Example sentences of "[noun] is [adj] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the erm Homeworks experiment is successful could we see many more stores turning over to that that format and that that or will you consider converting the whole chain or might you just have a separate chain called Homesworks ? |
| 2 | It is not unknown for the editor of a newspaper to be brought to the Bar of the House for uttering a scandalous allegation against the House or a Member of it and the fact that the allegation is true will not necessarily help him . |
| 3 | Furthermore , an incorrect diagnosis will merely result in the tradesman replacing a wrong component or unit and when he tests to see if the fault is clear will find it is still there . |
| 4 | The quasi-consensus of ‘ good primary practice ’ must be replaced by a mode of professional discourse in which the difficulties of determining what practice is good must be addressed . |
| 5 | THIRD DIVISION Maidstone United became the first casualty club of the new season yesterday — and the fear is more could follow . |
| 6 | A rule whose action is basic will appear just like the rules above for the straightforward version . |
| 7 | Aggregate demand = Aggregate supply Only when this condition is satisfied can we say that the total value of goods and services that households and the other economic agents want to buy is equal to the total value that firms want to produce . |
| 8 | 3.1 In handling a violent situation one of the basic rules is to ensure that a means of withdrawal is available should the member of staff decide simply to vacate the room . |
| 9 | IHTA 1984 , s18(2) states that if immediately before a transfer the transferor ( but not the transferor 's spouse ) is domiciled in the United Kingdom , the value in respect of which the transfer is exempt shall not exceed £55,000 less any amount previously taken into account for the purposes of that exemption . |
| 10 | Whether heterozygosity is protective could have an important bearing on genetic counselling in this disease now that presymptomatic detection of this and other mutations in the prion protein gene is possible . |
| 11 | We have already seen in our analysis of speech acts ( in 3 ) how the meaning of a simple piece of spoken discourse like The window is open can change fundamentally with the relationship of sender and receiver , and this feature of language is by no means peculiar to speech . |
| 12 | No doubt she will be hoping that The Corn is Green will draw more of her friends to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre , when it opens for two weeks on Monday , April 27th . |
| 13 | People whose mood is high are frequently over-active ( although the activity may be purposeless ) , whereas a person whose mood is low may be apathetic and reluctant to move . |
| 14 | Those who came to the conclusion that such total apostasy is possible might then speculate on the cynicism , and the intellectual vacuum at the top of the party , which prompted such a sudden shift . |
| 15 | The ketos , to which the hero is advancing would have been on the missing part of the stone . |
| 16 | Fella 's Trampor is fucking wo n't let me make his toy up . |
| 17 | If more output is obtained from the same manpower — which it is here contended could and should happen — then the allocation of resources so far as manpower is concerned will be unaffected . |
| 18 | The entrenched assumption that all reclamation is desirable must be challenged . |
| 19 | This is further emphasised by s2(6) of the Act , which provides that in any prosecution for publishing an obscene article , " the question whether an article is obscene shall be determined without regard to any publication by another person , unless it could reasonably have been expected that the publication by the other person would follow from the publication by the person charged . " |
| 20 | Only if none of these targets is available will I open fire on the big battalions with cannon . |
| 21 | In fact , the only one not now in profit is fertilizers , and strong action has already been taken that Lindsell is confident will lead to renewed health in this remaining problem area over the next two or three years . |
| 22 | What in the case of Alfred of Wessex is explicit can be inferred for Charles too : the inculcation of wisdom among the nobility was designed to strengthen their commitment to the king . |
| 23 | ‘ Every person who shall by himself or by or in conjunction with any other person , corruptly solicit or receive , for himself , or for any other person , any gift , loan , fee , reward , or advantage whatever as an inducement to , or reward for , or otherwise on account of any member … of a public body … doing or forbearing to do anything in respect of any matter or transaction whatsoever , actual or proposed , in which such public body is concerned shall be guilty of a misdemeanour . ’ |
| 24 | This picture is complicated should one or , especially , both of the plates be carrying a continent : the two continents collide with all the subtlety of a road accident . |
| 25 | But routes where the service is poor may get away with rises of 4.5 per cent . |
| 26 | Even Professor Mokyr , who considers that the determination of " when , where and how fast " so far as the industrial revolution is concerned should be sought first and foremost in supply factors , accepts that the sustaining of demand was important in maintaining the momentum of economic growth . |
| 27 | Until Tyson gets out of jail , which King is convinced will be within a few months , the promoter is shrewdly banking his hopes for big money on Chavez , the unbeaten WBC super-lightweight champion who is often referred to as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world . |
| 28 | The King is dead could be heard all over and everyone knew within minutes . |
| 29 | They state that ‘ A reasonable target [ for CPE ] can be expressed as an average of 150 points year on year — with three points being recorded for each hour of structured CPE and one point for each hour of unstructured activity … members for whom CPE is compulsory should aim to achieve at least 40% of their CPE … through structured activities … |
| 30 | Although there is no minimum requirement for structured CPE , it is recommended that members for whom CPE is compulsory should aim to achieve at least 40% of their CPE ( 60 points ) through structured activities ( ie three days ) . |