Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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1 | With trippy guitars working around strange out-of-time sampled rhythms , and the obligatory Hammond organ in the wings , Mother Earth are carving themselves an individual niche on Acid Jazz 's strengthening roster . |
2 | Travelling from the northern tip of Scotland to the southern cliffs of England is tough enough … 1200 muscle sapping miles … but Derek Hegarty and Neil Pascoe are doing it an even harder way … they 're competing in their own marathon triathlon … which is running swimming and cycling … so far they 've run up Ben Nevis … |
3 | Again , you are on subjective grounds , but by just about any objective industry standard , Trantec are doing themselves a disservice paying for full pages for those ads . |
4 | Here the Bey of Tunis was building himself a superb mausoleum . |
5 | But like er , she took it sch to school and Scott was giving us a lift to school so did n't have to walk and she 's in the car and she 's going if this gets if this gets all smashed up Scott I hope you realise I 'm blaming you ! |
6 | When he straightened up , Pion was giving him a puzzled look . |
7 | I can not quite remember the title of the Ballet , but Miss Margot Fonteyn was on her way up , we were quite sure , and that redhead Moira Shearer was running her a good second . |
8 | He had heard about the Funnell family and the old matriarch when Doctor Rice was giving him a lightning summary of the patients . |
9 | Anyway , by the time Maureen went on her annual holiday , Biggles was feeding himself a bit and coming on well , so I took over . |
10 | Australia are calling it a warm-up game for before the World Cup but I just hope they feel a little heat from my boys . |
11 | ‘ God 's given you a child , ’ he said . |
12 | A niece of Miss Vine 's bought her a new budgerigar . |
13 | And I hear on the grapevine Trumphauser at Cornell is giving him a chapter to himself in his book on British working-class literature . |
14 | But , but , but I think that the Reverend David Brian was saying something a little bit erm more direct and more overarching than dealing only with those people that you 're talking about , were n't you , David ? |
15 | Bruno was offering him a sticky-looking liqueur from a tall thin bottle . |
16 | ‘ Granny , Pippa 's brought you a special chocolate , ’ he went on , some time after the old lady had thanked the child . |
17 | Michael Ryan was offering him a face saver and he knew it . |
18 | Big Cassie was telling me a story about a couple of riveters that worked together , a family , brothers or cousins or something , and er she says that the guy was a riveter , he used to Maybe if the guy was on the inside holding , on the riveter on the outside this I 'm sure she said they were brothers , he would shout one of them from outside you know , shout his name and the boy would look through the hole you know , and he 's he would spit on him he would spit through the hole . |
19 | Now , however , with the Government , the CBI , the STUC and the TUC all looking to see core skills in educational and training programmes , SCOTVEC is making them a mandatory element of general SVQs . |
20 | HarperCollins is giving him a big push , and is reissuing Climbers and The Ice Monkey at the same time as this haunting tale . |
21 | Blake is asked what a sand filter would cost . |
22 | Geoff 's giving us a really really positive nod over there and a lot of very very suspicious people round the table , Geoff who do n't agree with you I think . |
23 | Out-of-favour Neil Webb is giving himself a two-month deadline to get back into favour at Old Trafford . |
24 | In celebration of what was arguably mankind 's greatest achievement to put a man on the moon , Spaceprints is making you an offer which is too good to miss . |
25 | 1 Walk of Life ( POLICE ) Permission given : PolyGram are sending us a standard license to use , and will charge 50 . |
26 | Cloudbase Paragliding are offering you a great opportunity to take to the air and raise money for the charity Barnardos . |
27 | It 's the Independence Day celebrations in the United States next Monday , and , from what Liz said , it seems that most people in America are making it a long holiday weekend . ’ |
28 | And Jim was giving it a drink of water . |
29 | In the Ascot race Brown Windsor was giving him a stone and finished 5 ¾ lengths behind . |
30 | ‘ Luke been giving you a hard time ? ’ |