Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He asked me if I would be kind enough to remind all parents that his is returning to the Skarloey Railway at the end of October .
2 Frozen with shock , momentarily , he recovered his scattered wits and shouted , ‘ Sam , stop ; someone 's jumped off the bridge . ’
3 Someone 's talking to the other girls .
4 ‘ I feel like an old Marie biscuit that someone 's left under the sofa . ’
5 They take a trip in a ‘ means of communication ’ to the limits of language at the ultra-violet end of the verbal spectrum , and Someone is fuelled by the ‘ internal combustion ’ of words ( 22/218,51/247 ) .
6 If someone is sitting on the radiator it is because his trousers are wet from the rain , if someone is drifting across the classroom he is going to get some paper for written work , or if someone is leaving class he is going to empty the rubbish ‘ like he usually does ’ .
7 I still believe that that someone is to come by the name of David and setting up of God 's kingdom but but
8 If someone is knocking on the door demanding some rent or the mortgage they are more likely to get paid than the borough council . ’
9 On letters written on typewriters made from old toothbrushes and elastic bands , prisoners facing death tell their correspondents of daily life in the jail , of the regulations , of the procedure before an execution is carried out , of how their cell light shudder under the strain when someone is electrocuted in the chair .
10 It is his responsibility to decide whether the glider should be manned at the nose or tail , and whether someone is needed in the cockpit .
11 If someone is sitting on the radiator it is because his trousers are wet from the rain , if someone is drifting across the classroom he is going to get some paper for written work , or if someone is leaving class he is going to empty the rubbish ‘ like he usually does ’ .
12 There are no nationally agreed guidelines for the appointment of police surgeons : this matter rests entirely on the discretion of the local Chief Constable who has to decide who to appoint from the applicants for the particular post , which is advertised by the police .
13 You will now be able to see the type of ceiling which is fitted below the joists — either plasterboard or lath-and-plaster .
14 I am the owner of a 1977 109 Hard Top which is fitted with the original 2,25 litre petrol engine .
15 The studded outersole , which is extended under the arch , the thermoplastic heel counter and the hytril straps at the rearfoot give good stability .
16 The relay contacts RLA1 switch on the UV Exposure Light Unit , which is connected to the Timer via the miniature mains socket SK1 .
17 The normal way of ensuring this is to use a case of all-metal construction which is connected to the mains earth lead .
18 The main component of the Light Rifle System is the electronic target pistol which is connected to the computer by a generous length of lead .
19 Following OPEC 's positive stance on production quotas , which is connected to the ecotax debate , prices have steadily risen from the lows of March .
20 Is my right hon. Friend aware that in Portsmouth , which is connected to the continent by the finest ferry services in the country , there is a growing realisation that success at Maastricht is crucial to trade and investment , on which jobs depend , and that the main prize to be achieved is an agreement which recognises the importance of closer co-operation between European nations rather than moves towards inevitable integration ?
21 If the VCR 's input socket is for ‘ mic ’ level inputs , the ‘ line ’ signals should be reduced to match via an attenuator lead which is connected into the set-up at ‘ X ’ .
22 This , which is exposed at the very lowest tides , consists usually of a 300–500 m ( 1000–1600 ft ) wide surface of dead coral and debris partly cemented with encrusting algae .
23 The planning principle of converting the barrack-like main blocks of these buildings into flats has been the exploitation of the 4.2m ( 14ft ) standard height of each classroom by siting a mezzanine ‘ sleeping gallery ’ on the internally located kitchenette/bathroom areas , overlooking a ‘ double-height ’ living-room which is lit by the large and lofty classroom windows .
24 There is little tundra in the southern hemisphere ( where there is very little land at appropriate latitudes ) and only a narrow strip in Europe , which is warmed by the Gulf Stream ; but there are vast tracts in the north of Canada and Alaska , and the northern shore of Asia .
25 Both introns display all distinctive features of group I introns ( 2 , 39 ) and , moreover , are members of subgroup IA which is characterized by the existence of an additional stem-loop in the P7 region ( P7.1 ) ( 19 ) ( Fig. 4b ) .
26 The system consists of two parts : a transmitter which is plugged into the main audio system and a receiver which is carried around by the person .
27 This is , of course , precisely the behaviour which is hypothesized in the Lucas supply function : where u t , the stochastic error term , has been omitted .
28 The test is whether the plaintiff has acquired an intangible property right for his product deriving from the distinctive nature of this material which is recognized by the market .
29 Basically , The function is the same as for the Language Master — a recording can be made of written language which is displayed for the pupil — but the Audio Page runs for 4 minutes where the Language Master only provides at most about 10 seconds of time .
30 In this system , the solution to the transportation problem is shown graphically on the road network , which is displayed on the computer screen .
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