Example sentences of "is [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor does it impress Freud to be told that religious propositions are ‘ as if ’ types of proposition , and that one should live ‘ as if ’ it were true that there were gods , or God , for there is nothing to lose this way . |
| 2 | There is nothing to stop such organisations offering to pay the costs of libel actions , and editors deciding whether to settle will bear in mind the strength of the organisation behind the plaintiff . |
| 3 | Where no quorum is laid down in the standing orders , common sense must prevail even if , legally , there is nothing to stop one member continuing with the business ! |
| 4 | For the really determined walker there are two Government-run hotels or pousadas in the mountains , which are so isolated there is nothing to do each day but hit the trail . |
| 5 | There is nothing to contradict that view and much to support it . |
| 6 | There is nothing to suggest outright conflict between arians and catholics in the kingdom of Toulouse , except in the years of expansion under Euric . |
| 7 | There is nothing to suggest these levels have imporoved . |
| 8 | Mr Peter Shrigley , general manager of Oldham health authority , said : ‘ There is nothing to suggest any connection between hospital catering and this outbreak . |
| 9 | There is nothing to encourage any speculation on what the butcher of Abbeville , the peasants , their wives or the priest in Les Perdris or Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin , Barat , Haimet and Travers , or Jouglet et al. |
| 10 | If title-page and the information on the reverse agree as to date , and there is nothing to indicate earlier editions , then you may well have a ‘ first ’ . |
| 11 | Now there is nothing to prevent plural continuation here ( e.g. They had been working hard for hours ) , but the incidence of such continuations was less than 5% , and continuations mostly were confined to singular references with individuals being in relatively stereotypical roles with respect to each other . |
| 12 | However , the political system is " open " and there is nothing to prevent any issue coming onto the governmental agenda for action and decision if an interest group seeks to put it there . |
| 13 | At the moment there is nothing to prevent another flood of 1966 proportions or worse , as was demonstrated by the exceptionally high tide of 8 December last . |
| 14 | And start the 21st Century with a substantial cash sum , which is yours to spend any way you wish — on improvements to your home , a new car , a special holiday . |
| 15 | A certain amount of your pension or allowance is yours to buy personal items like clothes , shoes and toiletries . |
| 16 | The most he could borrow and be sure of just being able to pay back the debt out of his future income is ( 1/1 + i ) Y t+1 ; ; this is his discounted future income . |
| 17 | Thing is I had some wool and I had the thing . |
| 18 | I said , I said thing is I said last time everybody thought Carla was gon na get highly commended or honours do you remember ? |
| 19 | Well that 's , what I do is I use that metal that you can hang it with and just hang it onto a little hook so it 's up and over and out of the way . |
| 20 | Now that is I mean all age worship every Sunday ? |
| 21 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 22 | Well so the answer is yes , you 'll be getting one , if you check with them they 'll tell you what the timescale is I wish all items were as easy as this . |
| 23 | ‘ All I know is I got this invitation in the mail about Studio 54 — for business networking . |
| 24 | There is this commitment to overthrowing feudalism through class struggle and there is I think this vision that under new society will be more egalitarian , not completely egalitarian |
| 25 | Another example is I bought some apples , which does not stand in a contrary relationship with I bought some pears . |
| 26 | ‘ Another thing is I work odd hours , which means I 'm up and about at funny times of the day . |
| 27 | But here 's a place where the food is good and there is plenty to feed hungry teenagers too . |
| 28 | The third question is which herefordshire trained horse finished second to Desert Orchid in the Gold Cup in 89 |
| 29 | The nineteenth question is which celebrated Swiss clown and mime comes from you know which do n't you ? |
| 30 | The radial path of a light ray in these new coordinates is which has two solutions : . |