Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crosby is determined to buy this week to halt the Roker slide down the First Division table . |
| 2 | On the diplomatic front Gorbachev is hoping to persuade European countries that Russia is no longer a threat . |
| 3 | ISC is understood to have small contracts in each of these territories but further ‘ phantom ’ contracts are believed to have been invented to make the company seem more successful than it was . |
| 4 | John Dennis is going to prepare this spreadsheet erm on a every quarter . |
| 5 | They fear the deterioration of the value of the pound against the dollar may mean Mr Outhwaite is poised to demand another £60 million in cash from them — cash calls totalling £168 million have already been paid . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Chelsea keeper Kevin Hitchcock is determined to repeat last season 's Cup heroics against Everton in the fourth round replay at Stamford Bridge tonight . |
| 7 | A meeting of the 16 NATO nations in Brussels is expected to give final approval to the no-fly mission today . |
| 8 | Mr Mandela is thought to want trusted lieutenants , such as Walter Sisulu , to ensure everything is in place before he leaves jail to reassume the reins of the ANC leadership . |
| 9 | Still bubbling after his irresistible display against Turkey in midweek , Wright is looking to inflict more damage on Leeds ' porous defence , which has leaked 28 goals in 15 games — more than any Premier League side . |
| 10 | Under current trade arrangements , Hungary is allowed to export 5,000 tonnes of beef per year to the EEC , which is to rise to 6,500 tonnes over the next five years . |
| 11 | NEC is hoping to shift 30,000 workstations over two years . |
| 12 | Faced with a rush of competition from foreign banks when Portugal is forced to remove remaining barriers to entry after next year , banks such as BCP have been expanding fast in an attempt to ensure their market share of domestic business in banking and other financial services . |
| 13 | You may have seen in the press that British Telecom is planning to create more phone numbers to meet growing demand for telecommunications services . |
| 14 | Hesh Wiener of Technology News of America comments that IBM is having to price current drives at less than half of list , and will make a success of the new ones only if it lists them at or below current street prices . |
| 15 | IBM is preparing to jettison all Microsoft code in future versions of its LAN Server network operating system , according to our sister publication , Network Week . |
| 16 | Despite its own financial woes , IBM is expected to provide 60 days ' redundancy pay for each of the employees . |
| 17 | Telnet/OLTP is claimed to provide significant gains in transaction processing efficiency by decreasing central computer processing by up to 50% and by decreasing Telnet traffic on the network by up to 90% — and existing Telnet applications are compatible with Telnet/OLTP . |
| 18 | Chester is said to draw more visitors than any city in England other than London and York . |
| 19 | GEMMA IS SET TO WIN LONG BATTLE |
| 20 | Companies across the country will be subject to a uniform rate set by central government , although Mr Eggar is attempting to calm these fears by pointing out that a special case has been made for small firms . |
| 21 | Cash is recovering after an Achilles tendon operation and Cahill is set to have exploratory knee surgery , but Australia hope they will be fit for the match on Perth 's grass courts from February 2 to 4 . |
| 22 | My friend Willi is going to have severe trouble with this one , he thought . |
| 23 | But John Patten is determined to end compulsory membership . |
| 24 | But , if Goody is going to draw significant consequences from what he defines as ‘ literacy ’ , then it is important to be clear as to just what it is that is supposed to have these consequences . |
| 25 | The widespread and prolonged drought affecting southern Africa is starting to kill large numbers of wildlife in south-east Zimbabwe . |
| 26 | The House at Wendlebury is preparing to receive more refugees next week . |
| 27 | UST China is expected to funnel other USL products , presumably technology like Tuxedo , and third-party products into China . |
| 28 | Plateau production from Piper and Saltire is expected to reach 83,000 boepd and 57,000 boepd respectively . |
| 29 | Weller is trying to make political idealism glamorous by linking it with being a stylist , and validate being a stylist by aligning it with political ideals . |
| 30 | BROADGREEN MP Jane Kennedy is bidding to make sure jobs at Liverpool 's new customs offices go to local people . |