Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] is [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best way to find it is to look some way off a line joining Beta Ceti to Alpha Phœnicis . |
| 2 | Watson says he is planning more acquisitions this year , probably in France and Germany . |
| 3 | In the novel I can believe he is saying such things , perhaps because I am hearing his voice in my head , in the privacy of my own mind ( I am thinking him ) and I am extremely relieved to hear him say them because his words bring to an end a certain kind of conflict between himself and Connie . |
| 4 | I sigh , to let him see he is dragging this out of me . |
| 5 | The point of distinguishing them is to show that ‘ social classes , although objectively determined ( structures ) , are not ontological and nominalist entities , but only exist within and through the class struggle ( practices ) ’ . |
| 6 | The way to do it is to treat that murder in as formal a manner as you can . |
| 7 | the only way to do it is get that book one really sort of so he really understands it and then he 's gon na be interested in book two cos he 'll |
| 8 | The best way to do it is to get some get some coins or pebbles or something , and play , yourself |
| 9 | I believe she is writing fewer poems . |
| 10 | An indifferent speller will know that some words cause him difficulty , and will ask for them ; but he will also think he is spelling some words correctly that he is , in fact , getting wrong . |
| 11 | When the counting has been completed it is found that Party A ( together with any actual or potential allies ) has won 52% of the seats for 48% of the votes , whilst Party B ( together with any actual or potential allies ) has won 52% of the votes but only 48% of the seats . |
| 12 | Like gangs , bullies are not looking for a stand-up fight , but for a victim ; the best way to beat them is to give more trouble than they can handle . |
| 13 | Its chief executive , Neville Bain , said he is seeing many more inquiries from retailers currently buying from Far Eastern producers , while some continental suppliers which had been undercutting British producers are being forced to increase prices . |
| 14 | He knows he is hearing another complex , incompetent lie now . |
| 15 | if the Purchaser believes it is paying more than market value , it would be better off claiming damages in tort rather than contract ; and vice versa ; |