Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The charm of his style , the persuasiveness of his appeal to history , the breadth of his understanding , the way in which earnestness is blended with joyfulness in his religion — and all things pervaded by reason and good sense — have won disciples for Hooker in all subsequent generations . |
| 2 | The other is to go into coalition with some of the other regional parties that may also hold some seats in parliament . |
| 3 | THE WORLD 'S third incompatible videodisc system , VHD , is to go on sale in Japan on 21 April . |
| 4 | THE world 's strongest beer — more than 17 per cent alcohol — is to go on sale by Christmas at pubs owned by London-based brewery Firkin . |
| 5 | A velvet court dress made for him by his fellow tailors is to go on show at the Croydon Museum . |
| 6 | SERIOUSLY Fun , an exhibition of models made out of Lego toy building bricks , is to go on show at Bersham Heritage Centre , near Wrexham , from June 26 August 22 . |
| 7 | A silver salver which was presented to Lieut Col Leonard Laing , Commander of the 9th Durham ( Sunderland ) Battalion of the Home Guard , is to go on display at the Monkwearmouth at War Exhibition at Monkwearmouth Station Museum in Sunderland . |
| 8 | If your stomach feels tender and you have a slight temperature ( cystitis is an infection ) the best remedy is to go to bed with a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel against your stomach . |
| 9 | The best advice is to go in search of some coaching . |
| 10 | John Patten -- the Education Secretary and MP for Oxford West and Abingdon -- is recovering at home after a week in hospital for tests on a viral infection . |
| 11 | Comedian Les Dawson ( above ) is recovering at home after being discharged from hospital in Preston where he was being treated for a blood infection after a prostate operation . |
| 12 | Shock attack : An 80year-old woman is recovering from shock after coming face to face with a burglar who stole jewellery from her Wirral home in Spencer Avenue , Rock Ferry . |
| 13 | Two of the main characters are Julian , who is writing a thesis on ‘ neopostdeconstructionism ’ , and Decibel , a voice he hears inside his head when he is recovering in hospital from an accident . |
| 14 | A ten year old boy is recovering in hospital after being savaged by his neighbour 's dog . |
| 15 | A sub-postmaster is recovering in hospital after being pistol whipped by a would-be robber . |
| 16 | Coronation Street star Lynne Perrie is recovering in hospital after collapsing from an asthma attack . |
| 17 | A TWO-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after a savage attack by her family pet dog . |
| 18 | A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl is recovering in hospital after being struck by a car near the North-East coast at the weekend . |
| 19 | Motorcyclist Philip Hague , 26 of Langdale Road , Scarborough , is recovering in hospital after the crash . |
| 20 | In the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible , which is an important part of the sacred literature of all three religions , God is likened for instance to a judge , a king , a midwife and a mother eagle . |
| 21 | Viscosity varies greatly with temperature and the table of timings provided is calculated for analysis at the standardized temperature of 20°C . |
| 22 | This relief is calculated with reference to an assumed general rate liability for 1990/91 which is £248 . |
| 23 | A week 's pay is calculated in accordance with a series of statutory rules . |
| 24 | If the auction process fails — for example because no bids are received — the shares remain in the ownership of the former holder and the dividend is increased to a rate , known as the default rate , which is calculated in accordance with a prescribed formula . |
| 25 | Example 4:4 Turnover rent YIELDING AND PAYING THEREFOR by equal quarterly payments in advance on the usual quarter days : ( 1 ) the annual sum of £ ( " the basic rent " ) ; and ( 2 ) such sum as is calculated in accordance with the Schedule hereto ( " the turnover rent " ) SCHEDULE ( 1 ) In this schedule the following expressions have the following meanings : ( a ) " gross turnover " means the aggregate of all sums : ( i ) received by the tenant in return for goods supplied or services rendered in the course of any trade or business carried on by him in the demised property or partly in the demised property and partly elsewhere ; and ( ii ) payable to the tenant by any person in consideration of the use or occupation of the whole or any part of the demised property ( b ) " a rental year " means a period of twelve calendar months beginning on ( c ) " net turnover " means the gross turnover less : ( i ) any sum actually paid by the tenant to HM Commissioners of Customs and Excise by way of VAT or other tax chargeable on the supply of goods or services ; ( ii ) any sum refunded by the tenant to his customers in respect of defective or unsatisfactory goods or services ; ( iii ) per cent of any sums received by the tenant in return for services for which orders are received at the demised property but are performed wholly elsewhere ( d ) " qualified accountant " means a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( 2 ) The turnover rent for a rental year shall be : ( a ) per cent of the net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year exceeding £ but less than £ and ( b ) per cent of the net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year exceeding £ but less than £ ( 3 ) Within one month after the beginning of each rental year ( time being of the essence ) the tenant shall deliver to the landlord a certificate signed by a qualified accountant of the tenant 's gross turnover and net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year . |
| 26 | Where the transfer between husband and wife is one on sale , the fee is calculated in accordance with Scale A , of the 1992 Fee Order on the amount of the consideration . |
| 27 | People who become disabled as a result of industrial injury or disease may also claim disablement benefit , which is paid in compensation for the disability itself , and is calculated in relation to the assessed level or percentage of disability suffered as a result of employment . |
| 28 | Where the entitlement to dividends in respect of non-equity shares is calculated by reference to time , the dividends should be accounted for on an accruals basis . |
| 29 | Where shares are issued by way of or in substitution for dividends , and the value of the shares issued is calculated by reference to the value of the dividend payable on any class of shares , the value calculated for this purpose should be reflected in the profit and loss account as an appropriation of profit . |
| 30 | This allowance is calculated by reference to the RI and the RD factors . |