Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the numbers of frail old people grow , in both absolute and proportional terms ( and they far exceed any other vulnerable groups ) , those who work with and for them are bound to experience this dilemma more acutely , which may be summarised as ‘ just how much are we supposed to do to support and protect such old vulnerable people ? ’ . |
| 2 | All forty two of them are threatening to leave local authority control and be directly financed from Westminster because they say they have n't got the money to do their jobs . |
| 3 | All forty two of them are threatening to leave local authority control and be directly financed from Westminster because they say they have n't got the money to do their jobs . |
| 4 | Lee , who left the family home in Skelton two years ago , came in from the cold to highlight the plight of the young homeless : the Rural Development Commission says more than 14,000 people in country areas are without a home 12pc of the national total and many of them are forced to leave rural areas altogether . |
| 5 | In support of this view , a number of studies have indicated that language-impaired children make significant improvements if the adults around them are induced to make systematic changes in certain aspects of their language ( Howlin 1984 ; McLean and Snyder 1978 ) . |
| 6 | I need to focus on my work here , and my sister and I are beginning to drive each other mad . ’ |
| 7 | Steel-Maitland told Balfour that " Farquhar and I are endeavouring to raise more money . |
| 8 | Rockwell wrote to his brother : ‘ Prince and I are going to fly ten hours tomorrow , and we 'll do our best to kill one or two Germans for Victor . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ To paint Darlington as a jobs blackspot is not just factually wrong , it is also very damaging to the work the council and I are doing to attract new investment . ’ |
| 10 | Career-wise , especially , it seems you are destined to scale new heights and what takes place sometime around October 29 and again on November 3 will put you firmly in the big league and back in the money again . |
| 11 | On the other hand you do n't want to get too embroiled in parochial issues if you are hoping to attract national coverage . |
| 12 | The latter will help specify how you are intending to reach each aim . |
| 13 | When I think about it I 'm not sure it makes any important difference how you imagine he looks , I mean who am I to say whether this Boy you are seeing has blonde hair or dark ; but I am sure that it does matter what he means to you . |
| 14 | You are invited to meet Christian Aid Partner from Uganda at on Friday , 28th May at 8.00 p.m. for a Buffet Supper |
| 15 | I 've just got another bit of paper a note saying please note while you are at college you are asked to do four hours overtime and that 's not a contract , it 's just a letter . |
| 16 | This rather convoluted question fits a particular pattern which it is useful to familiarise yourself with : ( a ) a quote captures a general perception ; then ( b ) you are asked about some other writer ( or invited to select a writer ) where it is plausible to think the quote may be relevant ; then ( c ) you are asked to discuss this second writer in the light of the quote . |
| 17 | P.S. Just pointing out you are bound to need some wrapping paper . |
| 18 | You are bound to meet some people and some situations which preclude speechreading . |
| 19 | The sad part about the whole sorry affair is that you appear to have been badly let down by those who by rights ought to feel indebted to you , but with the Sun in Aries and that part of your solar chart related to affairs of the heart you are bound to win some kind of moral victory , and even if you do decide to make a settlement this month you should still feel you really have much to celebrate . |
| 20 | Uranus and Neptune occupy the same degree of your sign on February 2 and October 24 and , although these periods may coincide with an awakening of sorts , you are bound to experience some sense of unreality . |
| 21 | You are bound to have many questions you would like to ask , as well as certain anxieties about which you would like your mind set at rest . |
| 22 | The plain fact is that in most of your interactions with other people you are seeking to exert some influence — to persuade . |
| 23 | Even though you are trying to make positive stroke , do n't try to hit it hard . |
| 24 | There is nothing more anti-social than other people at it when you are trying to get some kip . |
| 25 | If you are going to replace existing hardware , make pencil marks to show the new position . |
| 26 | There 's a war , the Germans are trying to kill every Jew in the world and you are going to hang one Masai because of a misunderstanding . ’ |
| 27 | If you are going to do many punchcards invest in a continuous roll for a treat . |
| 28 | But I ca n't accept the argument that because you make provision to deal by law as well as by practice with the situations where things have got to that point in order to safeguard children , that you are thereby saying that you are going to take more children from their parents ! |
| 29 | If you are going to cook this dish during a Pack meeting , the person responsible for supplying the potatoes will have to do this . |
| 30 | Erm , the alternative is if you are going to retain some form of erm , quality group , I guess it would be done through that anyway . |