Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [conj] [det] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is compounded when several people are involved in the aggravated taking of a vehicle — my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden ( Mr. Mills ) said that such people were not content with being in a car but wanted to be in the boot as well — and by the speed and lethal power of the Cosworths and other vehicles which they steal . |
| 2 | The idea that people can be sensitive to natural gas is a contentious one , but it is claimed that some people have made dramatic recoveries after removing the gas supply from their house . |
| 3 | The statement ends : ‘ It is expected that more people will visit museums as a result of the wider interest generated by the presence of an international art and antiques market here . |
| 4 | In fact , it is recommended that all people who take part in sport should have regular check-ups with a qualified chiropractor . |
| 5 | When a patient seems to be developing a pattern of chronic repeats , it is recommended that all staff engaged in his or her care meet to reconstruct each attempt in order to determine whether there appears to be a motive common to each act . |
| 6 | It is recommended that these catfish are fed just two or three times a week . |
| 7 | We have moved from a culture largely unchanged from nationalisation to one in which the need for change is accepted and many staff are now use TOP principles automatically , |
| 8 | It is felt that fewer people would be put off attending with other genital or sexual problems if the stigma of going to a ‘ VD ’ clinic could be dispensed with . |
| 9 | Their lenses are much thicker and it is thought that these species lived where there was little light and needed thick lenses to collect and concentrate what light there was . |
| 10 | This makes perfect sense in that a certain intimacy is restored and those r'n'r roots show when ‘ Julian H Cope ’ offers up a Lou Reed pastiche — with ‘ Summertime Blues ’ thrown in — masquerading as a song . |
| 11 | The funds are , of course , still open and it is appreciated that many people have already sent donations direct to the Royal Homeopathic Hospital . |
| 12 | A free radical is defined as any species capable of independent existence that contains one or more unpaired electrons , an unpaired electron being defined as one that is alone in an orbita . |
| 13 | The pygmies of Central Africa can not find enough food in the Zaire forests and , indeed , there seems to be no unambiguous ethnographic account of any people living solely off forest products and the only tropical areas where it is believed that such people might have lived are in central Malesia . |
| 14 | It is estimated that some 9m now work the equivalent of a full year in agriculture — of which 65% are men and 35% women — although nearly 18m still have an attachment to the land . |
| 15 | In Ireland , for example , it is estimated that some 25% of all forestry workers also farm ; elsewhere , such as in the west of Scotland and in the Islands , fishing is very often a complementary occupation for many small farmers while in southern Italy whole communities live by fishing alone . |