Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [verb] [det] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Island of Taiwan is situated several hundred miles off the Chinese mainland , west of Hong Kong ; Japan lies a few hours ’ plane ride north-west while the Philippines rest a similar distance southwards . |
| 2 | Of course , we must remember that Anthony is considering all non-business organizations , not just governmental organizations as Drebin et al. |
| 3 | The right hon. Gentleman quotes job losses , but he fails to mention Tesco 's plans for 5,000 new jobs over the next year , Safeway 's plans for 2,000 jobs , Nissan 's plans for 600 new jobs in the north-east , and the fact that Toyota is providing another 3,000 jobs in Derbyshire . |
| 4 | What we 've done in North Notts is to sink some new bore-holes . |
| 5 | THE BBC is to shed another 1,500 employees over the next 18 months , bringing the total of jobs axed since 1986 to 7,000 . |
| 6 | Llyn Brenig is situated some 35 miles form Colwyn Bay , and is well worth a visit . |
| 7 | Claiming to have ‘ seen it all , ’ they say Fujitsu is doing some interesting things with Sparc , but the Cypress Semiconductor Corp/Ross Pinnacle effort is ‘ still a long way off . ’ |
| 8 | To celebrate the launch , Sega is staging several massive promotions including an enormous airship which will fly over from France . |
| 9 | Given the task of reviving urban policy at low cost , Kemp is considering such Thatcherite innovations as housing vouchers , tenant management and tenant purchase of public housing . |
| 10 | Knutsford is situated some 16 miles to the south of Manchester . |
| 11 | We look forward to his arrival in Britannia again and Boudicca is saving some good legs for him , — in fact they belong to a soldier of the IXth Legion who did n't hear her shout ‘ Get outta the way you stupid git ’ when she was trying her chariot out on the new road . |
| 12 | Iveco Ford is to lose another 100 jobs . |