Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [be] [vb pp] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mike Queen , Public Sector Director , commented , ‘ We were naturally delighted to be awarded this contract . |
| 2 | As I have said , that stretch of road is not likely to be completed this millenium . |
| 3 | PISCES Whether or not you are going to be able to fully exercise your ability to earn a high income is likely to be revealed this week ! |
| 4 | Some 150 wolves are likely to be killed this year in the region , which is home to the Delta herd of caribou , whose numbers have fallen from 10,700 to 4,500 . |
| 5 | The plan by Durham County Council highways authority is likely to be agreed this week by Wear Valley District Council . |
| 6 | It 's been predicted that the number of places on courses is likely to be frozen this year . |
| 7 | Since paid work still is much more likely to be distributed this way than the reverse , there is a built-in tendency for caring responsibilities to fall on women , even without cultural expectations that women are particularly suited to these tasks . |
| 8 | Poll tax likely to be set this week |
| 9 | ‘ An order has come from headquarters that you are all to be freed this afternoon , ’ he said . |
| 10 | At the present speed of work on the EDDR — when it is finished it will provide much relief for traffic going round the city — the road is unlikely to be completed this millenium . |
| 11 | Mr Muawad , a pro-Syrian Maronite Christian , met deputies in the village of Ehden in the Syrian-controlled north to consult them about forming a cabinet , due to be announced this week . |
| 12 | His own superscalar Sparc chip , HyperSparc , due to be announced this week ( UX No 383 ) , is still lagging behind Viking . |
| 13 | The results of recent behind-the-scenes attempts by Mr Cecil Parkinson , the Transport Secretary , to win extra funds from the Treasury for transport infrastructure are due to be unveiled this week . |
| 14 | The bash was organised by grateful parents to mark the 1,000th baby , due to be born this month . |
| 15 | The installation is due to be completed this month . |
| 16 | According to Vladimir Smirnov , manager of the Tyumen intercity exchange , the installation of the new equipment was also due to be completed this month . |
| 17 | This is due to be finished this year and has cost nearly £300 million . |
| 18 | But according to Andrea Bacchi and Desideria Cavina , the authors of ‘ Sembrare e Non Essere ’ ( ‘ It Seems So and Is n't ’ ) , a new book on art fakes due to be published this autumn by Longanesi of Milan , the venerated Guidarello sepulchral sculpture is more likely to be a product of the 1820s . |
| 19 | According to Computerwoche , version 3.0 of the software is due to be released this month and an AIX version will follow in May , and an HP-UX release will be available later in the year . |
| 20 | According to Computerwoche , version 3.0 of the software is due to be released this month and an AIX version will follow in May , and an HP-UX release will be available later in the year . |
| 21 | Those are due to be auctioned this week in Edinburgh . |
| 22 | Shortly after paying out , a decision was made to give individual ticket holders their money back or the choice of going to one of the Prince concerts due to be held this summer . |
| 23 | The AIF expects it to take 68 months to complete st Lucie 2 in Florida , which is due to be commissioned this year . |
| 24 | One of the last television appearances of comedian Frankie Howerd is due to be screened this weekend . |
| 25 | The roaming agreement , which the operator says is the first of several to be signed this year , already enables Swiss users to call into the region of France that extends from south of Auxerre in northern Burgundy to Marseille and Nice . |
| 26 | After pledging £20,000 for wheelchair races , the region 's support increased to £95,000 after a substantial shortfall in the commercial sponsorship which now appears certain to be repeated this year unless additional major supporters can be found . |