet in their correct position . |
| 6 | Because these instructions are stored , and not the pattern of dots , it is possible to reproduce them on any system at whatever size is required . |
| 7 | Erm , on the grounds that the substance he was dealing with was complicated , and I think , erm , colleague is right to reprove me for some of the language . |
| 8 | And at least one philosopher ( Routley 1981 ) is prepared to defend them in this view . |
| 9 | An experienced photographer should have pointed out these things but it is sensible to acquaint yourself with some basic knowledge . |
| 10 | If there has genuinely been no opportunity for the candidate to find out about practical matters of pay and conditions in advance then it is sensible to discuss them at this stage , and you should have all the necessary details ready . |
| 11 | Mm , mm , that sounds a possibility , I think , I think it is interesting to have someone like that you know |
| 12 | If it is difficult to distinguish precisely the living standards of older women in official statistics , it is impossible to say anything at all about the position of older Black women ( or men for that matter ) . |
| 13 | Er perhaps it is impossible to answer it in this forum but I think it remains an open question sir . |
| 14 | The wall is not in fact vertical though it is easy to misremember it as such , because it rises in three distinct layers of limestone , to heights of 6,900 , 8,500 and finally some 9,000 feet , with a filling of ice and snow on the slopes that divide one layer from the next . |
| 15 | Finally it is appropriate to say something at this point about the fact , discussed in detail in Chapter 2 , that habituation does not show context dependence . |
| 16 | THE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE is glad to help you with any enquiry . |
| 17 | The profile of this short-lived low-level blast cloud is supposed to look something like that of a clump of fir trees , so it 's sometimes described as ‘ cypressoid ’ . |
| 18 | Grammatical gender is supposed to have nothing at all to do with sex . |
| 19 | Secondly , the relationship with the credit firm means that , if the customer wants credit , then he is likely to get it from that particular firm . |
| 20 | Still , it is good to see him at all , and I suspect his performance in Reflected Glory will linger in the memory … |
| 21 | These three questions clearly overlap , but can be treated as conceptually separate , and it is helpful to disentangle them in this way at least initially . |
| 22 | It is important to protect yourself from such kill-joys . |
| 23 | Bonanza Boy finished a remote eighth in the race and is 10lb worse off with Little Polveir but it is unwise to judge him on that performance which came at the end of a long season after some punishing contests . |
| 24 | The training , however high-level , is converted into higher education only when the student is able to form an independent evaluation of what he or she has learned or mastered , is able to put it into some kind of perspective , and is able to see not only its strengths but also its limitations . |
| 25 | The Middle English dialects are mainly continuations of the corresponding Old English ones , but it is convenient to designate them in some cases by different names . |
| 26 | But they all counted as pieces on the diplomatic chessboard and enjoyed some sort of self-government ; it is convenient to regard them at this point as comparable entities . |
| 27 | It is a real test of golf and it is difficult to compare it to any other course I have played . ’ |
| 28 | However , it is difficult to conclude anything at all from a correlation , particularly one which is barely significant . |
| 29 | In this example it is difficult to know which of these arguments would find favour with a court . |
| 30 | But since answering this question involves reference to some matters of fact , it is necessary to say something about those facts . |