Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She belongs to the South ; some say she personifies the best of it . |
| 2 | From his first appearance as the languid young aristo to his final entrance as a surgical case in a wheelchair , Rupert Everett makes the character as much Harlequin as Mephistopheles , and the magnetic allure with which he endows him balances the brittle cynicism and affectation of a man who measures every word for effect . |
| 3 | Health watchdogs say it indicates the tight martgins on which hospitals are required to run . |
| 4 | The things he says are right , and they explain his popularity , but ho he says them explains the certain wariness with which he is regarded . |
| 5 | I contacted schools , newspapers and magazines for young women willing to fill in a questionnaire or be interviewed about self-image , and what they told me forms the main part of this book . |
| 6 | Title I establishes the European Union as a formal entity . |
| 7 | She says she misses the better weather and the skiing in Czechoslovakia and is quick to approve of some of the systems there . |
| 8 | Oh , lord , I hope she feels the same way about him ! |
| 9 | One of the key determinants of US policy towards Iraq last August was that it believed it has the military forces sufficient to evict Iraq from Kuwait . |
| 10 | Coun Brady said : ‘ Our figures show it costs the public £202 per week , £10,500 per year to place a family of four in bed and breakfast accommodation . |
| 11 | If this happens it seems the old male is doomed . |
| 12 | But Mr Raisin says he doubts the Labour Party 's criticism that the budget itself is too small . |
| 13 | But , East Antrim MP Roy Beggs , says he believes the Irish Government do not want to investigate because the case could embarrass senior political figures . |
| 14 | Moran says he has the best collection of medieval furniture in private hands in the country , and he wants the hall to set it off . |
| 15 | He says he has the greatest respect for the Chancellor , but wants the freedom as a back bencher to speak openly about his views . |
| 16 | I believe firmly that John McEnroe is not lying when he says he sees the small print on a tennis ball , and Jackie himself has often referred to his vision as a paramount essential in driving . |
| 17 | The Post Office says it hopes the two sides can come to an agreement at a branch meeting this evening . |
| 18 | Poet Software Corp , Santa Clara , says it has the first object-oriented database system running under Microsoft Corp 's NT in the shape of Version 2.0 of the company 's Poet object database . |
| 19 | Oh yes it 's ver I mean the priest , it says it has the British Embassy , he has , he is an American serviceman and he actually has |
| 20 | Zenith says it believes the new agreement should provide the financial flexibility it needs to carry out its business plan ; it replaces Zenith 's existing $60m bank agreement , which was to have run out in June 1994 , but is subject to negotiation and signing of a definitive loan agreement . |
| 21 | James Matthews , our reporter in Jordan says it appears the pro-Iranian group thought to be holding most of the hostages , Hezbalar is ready to end its demands for a prisoner exchange . |
| 22 | Conservative MP Warren Hawksley says it gives the wrong message to young people . |
| 23 | American and Australian warships joined with British forces in a combined operation to intercept the Iraqis , and Defence Secretary , Tom King says it shows the multi-national force is working well as a unit . |
| 24 | Xerox Corp , figures , page five , says it expects the European economy to remain weak for the rest of the year , but Xerox forecasts ‘ some encouraging signs of recovery ’ in Japan for the remainder of 1993 ; the plan to leave the financial services business remains on track but it might take several years . |
| 25 | In one sense ( typically , when it occurs before a countable noun , meaning ‘ an unknown individual ’ ) it has the strong form : ‘ I think some animal broke it ’ It is also used before uncountable nouns ( meaning ‘ an unspecified amount of ’ ) and before other nouns in the plural ( meaning ‘ an unspecified number of ’ ) , in such uses it has the weak form . |
| 26 | In terms of how the visual system is organized it raises the exciting possibility that different properties of objects are computed by anatomically distinct circuits . |
| 27 | ‘ I hope he appreciates the three ‘ immediates ’ , ’ the General said . |
| 28 | When you have read ( and re-read ) your Medau News we hope it gives the same feeling . |
| 29 | In terms of foreign investment in US carriers , the transportation secretary , Federico Pena , has said he favours the current 25 per cent limit on voting stock owned by foreign investors and the 49 per cent limit on their overall investment . |
| 30 | If my list of cons against Alfieri seems great , it does not mean I dislike everything he does for as I 've said he plays the important role of introduction and conclusion which I like especially and count as a clever idea on the part of Miller . |