Example sentences of "is [verb] [verb] [det] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A prison governor is refusing to accept any more remand prisoners because accomodation for unconvicted inmates has reached bursting point . |
| 2 | There is also the practical point that an investor wishing to share in the fortunes of say , the oil service industry is better off buying Schlumberger straight than Pearson , which is seen to have all that publishing clutter . |
| 3 | Now , of course , we got problems now where they 've all been abolished and is virtually on a voluntary basis , and I say , it 'll be rather interesting to see whether Lamont actually is going to release some more money , cos you probably realise at the moment they 're cutting back on that particular budget . |
| 4 | Your book now is going to bear much more relation to reality than one in which the murderer has to perform two or three pretty unlikely actions so as to provide the impenetrable mystery . |
| 5 | The print run for the catalogue last year topped 5 million copies , and the BA is expecting to beat that this year . |