Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Th that for most of us would be very sad and it is your Association and it is the only substantial body that there 's representing you as individual sailor but is attempting to fight off that unnecessary legislation . |
| 2 | She admits there is a competitive streak in Kylie Minogue that is driving her towards live shows simply to silence the knockers . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's what you would do , I suppose , but Garry 's wife is one of those women who think they have an ideal marriage , and she would go into a decline at the very mention of another woman , so Garry is presenting her with concrete evidence that their marriage is over . ’ |
| 5 | If she 's not polishing the auld bits and pieces , she 's naggin' me for new curtains ! ’ |
| 6 | I believe God is calling me to full-time service . |
| 7 | Q I know that stock is going missing from the stock room and I 've tried to prove who 's doing it by various means without success . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | oh yeah the people , matey 's walking along and he 's going like this and he 's pulling it as he 's doing it , he says and he 's doing it in proper time like that , but with one arm going he 's twiddling it , he 's doing it , he says no my feet are exactly like that , very effective but you can actually get fined for loosing them , you have to pay for them and its like a real , shooting sticks as well , you do n't tend to carry erm , these pay sticks you carry them like the old shooting sticks , the old you know ? |
| 10 | The honourable gentlemen is asking me for procedural advice across floor of the house , which he knows that I do not volunteer . |
| 11 | Sedgemore has improved so much since entering top grade rugby that club coach Alex Evans is tipping him for international honours . |
| 12 | • If you 're buying fish which are normally kept in brackish conditions , such as Mollies , Puffers and some Gobies , do n't automatically assume that your dealer is stocking them with added salt . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | David Green who held the combined post of Overseas Director and Senior Administrative Officer is leaving us for other employment . |