Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] is [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Yeah but I mean yours is a big school now is n't it ?
2 This method represents the following dose , 8 tablespoons = ( 160ml ) = ⅛ granule/tablespoon ( 20ml ) diluted x 10 = per 20ml so a 5ml dose = granule which is the weakest dose Hahnemann recommends but takes the patient only 8–10 days to finish and be ready for the next potency up .
3 It is a sport , at least in my view , although I acknowledge there is a great deal of hard work involved both on the actual occasion and in the preparation .
4 The couple caring for the baby in their Middlesbrough home realise there is a long way to go .
5 Others say there is no political will for real land reform , since the leadership 's aim is to keep the previous system intact and in working order , not to break it up .
6 Training Ffestiniog slate men one of these days they say there is no more Ffestiniog slate and that 's it its gone bankrupt and er But I mean that can be easily arranged sort of thing .
7 The staff say there is no formal structure for negotiating pay .
8 They say there is no white man that can be trusted .
9 Several operations have been cancelled at the John Radcliffe Hospital today … and more may be stopped tomorrow as staff struggle to cope with a sudden influx of emergency patients … officials say there is no single cause for the sudden rise in admissions …
10 Secondly , they say there is no scientific evidence that whales are near extinction .
11 Fire chiefs say there is an increased risk to the public .
12 Anybody over forty I say it is a legitimate time to talk to people about self employment .
13 Start-rite say it is a private road in a traffic-free park .
14 I just say it is a strong possibility .
15 ‘ You say it is a good tool , sir ! ’
16 Many industry observers say it is a declining brand .
17 Like ya , like you say it is a difficult situation at the moment in n it ?
18 Well as I say it is a different company now .
19 Reading of the treatment by Durham County Council of the old people 's homes that are being closed , I say it is an absolute disgrace and this by the people who keep on about caring councils .
20 Some say it is an irresponsible attitude but is n't it more irresponsible to use a vote just because the law commands it ?
21 Its admirers say it is the consummate manager .
22 Every year in October we say it is the finest thing in the garden .
23 Marry , so there have been diverse good plots devised and wise counsels cast already about reformation of that realm , but they say it is the fatal destiny of that land that no purposes whatsoever are meant for her good will prosper or take good effect , which whether it proceed from the very genius of the soil , or the influence of the stars , or that Almighty God hath not yet appointed the time of her reformation , or that He reserveth her in this unquiet state still , for some secret scourge which shall by her come unto England , it is hard to be known but yet much to be feared .
24 ‘ Where they have dug the hole is a main junction , they say it is the worst place for the leak , where the water is separated .
25 In the first place it is a single system of examinations in place of the dual system that has been operating for the last twenty-two years .
26 His family say he is a changed man .
27 Useless for Boswell to point out that notwithstanding the title ‘ Doctor ’ , physick did not belong in Johnson 's otherwise comprehensive repertoire , and here it was that the landlord made a distinction which so pleased Johnson : ‘ They say he is the greatest man in England , except Lord Mansfield . ’
28 In a letter of ‘ unanimous support ’ published in The Times today board members say he is the best person to lead the corporation .
29 Brugg itself is an attractive town , situated at the meeting place of three rivers , the Aare , the Reuss and the Limmat .
30 The letters reveal there is a private letter attached to the British Aerospace deal allowing the company to sell Rover without penalty within five years — although the published terms say the company would have to pay back £650 million .
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