Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Imagine how it feels ( if you are the incumbent MP ) to know that , that very morning , thousands of people are devoting their whole attention to getting rid of you . |
| 2 | I think it is a pity that so many anglers are devoting their whole fishing careers to the one species . |
| 3 | The most upsetting thing for me has been to see her medical notes and realise that she could have got the right treatment at home … that is if her country was n't being torn apart by war |
| 4 | There is probably an equal number of people , for example , who think that the less able have a poor deal , and that the system should be geared more towards improving their lot , and on the other hand of those who think that it is the most able who suffer , and that we are wasting our educational resources unless we tilt the system towards them . |
| 5 | You 've been seeing your social worker regularly , have you , Vernon ? |
| 6 | NCT has been invited to join as an associate member and , our President , is our rep. on this advisory body to the government whose terms of references are ‘ to ensure by all possible means that the informed opinions of women are given their due weight in the deliberations of government . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ No. 3 is the new paint shop , a magnificent department where all new vehicles are given their distinctive livery . |
| 8 | It is a basic principle of interpretation that ordinary words are given their ordinary meaning . |
| 9 | But in rock these aspects are given their particular shape by , and centred on , a collectively understood manipulation of amplified sound . |
| 10 | Reich ( 1983 ) argues that rapid changes in the technology of products and production demand the development of ‘ flexible production systems ’ if American companies are to sustain their competitive advantage . |
| 11 | He said I bet it 's that that 's been , oh and then it jumped down and ran corner at g where ch caravan is , he said I bet that 's what 's been eating your bloody daffodil bulbs and that . |
| 12 | There can be little doubt that we are seeing their real diversions , that these are their own instruments and the clothes they would really have worn . |
| 13 | Ever seeking perfection , Oxford this year are using their new training centre . |
| 14 | The shareholders are thereby given the power to judge for themselves whether the directors are using their managerial powers for their own benefit at the expense of the company and if this is so to veto the transaction or at least hold the director liable for any profits thereby made . |
| 15 | It will also help you to keep track of how they are using their free time |
| 16 | The series was scheduled before the current ‘ Cop Killer ’ controversy , and once again Warners are using their considerable muscle to promote their man : HBO is owned by Time-Warner . |
| 17 | For the bride , particularly if they are using her old bedroom , this probably means throwing out her posters of Mel Gibson et al , consigning her huge collection of cuddly toys to the attic and getting rid of the pink frilly duvet . |
| 18 | The cider and wine company has been building its soft drinks portfolio with the acquisitions of the Piermont and Sorelle brands earlier this year . |
| 19 | Her knickers are hobbling her skinny legs where I abandoned them . |
| 20 | As well as fine-tuning his own stamina and fitness by clocking up to 70 miles in training each week , Paul has been helping his 12-year-old daughter Sacha in her bid to compete her first four-mile London mini-marathon . |
| 21 | If your father dies and you are helping your widowed mother with these matters , you can assure her that not only will she not lose her own retirement pension , but that it may be paid at an increased rate after her husband 's death . |
| 22 | The UK market is small ( 4 per cent of the world ) and as Taylor said last year , ‘ we must now look overseas for opportunities if we are to continue our vigorous growth ’ . |
| 23 | Valerie Eliot was also his protector — as a secretary she had for a long time been organizing his daily life and guarding him from the world , and it was probably the calm assurance of her presence which first drew him towards her . |
| 24 | The family of a five year old boy who was crushed when a wall collapsed are to sue their local council . |
| 25 | We are maintaining our successful record of licensing modern technology to other companies around the world . |
| 26 | You are maintaining your mental defences well . |
| 27 | Modern science , which is commonly held to have been given its philosophical base by Descartes , has nearly always presupposed precisely this kind of dualistic contrast between objective matter and introspective mind . |
| 28 | He replaced the receiver , having been given his new instructions . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've been given my marching orders . |
| 30 | ‘ Because I 've been given my marching orders , ’ Ellie said more shortly than she 'd intended . |