Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The association is pressed home when the action resumes . |
| 2 | The cost of a player in the fantasy league does not reflect his ‘ true ’ value ; for defenders and goalies it 's how many clean sheets , +4 points , or goals conceded — 1 point for each ( but they get points for nipping in the odd goal ; why Irwin is worth 3m and Tony 1.9m ) ; for the midfield and forwards it is how many they score , +3 points , and how many they assist with , +2 points , explaining why Speed is valued higher than Macca , as at the time of setting this up he was putting them in the onion bag . |
| 3 | But Evans suggests that on some newspapers speed is valued more than polish and on a busy evening a deskman will find stories arriving faster than he can edit them . |
| 4 | In this use , then , have is similar to make in ( 163 ) : in both readings , the object is seen as a mere instrument so that causation is conceived merely as the production of an effect under the influence of a cause . |
| 5 | It is not always realized that the pain of loss is experienced physically as well as mentally . |
| 6 | Each step command is issued only when the motor has responded satisfactorily to the previous command and so there is no possibility of the motor losing synchronism . |
| 7 | The major capital investment programme is progressing well as detailed by technical director on page 2 . |
| 8 | You 're no more interested in how a programme is put together than you are in flying to the moon ! ’ |
| 9 | This is particularly emphasised in progressive municipal boroughs , whose opposition is written off as the insanity of the ‘ loony left ’ , to the extent that the Labour Party itself seems nervous of suggesting anything socialist or progressive for fear of losing the middle ground . |
| 10 | Sit-ups , crunches , leg raises and knee tucks are all possible on this simple piece of equipment , and as the stomach muscles become stronger the angle of incline is increased so as to bring gravity into play . |
| 11 | The well-known statement in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is seen traditionally as the beginning of modern Sussex , the land of the South Saxons , or ‘ Australes Saxones . ’ |
| 12 | A CLEVELAND sixth form college is showing more than 200 younger pupils how physics can be interesting and even enjoyable . |
| 13 | IT IS a clear sign that an elec tion is getting tight when politicians start taking sport seriously . |
| 14 | Even the Virtual Processor translator is retrieved only when needed , and it is Hinsley 's boast that no piece of code is ever loaded onto the processor that is n't about to be run . |
| 15 | Even the Virtual Processor translator is retrieved only when needed , and it is Hinsley 's boast that no piece of code is ever loaded onto the processor that is n't about to be run . |
| 16 | One of the key functions of courtship is to find out where our prospective life-mate stands on a myriad of issues that could affect the relationship in the future . |
| 17 | Such a gap is justified only if company earnings start improving in the months ahead . |
| 18 | The gap is narrowed considerably when the comparison is with assembly-line workers , a comparison which reveals a great deal about the nature of housework . |
| 19 | Therefore , in the case of capital expenditure out of reserves , the revenue effect is recorded only when the contributions were made from revenue into the reserve accounts . |
| 20 | The 5in faceplate is turned rather than cast , so is more accurate . |
| 21 | The industry is split over whether to set itself a 20% or 35% ceiling on the percentage of assets that junk bonds can account for . |
| 22 | ‘ Everyone in the industry is working harder than ever before , just to win the same amount of business . |
| 23 | Question 21 Where completion is delayed more than two return mortgage funds to the lender ? |
| 24 | Additional labour is brought in as and when required , and is brought in almost exclusively on a casual basis . |
| 25 | These days the term is used either as the first time you kick the ball AND its not on the ground , or even just that the ball is off the ground . |
| 26 | If the firm 's decision criterion is to go ahead if the expected return is 10 per cent , then it should go ahead . |
| 27 | They are generally operated on a fixed cycle , so that , when a known volume of water has passed through the plant , a valve is turned so as first to backwash the bed to cleanse the zeolite , and then to pass in brine for a fixed time to regenerate the material . |
| 28 | Less fabric is taken up when they are placed at this angle , preventing the seamline from reducing and puckering . |
| 29 | 1978 ; Heritage 1984 ; Levinson 1983 ) , it is fundamental that the organisation of talk is structured rather than haphazard or accidental , and that no feature of talk can be dismissed a priori as irrelevant . |
| 30 | You can alter the behaviour of a power plant by throwing a switch ; it is true that to move a switch is to move more than one molecule , but there is nevertheless an amplification of a small signal into a large effect . |