Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons are numerous and sometimes complex but curiosity about the planet on which we live is a prime motivator . |
| 2 | Whether these parallels are meaningful or merely coincidental is yet another mystery confronting science . |
| 3 | To be sure , the philosophical bases of these tendencies are distinct and even opposed . |
| 4 | Sanctions on employers are weak because almost everyone fiddles his papers . |
| 5 | Their middle-class employers are suspicious and often accuse them of petty theft and idleness . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | However , his opponents are convinced that even in true-blue East Hampshire Tory popularity is on the wane . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It is important that Customs declaration forms are correct and fully completed . |
| 10 | Goblins have quick , nimble fingers and small darting eyes , their teeth are tiny and very pointy . |
| 11 | As Mayberry points out , if sign language only has concrete concepts then the signs are iconic and universally understood . |
| 12 | The splits are clean and always heal after a dose of finrot remedy , then about a week later they start to shred again . |
| 13 | ( P.S. spas are passé and so is San Trop ) . |
| 14 | Quite generally , LPI and LPII are dual problems and the duality theorem applied to LPI and LPII says that the optimal objective function values are equal and therefore , where is the optimal value for player I ( player II ) . |
| 15 | Commercial property values are depressed and only some companies may have adequately written them down in their accounts . |
| 16 | Of ‘ good children 's books ’ , Lillian Smith ( 1953 , p. 16 ) has said , ‘ Their values are sound and directly put . |
| 17 | Gibbons 's verse anthems generally have accompaniments for viols as well as organ , while Tomkins 's organ accompaniments are full and sometimes marked by florid ornament in strong contrast to the frequently sketchy organ parts of the previous generation . |
| 18 | Her raptures are extravagant and pathetically touching ; but she was pressurised into handing the infant , Allegra , over to Byron . |
| 19 | Its walls are massive ( up to 20 feet thick at base ) and its openings are small and well protected ( 302 ) . |
| 20 | Because of the success of The Making of the English Landscape people who had no interest in the countryside have read the book and been inspired by it But others have used the book and particularly this chapter as an authoritative statement that most hedges are modern and thus do not constitute a serious loss if they are removed to accommodate modern agricultural techniques . |
| 21 | The roads are sinuous but almost empty , and they will take you through some of the most beautiful country in Provence . |
| 22 | The risks are legion and most budding entrepreneurs find that they have never worked as hard in their lives . |
| 23 | The core question of the case , as far as this paper is concerned , was , whether the Defendants had failed to comply ‘ with the statutory requirements and whether the guidelines are reasonable or sufficiently clear as to provide adequate guidance to personnel employed by the Defendants in their maintenance and preservation of federal records ? |
| 24 | These hairs are straight and evenly tapered along their length . |
| 25 | But beyond this , other methods are possible and perhaps valuable . |
| 26 | The songs are tuneful and well crafted , sometimes delicate in expression . |
| 27 | The first couple of songs are effective but so-so , the only real interest being the size of Matt 's guitar . |
| 28 | The songs are simplistic but still reveal an imaginative , sensitive mind at work . |
| 29 | His eyes are black and somewhat small , and he does peep so queerly with them ! |
| 30 | Their eyes are open and yet they wo n't see . |