Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It focusses week after week on the same seven characters , all of whom have reached that certain stage in life — they 're having children , their marriages are foundering , they 're wondering what on earth they 're doing in their work , or their parents are dying . |
| 32 | This dualistic position can be detected in the writings of the apostle Paul , a view endorsed by Luther , where the Christian is described as ‘ under law , and yet not under law but grace ; he is a sinner , and yet righteous , he believes as a doubter ; he has assurance of Salvation , yet walks the knife-edge of insecurity . |
| 33 | He has experience of leadership at all levels , as has his possible successor Ashley Metcalfe . |
| 34 | He has experience in nursing , public health , laboratory and post-mortem work , microbiology and skills gained from drugs and AIDS counselling . |
| 35 | It is most important that the pupil , especially if he has difficulty with spelling , should see you as a sympathetic helper who wants him to learn , and not as an examiner who only tells him he 's wrong . |
| 36 | ‘ Jamie says he has smack under control , ’ I say . |
| 37 | It it may be because erm they believe he has access to money or money er I would say here and now that information is wrong but er there would appear to be no other motive for this attack . |
| 38 | It may be because they thought he has access to money or stores it there but that information is wrong . |
| 39 | In the event of my death in the near future , he has security of tenure , and my niece , Sara , will have the advantage of his wise counsel . |
| 40 | It 's a blummin beautiful colour — all sort of black with bits of brown in it , and sometimes , in the sun , it looks sort of blue . |
| 41 | The diagnosis could worsen if specialists decide he needs surgery on knee ligament or cartilage damage . |
| 42 | It is the sentence , and nothing else , which has sense , and it has sense by virtue of there being an accepted common practice with sentences like it , and others . |
| 43 | It is the sentence , and nothing else' which has sense , and it has sense in virtue of there being an accepted common practice with sentences like it , and others . |
| 44 | It has many of the characteristics of a great ecclesiastical building ; it has vast arches , void spaces , coloured lights , and above all , it has recurrence of ritual . |
| 45 | Insofar as it has force by virtue of the potential penalty in expenses , it follows that the earlier in the action the Tender is lodged , the greater the effect which it may have . |
| 46 | Roman ornament is a continuation of development from Greek and Etruscan work ; it has solidity of mass and grouping , it is bold and vigorous , magnificent , but often lacks the Greek standard of refinement . |
| 47 | The very essence of the children 's hearing system is that a hearing , once it has jurisdiction in respect of a child , is empowered to examine the child 's entire social background in arriving at a decision as to disposal in the child 's best interests . |
| 48 | The group is strong because it has access to power through its institutional involvement with the state , which is why Becker calls it a corporate bourgeoisie . |
| 49 | According to the label , it contains bicarbonate of soda . |
| 50 | The aim of this handbook is to help employees to understand and appreciate their terms and conditions of employment ; it contains information in addition to the requirements of the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 as amended . |
| 51 | The advantage of the method is it blends creativity with listening . |
| 52 | It places member against member , it causes division , it destroys our solidarity and it weakens our movement . |
| 53 | It adds spice to life , do n't you agree ? ’ |
| 54 | It adds insult to injury that banks are also allowed to take their charges with neither our knowledge nor consent . |
| 55 | He says attendance at evening service has doubled as a result . |
| 56 | I think there 's one advantage in letting the Paymaster know because he deducts tax at source , whereas your second employer may not , and it may be to your advantage to be paying tax |
| 57 | In literate society , these interlocking conversations go on ; but they are no longer man 's only dialogue ; and in so far as writing provides an alternative source for the transmission of cultural orientations it favours awareness of inconsistency . |
| 58 | He describes persecution by government agents during the reign of James II . |
| 59 | It uses extract of apricot which helps to reduce the drying effect sometimes caused by soap . |
| 60 | If ‘ knowledge is power ’ then there is a danger that the system will lose much of its power if it loses control of information about itself . |