Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pos pn] [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , Master , we are building our arguments on the fact that there were men who looked like King James . ’ |
| 2 | At the moment of writing , Labour seems to have lumbered itself with a system in which thode entitled to nominate — Labour MPs — will have no reliable means of guessing whether they are wasting their nominations on a no-hoper . |
| 3 | Also , most appointees on public bodies are given their jobs for a set number of years , so it could be some while before changes filtered through . |
| 4 | A client is not easily detached from a solicitor who has been handling his affairs over a period of years , but a comparatively mild solicitation may deprive an insurance broker of valuable business which otherwise might safely be reckoned on for a period . |
| 5 | Will the Prime Minister now tell us whether he accepts that , in addition to the massive number of homes repossessed last year , a further 80,000 families are to lose their homes in the current year ? |
| 6 | Two hundred and ninety people are to lose their jobs with the closure of one of the country 's leading leather manufacturers . |
| 7 | Ninety people are to lose their jobs at a bleach factory . |
| 8 | It 's just been announced that three hundred and thirty workers are to lose their jobs at an oil and gas extraction equipment factory . |
| 9 | They are bringing their children to a school about which they already know a great amount and have decided that it meets their needs . |
| 10 | During June and July many artists living and working in East and South East London have been opening their studios to the public , coordinated and publicised by the Whitechapel Gallery . |
| 11 | It is not the West End galleries however who have been opening their doors to the new generation . |
| 12 | ‘ For the first time in ages they are tackling their problems in a sensible , mature manner without hysteria on one side and bloody-mindedness on the other . |
| 13 | So to raise funds , some of the villagers are opening their gardens to the public on Saturday . |
| 14 | My answer to this criticism was that teachers of English are virtually unanimous in their enthusiasm for literature , but need persuasion if they are to accept our recommendations for the teaching of grammar , Standard English and knowledge about language . |
| 15 | And finally , surfers and canoeists have been pitting their skills against the biggest River Severn tidal wave of the year . |
| 16 | The problem with any such guesstimate is that , of course , we are basing our calculations on a statistical sample of one . |
| 17 | Legal and General Property have been presented their plans to the City Lands Policy Group and traders at the centre . |
| 18 | The Miami Cubans are flexing their wallets for the return to a country whose people are healthier , better educated and less racially divided than when the exiles left . |
| 19 | The trend towards milder winters is beginning to concern horticulturists. many trees need lengthy cold spells if they are to open their buds at the right time in spring , and research on the Continent confirms that apple trees will be confused by the changing climate . |
| 20 | Several chandlers are revising their catalogues for the new year . |
| 21 | At present all CAD companies are pushing their techniques from the low to the mid level of involvement . |
| 22 | She 's been reported missing and we 're checking her movements for the two weeks before she vanished . ’ |
| 23 | At the moment you 're cre , you 're cor , , you 're correcting your procedures on the basis of auditing and finding out what we 're not doing instead of really thinking about them . |
| 24 | ‘ See you 're doing your rounds with the first night presents . ’ |
| 25 | He says we predict that a reservoir of this size will be essential if we 're to supply our customers with the water the need . |
| 26 | And it 's dangerous ground , because before you know it they 're not just honouring millionaires by putting their names on degrees , they 're putting their names over the door . |
| 27 | Disadvantages : You may find yourself doing ‘ unfair swaps ’ ( ie , you 'll look after three children who are still playing wargames at 10pm , while the exchange sit involves watching TV while your baby sleeps peacefully ) ; if the circle is big , you may find you 're leaving your children with a virtual stranger ; you may also find that the circle involves a male babysitter ( see overleaf ) . |
| 28 | They 're depriving their children of the maternal love that is the child 's by right . |
| 29 | K : ‘ He has tried his best to get us a decent place but sometimes it feels as though we 're beating our heads against a brick wall . ’ |
| 30 | He had in fact been told his days in the sport were over . |