Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Universe contains so many billions of stars besides our own Sun , many of which have planets , of which many in turn have moons , that some of them are bound to provide conditions that could support organic life . |
| 2 | Recognising that aggression can occur through no fault of social work staff , the Guidelines and the training associated with them are designed to give people confidence in the management of that problem . |
| 3 | No doubt he will make further progress but how either of them are going to hold Beech Road when they all meet at levels is answered by the new prices on the Champion . |
| 4 | She and I are going to clean Moor House from top to bottom , and make all the Christmas preparations that you know nothing about , being only a man . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm glad you dug this up , ’ commented Blanche , squinting quizzically at the photograph , ‘ because that 's where you and I are going to meet Blufton tonight . |
| 6 | And after that you and I are going to have dinner together , so just relax until then and I 'll pick you up at six . |
| 7 | So that is the sense , in which I am proceeding to consider incomes policy . |
| 8 | I am tempted to quote Oliver Cromwell and to ask whether the hon. Lady could conceive of the possibility that she might be wrong . |
| 9 | My hope is that by praying about such situations I am helping to keep God from being pushed out , forgotten or ignored . |
| 10 | The relegation-haunted Forest manager added : ‘ I am looking to sign players , not sell them . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I am empowered to sell Brabham , ’ the lawyer , Beat Widmer , said . |
| 12 | I am not so naive as to expect a blinding flash of understanding , but bit by bit I think I am beginning to see patterns of behaviour , and even — in some cases — to recognise individuals . |
| 13 | I am beginning to like GG , perhaps him and wilko are drinking buddies ( then again ) . |
| 14 | I am beginning to collect stories from workers about the circumstances in which this happens , and there is no shortage of them . |
| 15 | Knowing I am intelligent , knowing that I am beginning to understand life much better than most people of my age . |
| 16 | I am moved to remind readers of these points by the case of a retired practitioner who was approached to do a small domestic extension . |
| 17 | I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your supplementary information and amendments to planning application reference nos. 111/92 and 185/92 . |
| 18 | I am writing to make readers aware of the registered charity . |
| 19 | ‘ I am trying to give people information about what 's happening inside their system , ’ he explains . |
| 20 | ‘ I am trying to give people information about what 's happening inside their system'PHOTOGRAPH : MANNI MASONS . |
| 21 | I am trying to plant bulbs ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ All this , ’ he adds , ‘ apropos of the drunken caterwauling in the kitchen from J and his cronies while I am trying to read Gide 's Journal on a Saturday evening . ’ |
| 23 | I am trying to find work but there is just nothing at all . |
| 24 | It is just that I am trying to find ways of helping him through the first bad spell of his career . |
| 25 | I hope that does n't sound surprising because its very unsurprisingness is something I am trying to keep hold of . |
| 26 | I am led to believe Ansell Adams pre-flashed film for contrasty subjects . |
| 27 | I am led to believe Ansell Adams pre-flashed film for contrasty subjects . |
| 28 | If you will not come to us I am resolved to bring Oreste to you by and by so you may see how he progresses which I hope will be as well as when he was under your care . |
| 29 | As Gandhi says : ‘ I am endeavouring to see God through the service of humanity , for I know that God is neither in heaven nor down below , but in every one . ’ |
| 30 | I promise him that I am endeavouring to find time for a debate . |