Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The examples at Kaupanger ( Sognfjord ) , built c. 1200 but rebuilt in 1862 , and at Fantoft , near Bergen are simpler but also of considerable interest . |
| 2 | In some countries of Europe clearly the democratic institutions are stronger and more deeply rooted than in others ; but even where they are weak , the process of political development is conceived of as being one of moving towards a stronger form of democracy and dictatorship is seen as a deviation from the norm . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the processes of summarizing and formulation are complex and therefore , initially , it may be helpful to consider the information in relation to the three dimensions — personal , family and community — around which data was collected . |
| 4 | The gap specialists are fast fliers whereas those in the canopy are slower and more manoeuvrable . |
| 5 | If there 's a reason for the collapse in sales , it 's not simply that acts are worse than before , but that there are fewer teenagers to buy their records . |
| 6 | The reasons are many and well worth examining . |
| 7 | The reasons are numerous and sometimes complex but curiosity about the planet on which we live is a prime motivator . |
| 8 | Whether these parallels are meaningful or merely coincidental is yet another mystery confronting science . |
| 9 | Many of these types of discrimination are illegal but again they 're hard to prove . |
| 10 | To be sure , the philosophical bases of these tendencies are distinct and even opposed . |
| 11 | Sentencing policies , as a result of law and order campaigns mean the prisoners are younger and more likely to be black . |
| 12 | Well the figures show that assessments of the over provision are incorrect but even had they been correct if circumstances were an over provision comes about not because of an increase in our provision of services , but because of expansion in the private sector . |
| 13 | These larger units of text are more than just sets of sentences , and convey more meaning than the sum of the individual sentences . |
| 14 | The turkey and black vultures at the park are well-fed and then scared into bringing up their food to supply the chicks . |
| 15 | This menu is used mainly for keyboard operation as most operations are quicker and easier with a mouse . |
| 16 | Sanctions on employers are weak because almost everyone fiddles his papers . |
| 17 | Their middle-class employers are suspicious and often accuse them of petty theft and idleness . |
| 18 | The alternative regime in ss219 to 229 applies if : ( a ) Target is an unquoted trading company or the holding company of a trading group ( an unquoted company will include one whose shares are traded on the Unlisted Securities Market ) ; ( b ) the purchase of own shares is wholly or mainly for the benefit of Target 's trade or any of its 75% subsidiaries ; ( c ) the purchase does not form part of a scheme or arrangement the main purpose of which is to avoid tax or enable shareholders to participate in the company 's profits without being taxed on dividends ( there is a clearance procedure under s225 ) ; ( d ) the vendor shareholders are resident and ordinarily resident in the UK in the tax year in which the buy-in occurs ; any nominee shareholder must also be so resident , so if the distribution treatment is desirable it can be achieved by interposing non-UK-resident nominees ; ( e ) the shareholder has held his shares for at least five years ; ( f ) the shareholder 's shareholding immediately after the buy-in has been substantially reduced ( ie , by 25% or more , and his entitlement to profits must be similarly reduced ) ; for these purposes the shareholder must include the shareholdings of his " associates " as determined in accordance with s227 ; ( g ) the shareholder must not be connected with the company following the buy-in , and for these purposes he will be connected if he is entitled to acquire more than 30% of the share capital or voting rights in the company or assets on a winding up . |
| 19 | The decided cases are few and mostly not of recent date . |
| 20 | Such cases are few and far between and few have been proven . |
| 21 | All of these features are contradicted by the second group : string scales range from 13¼ ’ to 14½ ’ ; cases are deeper and more robust ; keyboards are nearly always lime ; and rack guidance is replaced by front rail pins . |
| 22 | However , his opponents are convinced that even in true-blue East Hampshire Tory popularity is on the wane . |
| 23 | They do not on the whole deny a male bias in conventional English , but they pretend to object to change on purely linguistic grounds — for instance that one should not tamper with grammar , that nonsexist forms are unaesthetic or even , as a last resort , that willed changes in language destroy freedom of thought and usher in totalitarianism . |
| 24 | It is important that Customs declaration forms are correct and fully completed . |
| 25 | Goblins have quick , nimble fingers and small darting eyes , their teeth are tiny and very pointy . |
| 26 | The teeth are longer and more slender than in any other crocodilian . |
| 27 | As Mayberry points out , if sign language only has concrete concepts then the signs are iconic and universally understood . |
| 28 | The splits are clean and always heal after a dose of finrot remedy , then about a week later they start to shred again . |
| 29 | Experts confirm that female fetishists are few and far between . |
| 30 | As the 21st century approaches , solicitors are more than ever at the forefront of commercial and community life . |