Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course the essential point is not whether the accounts are subjective or objective ; it is the extent to which they are useful . |
| 2 | the board are executive and decision making |
| 3 | The Germans are sure that energy costs and price increases for raw materials will soon be compelling their industries to recycle as much as possible . |
| 4 | For workers in small firms employment guarantees are very rare , working hours are longer and safety records poor . |
| 5 | But it does not follow that finite forms are superfluous because religion has to find expression in concrete forms , and the plurality of particular religions is necessary for the complete manifestation of religion . |
| 6 | Where there are differences , it is important to understand that dialect forms are grammatical and rule-governed in non-standard dialects , but the rules are different from those of Standard English . |
| 7 | In the more generalized insects the antennae are filiform and many-segmented , the segments being equal or sub-equal in size . |
| 8 | From Ballintoy harbour , the path winds round the bottom of the cliffs to Whitepark Bay , a beautiful , curved sandy beach where oyster-catchers are common and fulmar petrels nest on the surrounding cliffs . |
| 9 | If only it were possible to avoid these difficulties , and go island-hopping where they speak English , where the controllers are friendly and helpful , where all kinds of services are readily available , taxes are low and fuel plentiful . |
| 10 | However , while these dollar values are better than dinar values for the years up to 1983 , they are still not satisfactory , both for the reason given above and because the real value of the dollar has fluctuated considerably during the past ten years . |
| 11 | The tentacle scales are small and variable , numbering from 0–5 , some are needle-like while others resemble small granules . |
| 12 | These molecules are air-borne and present in only trace amounts , but they control the behaviour of particular species of insects over remarkably long distances . |
| 13 | Normally silent , but when alarmed or displaying typical calls are high-pitched and chattering , based on ‘ gyak ’ , ‘ kee ’ , ‘ kee-a ’ and similar notes . |
| 14 | The few references to their own practices by members of code-switching communities which are contained in the literature are vague and general : for example , the now-famous quotation ( complete with slip of the tongue ) from a Spanish-English bilingual which gave Poplack 's important 1981 article its title : " Sometimes I start a sentence in Spanish y termino en Español " ( Sometimes I start a sentence in Spanish and finish in Spanish ) . |
| 15 | Others have specialized in insuring only the more hair-raising elements of their colleagues ' risks , which is a recipe for wealth when times are good and bankruptcy at other times . |
| 16 | ‘ Her hats are beautiful and fun , ’ they said . |
| 17 | Individuals and groups are welcome and entry fees range from free to £2 . |
| 18 | For Oakeshott the two most basic activities of civil association are law-making and ruling . |
| 19 | The algal spores are airborne and blanketweed will colonise any suitable pool , irrespective of whether or not it is planted . |
| 20 | 5.3 PSD methods are student-centred and activity based and in relation to programme design , centres should arrange groups which are small enough to allow for practical activity . |
| 21 | In a message to the Environment Secretary , , the paper stated , ‘ It is remarkable that such a high percentage chose nuclear , indicating that readers are aware that coal has severe environmental problems . |
| 22 | Thus readers are aware that Guide supports fonts ( etc. ) in some way , but can be totally unaware of the concept of logical objects — probably a good thing because evidence from the use of word processors indicates that if they did need to know about logical objects , they would be put off . |
| 23 | Old ladies with thick stockings holding veins like knots of worms , and men whose eyes are duller than clay alleys dream other dreams and watched the numbered screen , killing time , hoping for a win . |
| 24 | Their flanks wobble and their eyes are moist and content . |
| 25 | For the whole economy the social cost of monopoly power is obtained by adding together the deadweight burden triangles such as ACB for all industries in which marginal cost and marginal revenue are less than price and social marginal benefit . |
| 26 | California taxes on drivers are lower and congestion worse . |
| 27 | " In such an organization the goals are inconsistent and ill-defined , the technology for achieving them is unclear to the members , and those involved in decision-making vary unpredictably . |
| 28 | I think in the light of future demographic changes , potential changes in government educational policy and the increasing problems of student finance , modular or credit based patterns of study are essential if degree courses and subjects are to survive in a much harsher higher education world . |
| 29 | THE shops are full and estate agents report a healthy upsurge in the number of people looking at properties . |
| 30 | When coupled with increased stocking levels , moorland losses are inevitable and heather can be replaced by bilberry , cotton grasses , purple moor grass or other vegetation ( depending upon many factors ) , reducing moorland wildlife . |