Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She admits there is a competitive streak in Kylie Minogue that is driving her towards live shows simply to silence the knockers . |
| 2 | And some go on to accuse him of tunnel-vision , saying they doubt whether he ever really wanted a peaceful settlement in the Gulf ; whether he now has a view of what American policy after the war should be ; and whether his single-minded determination to win the war is blinding him to other dangers . |
| 3 | If she 's not polishing the auld bits and pieces , she 's naggin' me for new curtains ! ’ |
| 4 | Pamela Chrimes had left for England and John wrote that Yvonne Blake ‘ is making an excellent Scarlet Woman , but her ankles are too weak for point shoes , so she 's doing it in high heels ; it looks quite nice . ’ |
| 5 | Sedgemore has improved so much since entering top grade rugby that club coach Alex Evans is tipping him for international honours . |
| 6 | There 's always innovations in the rose world … the latest is putting them in hanging baskets … who knows what Christopher Columbus would have thought of that . |
| 7 | The fact you feel the company is exploiting you with long hours of work and low pay is no reason to exploit the company with expense abuse . |