Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is interesting to speculate whether the boys ' attitudes are a result of their own experiences or are simply a reflection of the attitudes of the adults in their household . |
| 2 | Realistically the scope for change in 1992 – 93 was low but it will be interesting to see whether the present flurries of consultation bear fruit in future or are simply a public relations exercise . |
| 3 | On lesser occasions the reply will appear as an answer to a ‘ planted ’ parliamentary question or be simply a letter to the chairman of a committee . |
| 4 | Er these hours th just developed over time or is just the work that 's go |
| 5 | Here , the items of contention in the theories of the state appear as features which can be used to characterize each particular state ; for we need to consider in every instance the extent to which the state is independent of other social spheres , or on the contrary is subordinate to ‘ constellations of interest ’ which themselves have to be specified , and further , the degree to which the state is a repressive agency which dominates society ( and what the sources of that domination are ) , or is rather the executive body of society as a whole . |
| 6 | Native speakers of English typically use " have " in the present tense ( as in these two examples ) only when they want to imply that the event described is still happening or is still the case . |
| 7 | It is a convention in Elizabethan drama that slander is always believed , which can be explained perhaps from the necessities of the limited time available , or is perhaps a truth about life ( how many of us instantly disbelieve bad report ? ) . |
| 8 | Other rates may apply where the development is acquired second hand , or is merely a refurbishment of an existing industrial building . |
| 9 | The image may have softened somewhat " or is less the subject of common gossip , but the old picture remains in the public mind and some of the derelictions continue but with more discretion . |
| 10 | How could we decide whether it had free will or was just a robot , programmed to respond as if it were like us ? |
| 11 | I do n't believe that this city of ours was preordained , or was entirely a function of the recent past . |
| 12 | Did you do it in the cabin or was there a bed made up in the back ? |
| 13 | Did Could everybody afford to have their own horse and gig or or was there a bus that came in or ? |
| 14 | But now take a closer look and with a pencil tick the qualities that are already a part of you and you will be pleasantly surprised . |
| 15 | It may be noticed also , first , that no actual misrepresentation seems to have been made by Duval to his wife , notwithstanding that he had concealed from her material facts and , second , that the pressure he exerted on her to persuade her to sign does not seem to have been excessively overbearing or to have been accompanied by the threats or false promises or intimidation that are sometimes the hall marks of undue influence . |
| 16 | And , beyond that , we ought to see that some of the latest European music is only ‘ fascistic ’ in ways that are almost the opposite of male triumpalism . |
| 17 | The document is likely to be wreathed in legal safety clauses because the Government can not take decisions that are legally the responsibility of British Coal , which is a private company . |
| 18 | I think that if you concentrate on really short term goals and practise things that are maybe a week away instead of a month away then you 'll gradually , slowly but surely , definitely improve . |
| 19 | NT will operate not only on powerful PCs but also on the Risc machines that are currently the preserve of Unix . |
| 20 | The concept of ideology here signifies the collection of ideas that are merely the product of thought and that have no material basis . |
| 21 | This is normally accompanied by the equally widespread concentration on the factual content or the basic manipulative skills in the material and the associated neglect of the higher-level objectives that were probably the author 's main motivation in developing it in the first place . |
| 22 | There was little rapport between them , and they fended off Sir Alastair 's gentle prodding with denials that were more the style of the Buckingham Palace press office . |
| 23 | The rise of science coincided with the spread of new values which emphasized independence of individual thought in ways that were essentially a challenge to the power of the churches , their priests and ministers . |
| 24 | This tour offers you a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the cultural and geographical aspects typical of Thailand : ruins of ancient towns and imposing temples that were once the glory of the country , exotic plants and wild jungle still unspoilt by the progress of time , rustic life with its simple and friendly people , rolling hills and roaring waterfalls , boat trips down the rapids and train rides , primitive hilltribes in their colourful costumes with a tradition and culture all their own . |
| 25 | All around the oval churchyard can be found the sunken tracks that were once the village streets and paths and raised above them are the grassy mounds that cover the foundations of houses and cottages long since gone . |
| 26 | More and more people are turning to this type of therapy and are discovering in it many of the consolations and insights that were once the preserve of religion . |
| 27 | Coopers & Lybrand now audits the whole of the Royal Insurance global network , including the US interests that were once the domain of KPMG . |
| 28 | Tonight , two acres of land that were once an orchard but have now been transformed into a series of separate cottage gardens . |
| 29 | Maybe she was quite intelligent ; but she was no more so than were quite a number of the poor she already knew . |
| 30 | By combining these activities , you 'll spend more of your life being a person than being merely a linguist , physicist or economist . |