Example sentences of "that [pers pn] is [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she outgrows her cot , it is important for her developing limbs and back that she is given a new bed , not a hand-me-down that has been shaped by somebody else 's body . |
| 2 | It would be heartless to deny her the pleasure of feeling that she is making a useful contribution to the preparation of meals , but it would be equally unkind not to make it clear to her from the beginning just who will be in charge and wearing the chef 's hat ! |
| 3 | More mysterious is the news that she is preparing a new Vague column on shaving . |
| 4 | Although French Unix distributor TopLog International SA has n't officially signed-off on a deal with Univel Inc to market UnixWare ( UX No 400 ) in Europe , the Paris-based company last week said that it is forming a new company , Newnix , to handle its Unix and UnixWare business from November , after the paper is inked . |
| 5 | I know that it is taking a full part in the exercise being undertaken by Scottish Enterprise . |
| 6 | In particular , an organization that is given a task that is controversial and unpopular in many quarters , such as an organization charged to promote racial and sexual equality or one providing help to a stigmatized group such as vagrant alcoholics , may find that it is given an unclear mandate and is placed in a position in which it finds it hard to acquire ‘ legitimacy ’ for its activities . |
| 7 | It means that the proletariat is leading the entire working nation behind it , that it is responsible for the development of the whole of society , that it is becoming a great collective organiser of the entire national economy , that the direction of development is not towards a widening of the gulf between the fundamental class ( the working class and peasantry ) and that things are not moving towards a ‘ third revolution ’ , etc . |
| 8 | University College , Bangor , has revealed that it is to get an extra £330,000 from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales as part of a £2.1m handout to Welsh colleges . |
| 9 | He said that it is doing a good job . |
| 10 | ‘ All signs are that it is making a real impact in reducing the spread of Aids , ’ Mr Roberts said . |
| 11 | On Humberside , Sandtoft has recently announced that it is to make a machine-pressed plain tile for the first time . |
| 12 | In any event , the Purchaser will wish to be satisfied that it is acquiring a viable Business which has the right amount of saleable stock and working equipment . |
| 13 | If the focus process suggests one candidate in an earlier ‘ batch ’ than another , we can say that it is imposing a strong preference between those candidates ; so strong that the second one will only be considered at all if the reasoner decides the first is completely implausible . |
| 14 | Part of me thinks that he is setting a useful precedent . |
| 15 | We must remember that he is waging a dirty war . |
| 16 | Will they think that he is getting a massive discount , as he will have to pay only a small amount ? |
| 17 | ‘ so the customer knows that he is getting an excellent product proven to our own satisfaction . ’ |
| 18 | Or even that he is conducting a stealthy operation to ensure the BBC 's survival that depends on elaborate deception . |
| 19 | My hon. Friend will realise that his statement on corporation tax for small companies needs slight adjustment and I am sure that he is considering a major adjustment on capital gains , which I understand is one of the taxes where the cost of collection exceeds the revenue . |
| 20 | Despite the unpopularity of politicians , John Major is considered one of the best of the political bunch , with 67% agreeing that he is doing a good job as Prime Minister , housewives , particularly , approve of his performance ( 74% ) , which should raise his confidence for the election . |
| 21 | Does he think that he is doing a good job in alerting the country to the rapid rate of convergence at which he is aiming in the exchange rate mechanism and the possible move towards European monetary union ? |
| 22 | I have been hearing reports that he is floundering a little bit , which you do . |
| 23 | On the other hand a diary entry such as ‘ ring X ’ is effective and if the entry is some way in the future it may be necessary to amplify with a trigger of the form ‘ ring X re Y ’ and to have easily accessible some factual data such as the X telephone number and some data re Y. In a different context a car driver will develop a strategy to ensure that he does not run out of petrol , he may rely on a light which appears when the tank is nearly empty or he may calculate from his expected travelling that he need not concern himself about the issue until at least the next weekend , or he may programme himself to react to the fact that he is approaching a particular garage . |
| 24 | Rumours that he is to host a new programme for Janet Street-Porter 's Defecate II , featuring MC Wormski , have been strenuously denied , and plans to front a relaunched Top Of The Plops or join Katie Muckrik on The Turd were pooh-poohed . |