Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lee , who left the family home in Skelton two years ago , came in from the cold to highlight the plight of the young homeless : the Rural Development Commission says more than 14,000 people in country areas are without a home 12pc of the national total and many of them are forced to leave rural areas altogether . |
| 2 | In support of this view , a number of studies have indicated that language-impaired children make significant improvements if the adults around them are induced to make systematic changes in certain aspects of their language ( Howlin 1984 ; McLean and Snyder 1978 ) . |
| 3 | Rockwell wrote to his brother : ‘ Prince and I are going to fly ten hours tomorrow , and we 'll do our best to kill one or two Germans for Victor . ’ |
| 4 | I am hoping to do fun rides and shows this summer . |
| 5 | ‘ I am determined to promote political reforms . ’ |
| 6 | During the DTS I am determined to see these seeds grow ! |
| 7 | But now that John Gribbin has made it known ( Letters , 26 January ) that the term ( and presumably the concept ) ‘ centrifugal force ’ is favoured by the relativists , I am beginning to have second thoughts . |
| 8 | I am beginning to organise artistic events for all kinds to raise funds for the RSPCA and to promote animal welfare and wildlife conservation issues . |
| 9 | I am beginning to understand some things , Watson . |
| 10 | All four I am referring to have replaceable batteries — an improvement on earlier models . |
| 11 | Further to the letters in Readers Forum ( April and August 1992 editions ) regarding pencil holders I am writing to let other readers know that these are available from Lyra ( UK ) Ltd. at the cost of £1.80 each plus VAT . |
| 12 | Editor , — I am writing to correct factual inaccuracies in the letter from Patrick Magennis and Anne Begley concerning the difficulty in providing nicotine substitutes in hospital . |
| 13 | There are well-documented problems in navigating through documents of this nature , such as disorientation and cognitive overhead But , in a sense , I am trying to exploit these properties . |
| 14 | Of course , that job had to be done professionally — by a local man , because I am trying to use local contractors wherever possible . |
| 15 | And he warned Zborowski not to expect too much : ‘ I am trying to do some landscapes ’ , he wrote . |
| 16 | I AM trying to trace two relatives the sisters Dolly Tasker ( formerly of Myrtle Gardens , Liverpool 7 ) , and Margaret Coppick ( of Wavertree ? ) . |
| 17 | Q I am intending to make some garments as Christmas present for the family . |
| 18 | Next year Minnie I will be forty and hardly able to believe it but I am resolved to make great changes with the help of a hard winter 's work . |
| 19 | What amazes me is that young families on income support can get almost any accompanying benefit , yet I am expected to meet these bills in full . |
| 20 | I am going to illustrate these ideas by a brief discussion of neurons in the retina of the rabbit . |
| 21 | This month I am going to cover two problems which most horses will produce at some time or other . |
| 22 | Both these books are by black American women writers , writing about black people , I am going to study these books from the aspect of the main characters ' adolescence and how they overcome the trials they face . |
| 23 | I am going to make moral judgments . |
| 24 | By this time I am starting to use other grades of pencil , from 6H to HB . |
| 25 | By this time I am starting to use other grades of pencil , from 6H to HB . |
| 26 | I 'm trying to do eight things at once as usual . |
| 27 | I 'm keen on the scabious family and I 'm trying to grow old wallflowers , but they are very difficult and susceptible to virus . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've no reason to think so , but I 'm trying to consider all possibilities . ’ |
| 29 | Nicholas said , ‘ I 'm not sitting fainting with horror : I 'm trying to make God-damned plans . |
| 30 | I 'm trying to find new ways of interpreting the symbol itself so that it 's not as polarised . |