Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [verb] and [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A social institution is ‘ legitimate ’ if it is perceived as morally justified ; the problem with the penal system is that this perception is lacking and many people inside and outside the system believe that it is morally indefensible , or at least defective . |
| 2 | Even the biggest of the supermodels accepts that her shelf-life is limited and that , sooner rather than later , it will be time to step away from the catwalk . |
| 3 | ‘ When theft is alleged and that which is alleged to be stolen passes to the defendant with the consent of the owner , but that has been obtained by a false representation , has ( a ) an appropriation within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968 taken place , or ( b ) must such a passing of property necessarily involve an element of adverse inference with or usurpation of some right of the owner ? |
| 4 | ‘ When theft is alleged and that which is alleged to be stolen passes to the defendant with the consent of the owner , but that has been obtained by a false representation , has ( a ) an appropriation within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968 taken place , or ( b ) must such a passing of property necessarily involve an element of adverse inference with or usurpation of some right of the owner ? |
| 5 | ‘ When theft is alleged and that which is alleged to be stolen passes to the defendant with the consent of the owner , but that consent has been obtained by a false representation , has , ( a ) an appropriation within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968 taken place , or , ( b ) must such a passing of property necessarily involve an element of adverse interference with or usurpation of some right of the owner ? |
| 6 | the westgate with part of the wall as far as particular upright stone in the said wall , between the said gates and the standing stile and steps belongs to Chew Stoke and is repaired by the parishioners thereof ; the other part home to the poor house is repaired by the parish of Chew Magna ; the east side is repaired and half of the wall and stile by the parish of Stowey ; the other by the parish of Norton … |
| 7 | But the Corporation said : ‘ Its future is assured and these stories are absolute rubbish . ’ |
| 8 | Philippa Russell 's chapter reviews a wide spectrum of ideas and work , but it is clear that disability is an area in which much more research is needed and that policy and practice should both be reviewed in the light of such research as it becomes available . |
| 9 | In order to provide a physical ‘ menu ’ of the facilities available a plastic template is supplied and this fits over the top of the drawing surface . |
| 10 | The Commission likes to play a positive , enabling role , working with schools and LEAs to ensure that best practice is adopted and that , once it has been identified , illegal practice is replaced in line with the Commission 's recommendations . |
| 11 | In the treatment of gonorrhoea with complications , a longer course of antibiotic therapy is needed and this must usually be combined with a period of rest , preferably in bed , preferably alone . |
| 12 | However , the NFU and the SLF said their members were seriously concerned at the lack of a requirement for water authorities to seek a way-leave , particularly if the industry is privatised and any work carried out on private land would result in increased profits for the water company without its having to pay anything for the rights to gain access . |
| 13 | There are occasions , when the sun is shining and all is well with the world , when I fancy he might recognise the rudiments of el thwing . |
| 14 | A kitchen tends to fall into one of three categories depending on its physical limitations and your life pattern : it may be designed purely as a work room when all the other family activities go on in other rooms ; or it may be a room where the work is done and some or all family meals are taken ; or finally it may bc the real centre of the house , where work is done , meals are taken and where the family congregates . |
| 15 | When a course is developed by a consortium the work is shared and each centre gets the benefit of its partners ' experience . |
| 16 | In this case a high percentage of plasmids without insert is obtained and these can only be distinguished from the positive ones by restriction analyses . |
| 17 | Marcus parsers behave in a strictly deterministic manner ; no backtracking is permitted and all of the structures created by the parsers are permanent . |
| 18 | Those packing into the ground are convinced the USA passage is booked and that worries striker Niall Quinn . |
| 19 | Guar bread appears to be the answer to the baker 's prayer ; it counters the popular belief that all bread is fattening and that white bread is too refined to be healthy . |
| 20 | In the most colonial species this chase is omitted and all courtship occurs at the nest . |
| 21 | But , what with the way rugby is evolving and fewer scrums , a prop whose contribution is mainly confined to the scrummages can often seem something of an anachronism . |
| 22 | You will get the lazy child who copies what the next child is doing and these copiers must be helped to think for themselves . |
| 23 | Judicial review of the exercise of discretionary powers by administrative bodies has been self-consciously based on the need to ensure that the intention of the legislature is implemented and that discretionary power is subjected to some sort of control in the name of the Rule of Law . |
| 24 | If a major repair is involved and some doubt exists over the quality of the repairer please request advice from an approved local Marine Surveyor — see SCI Other Classes , Marine SCI 1 . |
| 25 | A light inside the mouse 's body illuminates the area of the pad that the mouse is covering and this pattern is detected by a special optical processing chip . |
| 26 | If you 're too busy thinking about what to do next , you wo n't see what your opponent is doing and that spells trouble . |
| 27 | A re-alignment is needed and some significant additions made to the RE programme . |
| 28 | Europe as a whole lags way behind the USA , where only unleaded fuel is sold and all cars run on it . |
| 29 | Resits may not be carried forward to another examination session , even if the particular module is repeated and another resit examination offered . |
| 30 | Clean drinking water is supplied and this is as important as a varied diet to encourage birds to the garden . |