Example sentences of "is [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem is to provide it with updated forecast data ’ . |
| 2 | All you need to do is to wipe them with absorbent paper . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's what you would do , I suppose , but Garry 's wife is one of those women who think they have an ideal marriage , and she would go into a decline at the very mention of another woman , so Garry is presenting her with concrete evidence that their marriage is over . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The trick is to cover it with black pepper , and when that 's gone , cover it again . ’ |
| 5 | She has since died , and the Society , which emphasises that there is no question of the painting being sold , has decided that the most correct course of action is to put it on permanent loan with the National Gallery , where it will go on display , newly restored , in an exhibition of comparative material this October . |
| 6 | I believe God is calling me to full-time service . |
| 7 | The honourable gentlemen is asking me for procedural advice across floor of the house , which he knows that I do not volunteer . |
| 8 | Of course many committees are composed of old chums , but a way of making meetings less forbidding to those outside the circle is to hold them on neutral ground outside members homes . |
| 9 | • If you 're buying fish which are normally kept in brackish conditions , such as Mollies , Puffers and some Gobies , do n't automatically assume that your dealer is stocking them with added salt . |
| 10 | Most pupils ' experience of drama must be confined to ‘ drama lessons ’ and the easiest way to conduct such a short lesson is to devote it to improvised drama and movement , with its focus on individual objectives . |
| 11 | So that is how Virginia became friends with the witch of Wardle Wood and discovered for herself that the best way of dealing with fear is to face it with brave unselfishness and prove it to be false . |
| 12 | David Green who held the combined post of Overseas Director and Senior Administrative Officer is leaving us for other employment . |
| 13 | A helpful device is to print them on separate index cards which you carry around with you for a while . |