Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , Mary was there of her own right , and the fact that she is mentioned first probably indicates that she knew the family very well . |
| 2 | ‘ She is coming next week . |
| 3 | She is coming next week ? |
| 4 | She is sitting next to her neighbour , a black woman who was born in the tenements and whose brother lived nearby . |
| 5 | It is called Fifth Street , and where it meets Blackhills Road is Horden Conservative Club . |
| 6 | The disclosures come at a time when there are three known bids by senior civil servants to buy out part of the Crown Suppliers when it is privatised next year . |
| 7 | The gaps between them are so big that if you plunge your arm through into the mantle , the clam is quite unable to grip it — though the experiment is a little less unnerving if it is tried first with a post . |
| 8 | It is proposed first of all to consider the new enhanced investigative powers of the regulatory authorities and then to look at civil law remedies , both common law and statutory . |
| 9 | It is turning first to the Oracle Corp Financials world , a niche market , it admits , but one that has helped nurture the rapid growth of database server companies like Sequent Computer Systems Inc . |
| 10 | Business leaders believe that the new £8.5 billion national business rate will create political and inflationary problems for the Government when it is introduced next April . |
| 11 | It will also give him a chance to recharge his batteries and have a look at where he is going next . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I would n't like to say that such an idea has never occurred to him , but , if it has , I suspect he is having second thoughts . |