Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] is [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to avoid loading a title with a chain of such covenants , it is perhaps better draftsmanship , when first imposing restrictions , to provide that the owner for the time being shall be responsible only for breaches committed whilst he or she is such owner . |
| 2 | The king 's son mounted his horse again , and they rode on for seven days , until they came to the islands of the Black Sea , where there is such darkness that a spoon might stand up in it . |
| 3 | It is perhaps a measure of Leapor 's character that even where there is little hope that injustice will be overcome , she is willing to raise a protest . |
| 4 | Although the number of conversions is not very high nationally , they play an increasingly important role in central and inner London where land and house prices are very high and where there is little scope for new private house building . |
| 5 | These comments are obviously most relevant for work forces where there is little tendency to move out , this is characteristic of a surprisingly large number of organisations in European countries and in Japan but much less so in the U.S.A. |
| 6 | The poorest are the clear waters of ice-scoured uplands , where there is little soil or vegetation . |
| 7 | In less organised skills where there is little interaction , subtasks may be learned and practised separately before combining them . |
| 8 | Unless you are snipping soft growth where there is little space between stems you wish to prune and those that you do not wish to harm , always cut with the object wood well back in the blades to reduce stressing the blades and their pivot . |
| 9 | Ray is filmed in Liverpool visiting Claudette at her home , where there is little time for pauses : She talks very frankly about herself . |
| 10 | People who are especially at risk include those who are unable to move , perhaps because of a stroke , those with contracted limbs which could be a result of an arthritic condition , people with a known skin condition or allergy and those who are debilitated or undernourished , where there is little flesh between the skin and the bone . |
| 11 | I prefer to pass over these and the other Strauss songs with orchestra , where there is little improvement , although both Morgen and Wiegenlied , where no pressure on tone is required , are ingratiatingly done and better tuned than Nilsson 's accounts with piano . |
| 12 | Of equal importance is the ability to understand what can be seen at some historical sites where there is little attempt at historical reconstruction to assist understanding — perhaps a burial mound in the middle of a field or a ruined castle . |
| 13 | Both sides are permitted considerable licence to achieve their aims and in the ensuing melee , where there is little prospect of administering rules , many old scores are settled . |
| 14 | Experiments show clearly that the energy dissipation does not occur roughly uniformly throughout the turbulence ; there are patches of intense small eddies involving high dissipation and other patches where there is little dissipation . |
| 15 | ‘ Where there is much desire to learn there of necessity will be much arguing , much writing , many opinions : for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making ’ John Milton , 1608–1674 |
| 16 | This is n't a problem with effects like delay , chorus and reverb , where there is enough variation for a good workable effect to be achieved , but while there are two types of overdrive/distortion available I think these could be more flexible . |
| 17 | ‘ Marriage can succeed for an artist only where there is enough money to save him from taking on uncongenial work and a wife who is intelligent enough to understand and respect the working of the unfriendly cycle of the creative imagination . |
| 18 | It is of course a fairly familiar topic in the Bible , from Saul through to Judas — where there is enough material to offer some helpful teaching on the subject , and there is no need for it to be discussed so seldom . |
| 19 | Below a certain height it may be a hopeless situation , but even where there is enough height for a recovery , you can imagine how hard it is to make that movement forward unless you have practised stalls and incipient spins until the movements are well drilled . |
| 20 | Second , in courses which are organised around the expectation that most students are young and well qualified in a traditional sense , older students who have entered through different routes may find it more difficult to succeed than in courses where there is more support , both at an institutional level and from other students with similar backgrounds and experiences . |
| 21 | ‘ If you can get a job and we can find Mrs Ross a suitable home , I think she will probably be happier where there is more life going on around her . ’ |
| 22 | The Mistral and funboard classes , though , have adopted a ‘ W ’ style course where there is more emphasis on gybing and reaching . |
| 23 | Where there is more rain and cloud the beet grows larger but it has less sugar content . |
| 24 | ‘ Perhaps he 's taking them to another field where there is more grass , ’ said the aunt . |
| 25 | On the clays –n the east , in the Vale of York and the Trent Valley , where there is more sunshine , the farmers can also succeed with cash crops . |
| 26 | Where there is any doubt as to whether the seat belt is as prescribed , regulation 47 of the Construction and Use Regulations will have to be consulted . |
| 27 | Where there is any doubt about classification confirmation must be obtained from the Fire Insurers . |
| 28 | Thus for example where there is any ambiguity in domestic law the courts have said that they will resolve that ambiguity in such a way as to give effect to our international obligations . |
| 29 | A positive result may also lead to a great consciousness of the need to lead a healthier life and to seek medical advice where there is any indication of illness . |
| 30 | Where there is less certainty , the gain should be recognised in the statement of total recognised gains and losses — an example is a gain arising on the revaluation of a property . |