Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every choreographer must have a motive if he or she is to give proper thought , impetus and significance to the movements made by the dancers whether : they are telling a story ; describing and/or expressing the thoughts behind a theme ; or interpreting music either by expressing personal feelings about the melody and rhythm or by so framing the dance that it parallels the music and reveals its structure . |
| 2 | To get the Income Support a person must be available for full time work and show that he or she is taking reasonable steps to find a job . |
| 3 | Gently move your partner 's head to the middle so that he or she is lying straight once more . |
| 4 | A person is eligible for student membership if he or she is following one of these recognised courses : |
| 5 | In response to a request from a member we ask a named practitioner ( medical or alternative ) if he or she has evidence of efficacy that meets these criteria and , if not , if he or she is obtaining such evidence . |
| 6 | Robbie Gladwell has opened a new guitar workshop in Sudbury , Suffolk , where he is undertaking all nature of electric and acoustic guitar repairs ; plus setups for that ‘ problem ’ guitar , customising and custom building , etc . |
| 7 | And every day Berkowitz , 45 , was brought to court from Wandsworth prison , where he is serving three years for such an offence . |
| 8 | If the policy-making area is technical and complex , public officials have a decided advantage , even though the state may not have a total monopoly of technically relevant knowledge in policy areas where it is pursuing corporatist arrangements . |
| 9 | A large aerogenerator programme is at present underway in the Netherlands where it is hoped that wind will be supplying about one quarter of Dutch electricity demand by the year 2000 . |
| 10 | The aim throughout the year will be to cover all aspects of accompaniment ; Piano in October , Percussion in January , Taped Music in March and , finally in June a Music Workshop where it is hoped qualified teachers will bring along tapes and records that they have used in their classes and which might be helpful to other teachers . |
| 11 | Cleanaway can take liquid PCBs at its Ellesmere Port establishment , where it is building another plant which will take capacity there to 48,000 tonnes annually . |
| 12 | The proposal for monitoring by silent , closed-circuit television cameras , he said , would be implemented as recommended , but the one to allow a prisoner the right to consult a solicitor every forty-eight hours would be curtailed to the extent that ‘ where it is thought necessary ’ a senior police officer would be present . |
| 13 | Accordingly , it is reasonable that pupils be given the opportunity to attain such certification where it is deemed appropriate . |
| 14 | Where liability is admitted , or it is acknowledged that liability is likely to be established , then it may be sensible to try and agree an interim payment because it will probably be possible to secure a lower sum in interim damages than would be awarded by the Court if matters were so to proceed . |
| 15 | Either that or he is doing this with deliberate skill to gain her confidence . ’ |
| 16 | Excuse me I have to say Princess Diana yesterday stunned the world announcing that she is to quit public life . |
| 17 | Usually they are quite capable of doing this for themselves , but if your elderly parent turns to you for advice on financial matters your main aims should be : I. To make sure that she is receiving all the State benefits and pensions to which she may be entitled . |
| 18 | Suppose a girl under 16 does not wish her parents to know that she is seeking contraceptive advice : the medical profession is divided between those who give priority to partial consent , and others who , in line with the General Medical Council , hold that the principle of professional confidentiality overrides that of parental consent . |
| 19 | Not , of course , that she is to know that , and not , of course , that I shall tell her . |
| 20 | ‘ The lady prefers not to have us reveal any details , only to say that she is doing this out of love for her late husband , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Anyway , the word is and it came from somebody who said he was looking at her in the Chamber the other day that she is going blind . |
| 22 | The authority said : ‘ Dr Starkie has agreed that it should be made known publically at this juncture that she is suffering progressive neurological disease multiple sclerosis . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Blanche realises that she is becoming old and seeks someone who can offer her stability . |
| 25 | Public Health Nursing is still to a large extent task-oriented and the findings in a survey of the work load of the Public Health Nurse in Ireland in 1986 showed that only a small percentage of time ( 0.2% ) was spent directly on health education , although it is acknowledged that health promotion is a component of tasks and policy in all aspects of their role . |
| 26 | The liberationists , with the possible exception of Rollin , do seem to regard the use of animals for food as the cardinal vice , although it is run close by the fuss over furs and field sports . |
| 27 | Although it is giving some of its ‘ glue ’ source to USL , most of what USL will have and what will be distributed is binary . |
| 28 | My right hon. Friend ends his letter by saying : ’ I am pleased to learn that following the granting of an ECR by Parkside HA Mr. Thorpe has received treatment and that it is proving beneficial . ’ |
| 29 | Their fears have been enhanced by the recent announcement from the Department of Transport that it is considering new plans to relieve congestion on the M25 . |
| 30 | The recommendation , made at a CITES meeting in Brussels , follows the announcement by the US that it is considering similar action [ see ED 72/73 ] . |