Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pron] [is] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A public inquiry is considering plans for a third supermarket — opponents say it 's the last thing the town needs . |
| 2 | They have a filing system , and the procedure for it which is about two pages is highly efficient , and the engineers think it 's the best thing since sliced bread . |
| 3 | There really is something to celebrate as the new hospital opens — its consultants say it is the best in the country — with a standard of care and treatment equalling that in private hospitals combined with the facilities to continue pioneering research into skin disease . |
| 4 | Customs officers say it 's the first time European green law has been used in Britain this way . |
| 5 | Campaigners say it 's the first step towards closure , but BR says it 's actually planning to spend more money on the line , not less . |
| 6 | It 'll cost a hundred and forty thousand pounds to build but some locals say it 's the wrong bridge in the wrong place |
| 7 | In a letter of ‘ unanimous support ’ published in The Times today board members say he is the best person to lead the corporation . |
| 8 | Student leaders say it 's the only way they can fight for their rights . |
| 9 | Many critics suspect it is the first stage in the construction of the repository itself , a highly controversial project . |
| 10 | Police belive he 's the so-called Fishermead rapist , who 's carried out a series of attacks on and around the Fishermead Estate . |
| 11 | Customs men say it 's the first time they 've used Cites to seize timber |
| 12 | Police say it 's the worst assault they 've seen , and they 're asking for information from the criminal underworld . |
| 13 | Police believe he 's the so-called ’ Fishermead rapist ’ , who 's carried out a series of attacks on the Fishermead estate . |
| 14 | They suffer disproportionately because when the cuts come it 's the special needs support that many of these groups need that was the first to go . |
| 15 | proportionately because when the cuts come it 's the special need support that many of these groups need that was the first to go . |
| 16 | But others say it 's the only way to avoid accusations of a whitewash . |
| 17 | Whereas most students think it 's the best place to be . |
| 18 | But though the 39-year-old from Garston rules his home with the necessary military-style order , his children seven girls and five boys think he 's the greatest ! |
| 19 | But though the 39-year-old from Garston rules his home with the necessary military-style order , his children seven girls and five boys think he 's the greatest ! |
| 20 | Its admirers say it is the consummate manager . |