Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [pers pn] is [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However section 19 permits the constable to seize anything on the premises if he has reasonable grounds for believing either that it has been obtained in consequence of the commission of an offence or that it is evidence in relation to an offence which he is investigating or any other offence . |
| 2 | ‘ I do not know if you are so frank with me because you do not care how I react , or if it is honesty which prompts you . |
| 3 | If one person 's on duty , you would a situation where really that was a bit of risk quite often , and er , it 's not an acceptable thing but er , I totally agree we need to agree very carefully if one 's wise to whether the initial staffing is adequate or whether it is case a of people not having |
| 4 | 43.4p-a-mile petrol money regardless of their model of car or whether it is chauffeur driven . |
| 5 | It can sometimes be difficult to determine whether the patient is ill-tempered and perhaps foulmouthed towards you because of the immediate effects of his illness and the frustration he feels , especially if he can not speak normally , or whether it is part of a personality change which is going to last indefinitely . |
| 6 | Whether its effect is direct or indirect , as an antecedent or buffer , or whether it is availability or perceived availability that is important , are all issues which have been controversial . |
| 7 | It is impossible , in my judgment , in answering that question , whether the gateway is paragraph ( a ) or whether it is paragraph ( b ) , to exclude consideration of the interests of the children . |
| 8 | Whites need to recognise that blacks can not hope to prosper in any numbers while they are confined to ghettos of crime , poverty and lousy schools , and that it is society 's duty to do something about it . |
| 9 | These two changes — instrumentation and electronic treatment — suggest two points immediately : that this is music created in a recording studio using quite complex equipment and recording techniques ( the Beatles had in fact just given up live performance ) ; and that it is music for listening rather than dancing . |
| 10 | And if it is part of the head 's job to assist in that process , it should be part of the teacher 's professional equipment to respond to stimuli and opportunities to do more ( J. M. Worrall , conversation , 1990 ) . |
| 11 | ‘ And if it is Number One for Christmas , it might become an anthem for 1992 and someone might actually think about it . |
| 12 | If it is a loss of earnings the court has only to ascertain and add up the net earnings lost , and if it is loss caused by out-of-pocket expenditure the court has only to ascertain and add up the total expenditure . |
| 13 | I will reply a little more freely , because you are who you are ; and because it is Gustave of whom I speak . |
| 14 | If the hon. Gentleman sends the evidence , we will examine it to see what happened in that case , and whether it is evidence of a larger problem . |
| 15 | To provide a record of the building , its construction and materials , and whether it is sound , dry and weathertight or has major structural defects . |
| 16 | Is it always the same advisers and no matter what advice they give and whether it is right or wrong they will always be there ? |
| 17 | Everyone stands at one end of the pool , and when it is time to start I swim to the end of the pool and come back . |
| 18 | The computer regularly calls the telemetering station and when it is time for the customer to replenish his stocks , the ICI Customer Service representative simply calls to confirm the next order . |
| 19 | But if it is work in which we can join , the question needs to be asked : will we respond decisively ? |
| 20 | But if it is quality and exclusive , sport still has a place on ITV . ’ |
| 21 | Nao Naomi realizes there 's no point talking about it now , the dye has been cast the decision has been made , the commitment has been entered into , whatever the cost she was going gods way , there was nothing more to be said about it we find that a de a decision made before god and we all make those decisions , means nothing at all unless were determined to carry it through , whatever the cost may be , three women here make their decisions before god , they make their choices , Naomi she chooses to return to Judah once again and enjoy the inheritance god has given her , Auper she chooses to return to her own country and her own god , as far as were concerned that 's the end of the story , but Ruth she chooses , she expresses her faith in the one true god , she turns her back on the old ways and decides to follow gods way , no matter what the cost , she would of said with Joshua , but as for me and my husband were gon na serve god , whatever the cost , I du n no what 'll be and she did n't know what she was letting herself in for , and the , I counted it , although I do n't know what it is , I counted that cost , I 'm willing to pay it and Jesus said that that is the acid test of disciples , said to count the cost and weigh it up and Ruth had done that , then to make their decision and because if we make a decision without counting the cost , without weighing it all up , like Auper you 'll go back , it wo n't last , there is that choice for every one of us day by day , who will we serve , not to be like Joshua , its for us , never for any body else , I will serve the lord because and this is the reason for it , not because you 've done nice things for me , I will be your saviour because he is god , that 's the reason for our serving god , not because he blesses us because he blesses people who do n't serve him , blessing is not exclusive to gods people , blessing , god blesses across the board , god is generous he 's gracious , he causes the rain and the sun to shine on the just and on the unjust , blessing is not the ground for serving god , but because he is god that 's sufficient reason for our committing ourselves to him . |
| 22 | But because it is part of the school ethos ( for teachers and pupils alike ) that it is embarrassing to show that you have been hurt , people remain mostly unaware of the pain that these mundane disparagements cause . |
| 23 | The men and women in the national health service go into our hospitals and work exceedingly hard , not necessarily by choice , but because it is part of the work that they undertake to do . |
| 24 | But since it is part of my intention to suggest how and why the work of Joyce provokes exceptional division among its readers , I shall , for that reason and for others which will emerge , keep the notion of screen in front of you . |
| 25 | Despite the disadvantages of uncertainty , you might be willing to leave the question of notice rights unresolved if you have strong grounds for suspecting that your employer would only agree to statutory minimum notice because that it is company policy . |
| 26 | Yet the government still acts as though it is business as usual . |