Sentence examples for focus construction from inspiring English sources

When the focus construction is involved, the NP whose existence is concerned precedes the existential predicate, as shown in (12).

nThere seem to be some similarities between apparent tag statements like 64 and 65 and the "dislocation focus construction" like (i) though Cheung's (2008) movement analysis of dislocation deviates from the deletion analysis of tags proposed in this paper.

Subject relative clauses; copula clauses; focus constructions in the future tense.

Open image in new window Fig. 1 Schematic representation of focus constructions using time reversal.

The tunnels appear regularly and are pronounced, and they generally have a time and a place of focused construction.

This article focuses on construction carpenters, who construct large items, such as roof structures or even entire buildings (see Figure 1).

Vulcan, based in Birmingham, Ala., is getting out of chemicals to focus on construction materials.

It is true that judgments against Mr. Shaoul tend to focus on construction problems.

Once a new location is agreed upon, the focus on construction begins.

Given the economic climate, Ms. Christman said, she was happy for now to shift the focus from construction to programming.

South Carolina's mining activities focus on construction materials, with crushed stone (granite and limestone), clay, sand, and gravel as the principal products of the industry.