Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think 'e 's owed that , ’ said Sprott , ‘ I think 'e 's owed a generous tribute . ’ |
| 2 | They must go through life knowing that a child of theirs is suffering a limited existence and being cared for by someone else . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ So she 's to see a head man , is she ? |
| 4 | Cor she 's getting a fluffy coat is n't she , now ? |
| 5 | ‘ She 's getting the best attention money can buy . |
| 6 | The fact that the other child cries and you shout at her lets her know that it was naughty — and may stop her doing it again if you 're lucky — but it does n't mean she understands the pain she 's caused the other child . |
| 7 | One moment Harvey sounds like she 's trapped in a particularly unpleasant psychodrama , the next she 's singing an exuberant snatch of I 'm Gon na Wash that Man Right Out of My Hair . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't care if she 's called the Quacking Duck just as long as she 's steady , ’ Charlotte replied . |
| 9 | From what you said on the phone , she 's kept a low profile too , which is lucky . |
| 10 | She 's kept the upper floor , turned it into a very nice flat for herself , and I — you also if you agree — could live downstairs . |
| 11 | The cleaner upstairs , she asked me to find out what kind of cakes everybody liked cos she 's buying every single person an individual , like you know , a single cake for everybody . |
| 12 | She 's wearing a yellow paisley dress and she smells of flour . |
| 13 | She 's wearing a white dress . |
| 14 | She 's developed a steady business and a strong social life at her church . |
| 15 | BRITISH actress Emily Lloyd is all smiles after watching the Hollywood premiere of In The Soup — but she 's nursing an aching heart . |
| 16 | Frustratingly , the habit persists even when she 's holding a strong hand . |
| 17 | So she 's written the first syllable as she feels it sounds ( coff- ) and that triggers the -ee . |
| 18 | This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) . |
| 19 | So I suppose it 's what she wanted and she 's done the right thing . |
| 20 | Comic look at American racism in MRS DELAFIELD WANTS TO MARRY , where Katherine Hepburn shocks her family with the news she 's to wed a Jewish doctor . |
| 21 | She says she 's made a special cake and wants us to help eat it up . ’ |
| 22 | But she 's made a miraculous recovery , and has now been allowed home . |
| 23 | She 's made an absolute fool out of you . |
| 24 | But she 's made an amazing recovery and is now about to go home . |
| 25 | She 's made an official complaint — just one of a record number received by Thames Valley Police this year . |
| 26 | She was sent by the Republic , and she 's made an honest effort . |
| 27 | He 'll buy her a small gift when she 's made an exceptional contribution . |
| 28 | ‘ She 's contaminated the whole house ! |
| 29 | I do n't remember it being that much last year , but she 's using a different board this year so maybe that 's something to do with it . |
| 30 | She 's invited a close friend she wants us to meet . |