Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] be [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of course I 'm making more money here than walking around , ’ she says with a broad , toothless grin . |
| 2 | So instead of going this afternoon I 'm going this morning while Jim 's at home before he goes to work . |
| 3 | Sebe , the " President-for-life " of the Ciskei homeland which was granted nominal independence by South Africa in 1981 , was absent from the country at the time . |
| 4 | The weather was kind for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Henley Golf Club which were held last weekend and large numbers of members and friends attended and were very appreciative of the arrangements which had been made . |
| 5 | Other companies have had similar troubles : Clerical Medical had to rid itself of an agent which was writing unauthorised business ; a Legal & General agent . |
| 6 | My Lords , is my Noble Friend aware that many parents and teachers who have been deeply dissatisfied and disillusioned by local education authority schools in fact just set up their own new schools which are providing excellent education and really meeting those parental wishes , often with very strong er spiritual and moral values . |
| 7 | This year , Douglas Reyburn are hosting the Buchanan Inter Company Trophy which was won last year by Stoddard Carpets . |
| 8 | One alternative which is attracting increasing interest is drag hunting , where the horses and hounds chase an artificial scent . |
| 9 | Another alternative which is attracting increasing attention is the development of legal expenses insurances against such risks which has been welcomed and sponsored by The Law Society ( White , Robin , 1984 ) . |
| 10 | The 19th century saw two significant changes in the newspaper industry which were to have considerable impact on future developments . |
| 11 | I met him at a dance , a nice soldier who was playing double bass in the band . |
| 12 | In his own words : I believe that it must be the policy of the USA to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressure . |
| 13 | Philip II of Spain came close to achieving it , before he was defeated by , among others , half naked English mercenary soldiers who ‘ for thieving and brawling had no equals ’ — the ancestors of the football fans who are plotting next year 's ‘ English invasion of Italy ’ . |
| 14 | We sympathise with victims in north Belfast , with those in south Belfast last evening , and with the driver of the car who was attacked this morning . |
| 15 | Now the purpose of therefore of this training course and any any training course is to do this is to be able to handle the arousal and increase your level of performance and even get the peak to move that way so for any level of arousal you 're getting better performance but you 're also able to handle a bit more butterflies a bit more of the nerves in order to perform effectively , and apart from a training course like this how do you achieve that ? |
| 16 | Although this precedes one-step sparring , caution must be exercised by fighters who are striking each other with hard techniques . |
| 17 | Psychology 's theoretical uncertainties are expressed , not just in the difficulty of getting objective knowledge of subjectivity , but also in the precarious power of the psychologist who is pursuing this knowledge : |
| 18 | In other words you are putting undue strain on your machine . |
| 19 | She was , apparently , an unemployed actress who was doing domestic work while she was ‘ resting ’ — I think that 's the euphemism they use . |
| 20 | Two maintenance gangs who were working one night some distance apart on a section of track noticed a mysterious light between them but despite searching the area nothing could be found to explain the phenomenon . |
| 21 | For a touch of extravagance there 's wired ombre ribbon from £1.85 , gold mesh from £2.23 and Japanese passementerie braid from £2.40 to £47 per metre . |
| 22 | In the exile it was decreed that circumcision was to be the official rite of initiation into Judaism and all that that now meant . |
| 23 | And as they prepare for first division football he 's relishing another challenge , just as he 's looking forward to renewing acquaintances with certain Meath players today . |
| 24 | The other one , vaguely at the back of my mind it was raised this morning cos I recall Mr made a comment on it , and that is erm looking at the growth implications beyond two thousand and six . |
| 25 | When it is electro-plated with silver it is called electro-plated nickel silver ( EPNS ) . |
| 26 | In future it is hoped that information will be posted at the nearest car parks , as well as at the crag , allowing for a change of plan before walking to the climbs ! |
| 27 | In effect it is conceded that society was in a state of flux , consisting not of four but of five estates , subject nevertheless to fundamental reservations , for the labouring poor are not adjudged worthy of an independent voice . |
| 28 | The National Government had been allotted a definite task , and on its completion it is understood that Parliament should be dissolved as soon as circumstances permit , and that each of the parties should be left free to place its policy before the electors for their approval . |
| 29 | Now Durham County Council has told the group 's chairwoman Liz Walsh the 30-year-old building which is suffering serious subsidence problems is beyond repair and must be demolished . |
| 30 | Independence Technologies Inc picked up a $1.95m from Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Corp which is building large customer information , billing and network configuration applications with its iTran OLTP development tools , iView system management software and USL 's Tuxedo transaction monitor . |