Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] be [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In fact , when they raise an issue , it 's either for a , a personal ego trip , or they 're just paying lip service .
2 Depending on which gossip column you read he 's either planning to wed his long-term live-in girlfriend , Toukie Smith , sister of the late fashion designer Willie Smith , or he 's secretly dating model Naomi Campbell .
3 And I am still having fun , ’ she says .
4 ‘ He and I are always spending time together but we are not romantically inclined , ’ she said .
5 Well I 've er turned the tape over after side one , which was my first lesson and I 'm now doing side two , which is this lesson and the idea is to look at the s way in which language is used .
6 and I 'm certainly wearing paint tonight , quite a bit of it because its very hot under here and you would n't want to see me without it , but that 's me saying that , I mean why do I ? , why do I ? , why are we all wearing make-up ? , do we actually think we look better ? , are we trying to disguise something ? , yes
7 I know why my experienced colleague and I were both having trouble with the yarn looping at the edges .
8 ‘ Though my sisters and I were never given pocket money .
9 It got rather nasty — at one point my sister and I were actually playing tug-of-war with a vase — and ended with us rowing about which of us was his favourite .
10 ‘ Every room here has been booked since a year ago , and I was dearly hoping Donna would screw up the nerve to send her packing , but Mrs Foster happened by , and Matthew 's fiancée recognised her .
11 The last tour , I had so much stuff and I was always having trouble with it breaking down and having to troubleshoot .
12 Especially with an organisation whose public profile continues to rise , whose impact on governments is openly acknowledged , and which is steadily gathering support from more and more people .
13 And you 're really enjoying maths now are n't you .
14 If it is extremely fortunate , it may become a double-suckler by finding a female whose pup has just died and who is still producing milk .
15 He drives fast and she 's always liked speed .
16 And she was suddenly denied job interviews and passed over for promotion , she said .
17 Black Agnes was outraged , declaring that she would never yield up Dunbar Castle to the English , despite her traitor husband , and she was now seeking help .
18 Although we are often successful in securing accommodation , it is a problem which stretches our resources to the full and we are urgently raising money to buy emergency short term accommodation for people with HIV/AIDS .
19 This Department took a lead role in the preparation of the report and we are now seeking permission to use the undernoted parts of the text in a Departmental Child Care Policy Statement :
20 ‘ Regarding the September issue , we are positive the matter is not connected and we are still gathering evidence to prosecute the culprit , ’ she added .
21 Both direct approaches and efforts to set up regional recruitment events are yielding positive results in four of the regions and we are still awaiting response to the other four .
22 We 're pretty experienced in moving around inside wrecks without banging into things and we 're both Torpedo Gunner Mates and explosives , you might say , are our business .
23 ‘ We have only just finished the legal disputes , ’ he says , ‘ and we 're still fighting compensation battles .
24 The mills seem to be well pleased with it and we 're now getting interest from clothing manufacturers and even consumers .
25 To see a familiar , friendly face in a room full of strangers was very pleasant and we were soon exchanging news .
26 When I came out on top I immediately looked to starboard for the Pole Star and was rather shocked to find that it was oil the portside and we were obviously heading east , but by careful use of the engines was able to turn through 180° and the navigator gave me a heading after taking a sight from the astro compass .
27 Whilst such an operation does not generally offer any price advantage over a retail business , it is a very convenient way of choosing goods and there is always extended credit available .
28 When researchers approach publication there is ample published guidance for them on what their obligations are , and there are well known style guides within each scientific discipline including , in medicine , the Vancouver style .
29 On the whole , the evidence points to these Mesara round tombs having been roofed ; the surviving wall stumps are very thick and have faces that slope inwards , and there are sometimes fallen wall blocks in the interior , suggesting a collapsed beehive vault .
30 probably a cup final and they 're still playing football on the first of May .
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