Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mild dissonance used is either a minor 7th or a major 9th : Note that the added part is mostly in contrary motion with the top part ( this usually gives a more powerful bass ) , and that all the notes used are different . |
| 2 | Again , there is no note repetition and the movement is mostly in contrary motion with the treble . |
| 3 | The large living-cum-dining room is mostly in earthy natural shades — they 're easy on the eye and a perfect setting for the colourful rug and furniture which the Coles bought to remind them of their travels |
| 4 | Er I think Ruth says anything in the hope that it 's somewhere near right . |
| 5 | While the lady who doubtlessly trusted him most , his wife , said sadly , ‘ I think his fate is rather like Humpty Dumpty 's , quite as tragic and quite as impossible to put right ’ . |
| 6 | er Well at the moment we 've got er total of about three thousand pounds and that 's mostly through private sponsors , and we 've got er three companies , they 've actually put their names on us . |
| 7 | In our cynical era , we might not be so easily bamboozled by ‘ the prophet 's ’ assertion that God , who is presumably on permanent nightshift , speaks to him in his sleep and has commanded the supply of seven frails . |
| 8 | Yeo Davis 's business was concerned with representing people who did not know the ropes , or even that there were any ropes ; Hutton 's predominantly with fellow professionals in other fields who just wanted the best and swiftest way through . |
| 9 | It is also possible at this early stage for workers to transfer to other firms without falling too far down the promotion ladder although such mobility is rarely between large firms . |
| 10 | Sadly , it is rarely on public display . |
| 11 | The study tour , based in London , is for an invited group of conservators , craftsmen , planners and architects working in Croatia to assess the expertise on offer in the U.K. The workshop in York is additionally for other interested people and groups involved in conservation . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's rather like flashing signals from a convenient hill-top . ’ |
| 13 | International trade is predominantly between industrialised countries . |
| 14 | The former is predominantly of eastern origin , with the most conspicuous affinities visible between mosaics from Colchester ( Berryfield ) , Verulamium XXVII ( pI . |
| 15 | Though French speaking , the population is a melange of different cultures , and is predominantly of Indian origin — delicious , spicy curries are high on the menu with good restaurants offering authentic French and Chinese dishes . |
| 16 | However , the powers of the authorities are not very extensive , for although they have the right to buy land within the parks they largely lack the means to do so , and ownership , therefore , is predominantly in private hands . |
| 17 | What 's on at Pallant House |
| 18 | If you survive it 's on to Nordic times to battle your way to Asgard ( are you getting on this ? |
| 19 | And then it 's soups starting at three forty five , five forty five and then it 's on to main course . |
| 20 | From the mountains it 's on to stunning waterfalls as you follow the Afon Hellte to Ystradfellte . |
| 21 | it 's on in black and white and fifties , it looks quite good fun . |
| 22 | With no chance of live football league coverage the fight is on for European Cup matches and other internationals . |
| 23 | The pressure is on for immediate safety improvements . |
| 24 | and as the going gets good … the race is on for top jockey … |
| 25 | Platelet activating factor is on of lipid mediators that is generated in a variety of cells upon chemical or immune stimulation . |
| 26 | ‘ To save my suffering Papa tells me he is dead for sure . |
| 27 | In fact , although there is an element of truth to this position , the previous theoretical analysis is arguably of substantial assistance in commenting upon the current framework of the law . |
| 28 | There is therefore some potential disadvantage in trying to obtain maximum identification with other members of a particular Anonymous Fellowship and some advantage in recognising that all addictive disease — and all recovery programmes — have much that is fundamentally in common . |
| 29 | Okay , we can now define certain pre-structural relations which we 'll then use to explain the behaviour of things like herself so it 's only over okay , and node X dominates a node Y right , where a node is the point where a label appears , sentence node , node and so on . |
| 30 | It 's only for junior rugby though . |