Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was trying to suggest that instead of actually definitely writing novels with a very straightforward moral theme , the theme of the novel being that you must do this or terrible things will happen , instead of doing that erm she is anxious to write novels which show you moral possibilities , that somebody or other may actually get into difficulty because they fail to understand something about somebody else and I think that these novels are intended to tell people more about themselves that erm they might otherwise realize . |
| 2 | As already mentioned , the defendant may submit a defence up to the return day and even at the pre-trial review if he or she is prepared to risk costs being awarded against him or her . |
| 3 | And she warned : ‘ If Sarah does lose the children , she is prepared to tell stories that are not very pleasant about the Crown . ’ |
| 4 | If he wishes to find out whether she is endowed with a witch 's power of preserving silence , let him take note whether she is able to shed tears when standing in his presence or when being tortured . |
| 5 | I believe it is possible to propose an explanation for the intuitive feeling one gets that the -ing form would be somewhat inappropriate here : the author is describing a person who is groping for anything which will reassure her before she meets her angry father and the mere fact that she is able to perceive objects which are familiar to her — when she feels so disoriented that she can take nothing for granted — is what gives her the sense that she is neither shirking nor lying . |
| 6 | Working from her small shop in Lupin Street she is happy to feature catkins and pussywillows in her innovative designs as well as roses and carnations . |
| 7 | For some purposes it is appropriate to use blocks and lines to indicate the flow of energy or material and to indicate all the ways in which the human operator can affect this flow . |
| 8 | Where it is determined that it is appropriate to report shares issued by subsidiaries in consolidated financial statements within minority interests rather than as a liability , it is necessary to determine whether they represent an equity or a non-equity interest . |
| 9 | I think it is appropriate if you are to have an E two policy it is appropriate to apply restrictions to identify the exceptions in that . |
| 10 | In certain aspects of M&A advisory work it is appropriate to involve specialists from the management consultancy firm who may have a useful role to play on larger and/or more complex assignments . |
| 11 | Of course it is good to see artists at work and artists discussing their work on TV , but so many of the programmes have been disappointing . |
| 12 | King David shows us the way when he says , ‘ It is good to give thanks to the Lord … and make thy praise our pride . ’ |
| 13 | Very occasionally it is good to have interludes of completely new material as long as the mood is right and a satisfactory form created . |
| 14 | The terrorists know that by hitting commercial buildings and their insurers they are also hitting at a British Government faced with potentially huge underwriting costs even as it is desperate to find ways of bringing down the public sector borrowing requirement . |
| 15 | I only hope that those youngsters who may believe it is cool to take substances like this will take heed of Rachel 's terribly sad case and think again . |
| 16 | After 25 years of economic growth it is anxious to show improvements in social well-being . |
| 17 | The Foundation includes garden statuary among its interests and it is anxious to commission pieces that are specifically appropriate to their setting . |
| 18 | ( b ) Identity of estate agent It is essential to ask buyers whether they have negotiated transactions through an estate agent and if so , whom . |
| 19 | It is essential to devise strategies for working with rather than against resistance . |
| 20 | Typesetters can be accessed by routes other than PostScript but it is essential to match fonts exactly . |
| 21 | Saddlery and trailers can also be marked with a postcode and , as many horses are taken from fields , it is essential to keep gates padlocked . |
| 22 | Before embarking on these widely different topics , however , it is essential to consider volcanoes in their global setting . |
| 23 | In dealing with pitch phenomena , it is essential to make comparisons in a controlled environment . |
| 24 | If feeding beef and fish pieces ( to any piscivore , not just these ) please remember that they do not contain the calcium and other minerals found in the bones of their natural diets and therefore it is essential to provide prawns or feeder shrimps fairly regularly . |
| 25 | It is essential to provide places where the more sensitive species of marine fish can retire and a few pieces of rock to simulate their natural reef environment makes for a much more natural and stress-free environment . |
| 26 | One case often cited is that , for instance , it is rational to take orders from a competent doctor in a course of treatment . |
| 27 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp shares have been soaring on the hope that it will be able to raise its charges , and the company says it is keen to raise rates on all inter-city telephone calls including those from pay phones , but has not decided when to apply for permission from the Ministry to do so . |
| 28 | It is pointless to invite children to question if they are never challenged to test , and so justify , their initial findings . |
| 29 | It is invaluable to make notes on your inner journeys , since it is easy to forget insights and action plans unless you write them down . |
| 30 | But the legislation does make it clear that they will be operating in a Church which has declared that it is right to ordain women to the Priesthood and does so ordain them . |