Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] the [noun] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The alternative version has the same two properties together making up a property complex that is applied to the immediately adjacent subject of the sentence ; moreover in both cases the complex as a whole is assigned syntactically to the subject E ; the sole difference is in the matter of which property is taken as " senior " to the other within the bounds of the complex , as in ( 63 ) , and in such a case this will produce an infinitesimal semantic difference : ( 63 ) However this sort of syntactic trading is only possible where the language contains suitable lexical items ; it must have an adverb and verb with the appropriate meanings ; thus , in the absence of an adverb equivalent to after a change and a verb meaning to be orange , for instance , English can not offer such an alternative for ( 64 ) : ( 64 ) in spring , their skin turns orange 5.8 The range of verbs which can occur with postverbal adjectives is in fact quite wide . |
| 2 | ‘ Is that where the glue comes in ? ’ |
| 3 | of the directors of the company must be nationals of that member state ; ( b ) that the said legal owners and beneficial owners , charterers , managers , operators , shareholders and directors , as the case may be , must be resident and domiciled in that member state ; ( c ) that the vessel in question must be managed and its operations directed and controlled from within that member state ? ( ii ) Is the answer to question ( i ) above different where the power exists to dispense with the nationality requirement in respect of an individual in view of the length of time such individual has resided in the member state in question and has been involved in the fishing industry of that member state ? |
| 4 | The position is different where the employer advances to a plaintiff who is incapacitated from work a sum equivalent to his usual earnings upon the understanding that such sum should be repaid to the employer in the event of the plaintiff successfully suing the author of his injuries . |
| 5 | On the far side , where Andy is heading , the bank is tall and steep where the water has cut into the hill , removing sand and gravel and stones and leaving an overhang of earth and exposed , dangling tree-roots ; the dark gravel space under that ragged overhang is the only place I can see where there is no snow . |
| 6 | So far I have discussed the different criminologies of the previous two centuries with little reference to the problem of the concept of ‘ crime ’ itself : Worse , I have sometimes used ‘ crime ’ and ‘ deviance ’ interchangeably — though I hope I have only done this where the argument has happened to apply equally to both . |
| 7 | Of course , the context in which the words occur almost always makes it clear where the boundary comes , and the juncture information is then redundant . |
| 8 | It 's not clear where the Lagonda has been since Tony last owned it . |
| 9 | Make sure that your text makes it clear where the quotation comes from ( see pp. 107 – 8 ) . |
| 10 | the written transcript will only be used in preference to the tape if neither prosecution nor defence sees any advantage in playing it , but it does not necessarily follow from this that the tape discloses nothing more than the transcript . |
| 11 | In using a symbolic device , such as a pointing gesture , to communicate with another person about something — for example , an object — it is clear that the child has learned many of the social skills necessary for linguistic communication . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ I want to make it clear that the buck stops with me . |
| 13 | Once it is made clear that the judge makes new law in these circumstances , as conventionalism insists , then it seems plausible that he should choose the rule he believes the actual legislature then in power would choose , or , failing that , the rule he believes best represents the will of the people as a whole . |
| 14 | As we look at these memories , it is clear that the relationship depends both on the opportunity to know each other and also on the degree of compatibility between grandparent and child . |
| 15 | It is clear that the scheme needs to be administered so that it dovetails with and reinforces the benefits of other grant schemes which provide for hedge renovation and management . |
| 16 | This can be explained in part by the large numbers of dogs that were imported initially , but it is clear that the breed has really taken off and is now firmly established in the top ten most popular breeds in New Zealand . |
| 17 | The amendment to the concession makes it clear that the concession does not have that effect . |
| 18 | Customs state , in their official publication , Single Market Report ( Special Edition , Christmas 1992 ) , that amendments to the draft regulations make it clear that the register refers only to temporary movements , ie for a period not longer than two years . |
| 19 | These contracts , whilst stating it is a condition of employment that staff accept " all reasonable assignments " , make clear that the organisation has no obligation to offer work and that staff will not be paid when there is no work for them ( the organisation refers to this as " laying the worker off " ) . |
| 20 | Though it might be fanciful to assert that this passage heralds the arrival of Hercule Poirot on the literary scene , it is clear that the Digression prepares the way for the development of the whodunnit form , and particularly of the private detective , ‘ the righteous unraveller ’ , whose task it will be to solve the murder . |
| 21 | Since , by virtue of s.1(2) , investment business is the business of engaging in one or more of the activities constituting investment business which are not excluded activities , it is clear that the FSA removes from its grasp those activities which it classifies as ‘ excluded activities ’ . |
| 22 | It is hoped that Customs will keep to their original pledge of applying the rules sympathetically at least within the first year , and waive any penalties where it is clear that the taxpayer has done his best to comply . |
| 23 | The terms should also make it clear that the committee has the power to investigate matters within its brief and that it has full access to information . |
| 24 | For while it is true that ‘ different costs for different purposes ’ is an accepted part of textbooks , it is not clear that the idea has been successfully communicated to non-accountants . |
| 25 | From Nirex 's new timetable it is clear that the lab has very little to do with rigorous scientific investigation and everything to do with pulling the wool over the eyes of [ local ] people . " |
| 26 | ‘ Mr Freeman has now made clear that the Government does not even intend to ask them to . |
| 27 | Section 6(b) of the 1981 Act would then come into play since this makes it clear that the Act does not remove common law defences or qualifications to liability . |
| 28 | Bergman ( 1979 ) also includes Signed Swedish under the title of a language , but her description of its history ( and this history is repeated in many countries ) makes it clear that the system has been constructed with specific aims in mind . |
| 29 | It is clear that the company has an obligation to specific employees to incur the redundancy costs in question and retains no discretion to avoid the outflow of resources associated with the costs . |
| 30 | Yet , it is clear that the photographer has in fact got them to pose , dressed up in their smartest clothes . |