Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paradoxically , families are often more concerned by the behaviour of a primary sufferer who , unbeknown to them , is desperately trying to withdraw from drugs than they are by his or her apparently normal behaviour when he or she is continuing regular use . |
| 2 | She is continuing educational research in retirement and has recently accepted part-time work with a national research institute . |
| 3 | She is attractive 44-year-old brunette Pammy Jane Farquhar and he is Prince Charles , two soulmates who have offered each other a shoulder to cry on . |
| 4 | To everybody else it is sheer common sense . |
| 5 | On stage at least — far away from allegations of steroid abuse — it is good harmless fun . |
| 6 | In short , it is good second division stuff , probably worth a Nobel prize , but not in the premier league . |
| 7 | The first example is the view that it is good primary practice to have children working in groups . |
| 8 | The second example , a frequent concomitant of the first , is the notion that it is good primary practice to have the different groups pursuing different areas of the curriculum at any one time , because only thus can the goals of ‘ seamlessness ’ and ‘ flexibility ’ in curriculum and learning be achieved . |
| 9 | The third example is the view that it is good primary practice to adopt a predominantly ‘ enquiry ’ or ‘ exploratory ’ mode of teacher-pupil interaction and to couple this with plenty of encouragement and support for children 's responses . |
| 10 | ‘ It is good pop music , ’ asserts Alex . |
| 11 | She added : ‘ It is essential this money is properly spent on the arts , sports and charities . ’ |
| 12 | With Neodata , and its partner on the project , Electronic Data Systems Corp , Kendall Square is working on a project to create the largest production of relational database in the commercial sector , consisting of more than 1Tb of data when it is complete this autumn . |
| 13 | With Neodata , and its partner on the project , Electronic Data Systems Corp , Kendall Square is working on a project to create the largest production of relational database in the commercial sector , consisting of more than 1Tb of data when it is complete this autumn . |
| 14 | When your skin becomes damaged by sunburn it loses heat and moisture more easily and when it is extensive then sunstroke follows when someone is dehydrated and lacking salt . |
| 15 | It is right that water should be improved locally on the basis of what it is to be used for … |
| 16 | Perhaps it is right that faith should not need its followers to pray for the dead … |
| 17 | industrial and commercial employment needs of the area and therefore it is right that car showrooms can be provided on sites allocated under I five . |
| 18 | It is close physical contact with another individual , involving touching , stroking and caressing , and mutual stimulation using both hands and mouth . |
| 19 | The meat does not become tough as it would in conventional steaming , as it is not being immersed in water and it is gentle pressureless steam . |
| 20 | For this reason it is worthwhile paying attention to current developments within the National Front . |
| 21 | It is premature this thing . ’ |
| 22 | It is strange losing direction and purpose overnight . |
| 23 | It is warm all year round , with warm summers , mild winters and moderate rainfall . |
| 24 | It is due next month , just as her actor husband Alexander Hanson , 33 , starts rehearsals for the national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber 's Aspects of Love . |
| 25 | The point , or rather the angled corner , of the Polychromos Pastel and its chisel-like leading edge gives it is immediate graphic potential . |
| 26 | I mean , it is marvellous wearing Monsieur 's beautiful clothes and having my hair done and everything , but modelling is very boring after a while , Aunt Louise , because it is so very easy . ’ |
| 27 | Is my right hon. Friend at all surprised that the local health authority wants nothing to do with that document because it is pure Labour party propaganda and a cynical manipulation of the elderly and the frail ? |
| 28 | What is forceful in Spinoza 's approach is his belief that it is mere empty verbiage to recommend conduct to people unless this engages with their real motivations . |
| 29 | Except in relation to advertisements to which the deemed consent procedure applies , a local authority can serve a discontinuance order when it is satisfied that removal is necessary ‘ to remedy a substantial injury to the amenity of the locality or a danger to members of the public ’ . |
| 30 | This may be a bit of an exaggeration but where it is true much damage is done . |