Example sentences of "is [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the word ‘ accent ’ is used elsewhere to refer to different varieties of pronunciation ( e.g. ‘ a foreign accent ’ ) ; it is confusing to use it for a quite different purpose — to a lesser extent we also have this problem with ‘ stress ’ , which can be used to refer to psychological tension . |
| 2 | At Aintree he beat The Thinker just over seven lengths and is due to meet him on the same terms , although Jimmy Frost , his rider , may put up a pound or two more than the minimum 10st . |
| 3 | For ease of reading , it is preferable to add it at the beginning of the file , but anywhere else is acceptable , provided that it is contiguous . |
| 4 | If a particular human is capable of handling the proper aspects of a gadget , which must include mental knowledge of its place in the Machine of Evolution , then it is possible to use it as an aid , but as there are increasing numbers of gadgets being invented and marketed , so the human brain has no time and space to see these in relation to its own life/thought scale because , upon being born , the human is thrown immediately into a multi-armed and legged wrestling match with levers , wires , buttons and switches and fails to grasp the meaning of it all , being occupied totally in rushing to partially master the use of one before the marketeers rush in faster with 10 new gleaming diversions . |
| 5 | Associative and cognitive theories present two major examples of different approaches to the study of learning , and although they differ in very many respects it is possible to synthesise them in a way that offers guidance for teachers . |
| 6 | Probably only a minority of these carried the commitment through into adulthood , though as Gilroy writes ( 1987 : 187 ) , " by looking at the broad and diverse use to which the language and symbols of Rastafari have been put , it is possible to conceive it as a movement in which the lines dividing different levels of commitment are necessarily flexible " . |
| 7 | Where written pupil work is produced , it obviously contains a great deal of information ; something can be learnt about the general stage of understanding of the class by looking through such work after the lesson , while more is revealed if it is possible to discuss it with the pupil concerned . |
| 8 | Its mystery does not affect the understanding of the Created God , for , to accord with the aims and claims of this book that mystery still rests in the pre-life period ; furthermore , it is possible to associate it with the concept of ‘ desire ’ put forward in the hypothesis associated with the Second Period . |
| 9 | It is possible to scan them with the existing equipment and incorporate their digitised image directly into the page design but the quality is still rather poor . |
| 10 | The story of Gilly Hopkins is very sad : Gilly has the opportunity to gain everything she 's always wanted — someone who cares about her and forgives her and is willing to provide her with a loving home , but Gilly throws all this away simply by writing a letter when she 's feeling very upset . |
| 11 | Kylie will never forget the major role PWL played in changing her life , making a millionairess out of a minor TV star , and is prepared to defend them to the hilt . |
| 12 | Page 382 of ’ Erskine May ’ concerns the citing of documents not before the House and makes it clear that a Minister may not ’ read or quote from a despatch or other state paper not before the House , unless he is prepared to lay it upon the Table . ’ |
| 13 | She also makes the crucial point that it is wrong to attribute it to the mass of black people , finding it most marked among some intellectual and political leaders , who also obscure the central roles played by lesbians and gays in black communities . |
| 14 | I think it is immoral to put it in the water when you do n't know how much water people drink . ’ |
| 15 | With respect to Lloyd L.J. , when the creditor is content to leave it to the debtor to obtain the surety 's signature in circumstances in which it should have been aware that undue influence might come into play , it is not necessary to establish that the debtor was acting as agent for the bank . |
| 16 | What Aristotle had seen as the vice of the pharaohs , Cardinal Richelieu raised to a maxim of policy for Louis XIII , whom he advised ‘ all politicians agree that when the people are too comfortable , it is impossible to keep them within the bounds of their duty … |
| 17 | The matter in question may be so complex and technical , the conflict so acute , and the customer 's understanding and experience so limited , that , however full any disclosure made to him , it is impossible to place him in a position where he has sufficient comprehension of the issues and consequences of consenting to enable him to give binding consent . |
| 18 | It is easy to dismiss them as the strategic outpourings of a new recruit trying to impress the party machine . |
| 19 | ‘ It has been said that ‘ it is excellent to have a giant 's strength , but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant . ’ |
| 20 | I feel it is appropriate to provide you with the details of our costs to date and to give an indication of the likely costs to the conclusion of the heads of agreement . |
| 21 | Mathematical experience may be involved incidentally in many of these activities , but the teacher must decide when it is appropriate to bring it to the surface . |
| 22 | Handling it in this way is likely to leave him with a sense of confusion and resentment . |
| 23 | Woolf argues for improvements in prisons , not for their own sake , but because ‘ to treat prisoners in a way which is likely to leave them in an embittered and disaffected state on their release ’ will naturally lead to ‘ a deterioration in the ability of the prisoner to operate effectively and lawfully in society ’ . |
| 24 | Even the average consumption of these can be harmful for us. for many of us , reducing our consumption or even stopping all of them for a while is likely to help us in a number of ways . |
| 25 | Reading the plan it is hard to see it as the centrepiece of what was billed as the world 's first green election , in September 1989 . |
| 26 | There is , indeed , so much vigour in the playing that it is hard to credit him with the age the dictionaries seem to agree on ( he was six months short of his 75th birthday when he made these recordings ) . |
| 27 | At Edgbaston , in his early days , it is hard to recall him as the skinny lad in wire spectacles who tried too hard to bowl at medium pace , and when he became depressed at his form , came out in eczema rashes and asthma wheezes . |
| 28 | ‘ We sell it as a novelty and make people sign a declaration saying they understand it is illegal to use it on the UK phone system . |
| 29 | In order to discuss the analysis of Musgrave and Musgrave , it is helpful to set it in a four-quadrant diagram , similar to that used by Sandler and Tschirhart ( 1980 ) . |
| 30 | However , to get a better grasp of the holism they embody , it is helpful to view them in a more critical spirit . |