Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [verb] [conj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barthes 's ‘ Introduction to the structural analysis of narrative ’ deals with more than one level of narrative , but presumes that they are hierarchically arranged and that , therefore , to a certain extent , they can be discussed separately . |
| 2 | Statistical approaches to this problem are widely used and some of the basic ideas are introduced below . |
| 3 | Statistical approaches to this problem are widely used and some of the basic ideas are introduced below . |
| 4 | Financial accounting concerns the need to have systems in place which ensure that financial transaction ( such as the payment of wages ) are properly conducted and that appropriate records are maintained . |
| 5 | Most of them are locally based and each is responsible for a group of schools or colleges ; they are under seven divisional inspectors . |
| 6 | The graphics are highly polished and several screens throughout PGA feature very smooth shading . |
| 7 | Our surgeons are highly experienced and all are Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons . |
| 8 | People 's pets are better fed than some old age pensioners . |
| 9 | ‘ With such a cultural heritage , Koreans are better placed than many of us to appreciate the dangers which confront us and the need for action before it is too late . ’ |
| 10 | Between them , they are better equipped than any group has ever been to combat the plague that affects eight women in ten . |
| 11 | Secrecy and restrictions on communication between scientists and engineers are so stultifying that many reportedly are discouraged from undertaking defence work . |
| 12 | The often quoted examples of the linear parishes in Lincolnshire and Wiltshire ( Fig. 15 ) are so arranged that each of the land uses , and access to them , is equal for all settlements . |
| 13 | And in Bosnia-Herzegovina journalists continue to work in circumstances which are so threatening that most foreign correspondents covering the conflict have fled . |
| 14 | Chramn 's actions are best interpreted as those of a prince determined to have some share in the Merovingian kingdom : effectively he was creating a new kingdom in his father 's lifetime . |
| 15 | I am not urging that all observation statements should be discarded because they are fallible . |
| 16 | I am not suggesting that all such considerations are rationally run through and weighed up on every occasion ; they are too familiar to require it . |
| 17 | I am not suggesting that any horse should be allowed to indicate where HE wants to go , but patient , firm and strong riding will build up confidence and obedience more than a big stick and spurs . |
| 18 | I am not persuaded that any further calculation relating to enhancement of value such as that adopted by Mr in case is required . |
| 19 | Obviously I am not saying that all policemen are racist but there seems to me to be enough evidence for a nationwide enquiry into such harassment to be held . |
| 20 | I am not saying that that had anything to do with the fact that Brigadier Crawley was in the same regiment as Lieutenant-Colonel Inkin , who is the chairman of the Cardiff Bay development corporation . |
| 21 | I am not saying that that link is not necessary or will not be necessary at some time in the future , but the priority must be to serve the passengers who are paying now . |
| 22 | I am not saying that that is not worrying , and we must address that problem ; I shall seek to suggest how in a moment . |
| 23 | ( One caveat : I am not saying that this is the only necessary experiential condition for objectivity : it is , though , the one which highlights the importance of action most clearly in differentiating the objective from the subjective within the stream of experience . ) |
| 24 | The bedrooms are tastefully furnished and all have private bathrooms ; all take a third and fourth bed . |
| 25 | The twelve bedrooms are tastefully furnished and each equipped with private bath or shower/WC room , remote control colour TV , direct dial telephone , hospitality tray and many complimentary items . |
| 26 | ‘ You are not allowed to serve drinks to people who are already intoxicated and these young people were under age . |
| 27 | Thus , since it is large ‘ failures ’ that are easily detected and that , as a consequence , reap penalties , methods are sought to ensure that large risks that entail high probabilities of failure are not undertaken or , if undertaken , that responsibility does not rest on any single individual , for example by requiring consultation among a number of individuals . |
| 28 | Some studies suggest that there are measurable physiological differences between people who are easily hypnotised and those not so susceptible to hypnosis . |
| 29 | All these forms of learning are not learning that such and such is the case , but learning how to do such and such . |
| 30 | One can hardly blame them but you can be sure that they are not thinking that those poor people in the audience must be feeling hungry — they simply want to increase their profits . |