Example sentences of "[noun prp] [is] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later the trade unions Turk-Is and the Genel Maden-Is challenged the version of events which referred to a sudden surge in the level of methane gas and said that human negligence was probably responsible . |
| 2 | Pamela Stephenson is upsetting the apple cart with her war against harmful pesticides in our food . |
| 3 | LASMO is sponsoring the team by paying part of the cost of court fees , referees [ for league matches ] and kit . |
| 4 | Mrs Botting is awarded the CBE for her services to the Top Salaries Review Body and to Personal Finance Broadcasting . |
| 5 | In the meantime , Jean is keeping the blanket cupboard well stocked for the winter . |
| 6 | The new flood of refugees consequent upon the Russian withdrawal from Afghanistan is straining the relief services . |
| 7 | When Pooh is shown the honey , he does n't get his belief that there 's honey from Rabbit . |
| 8 | The conclusion is irresistible that Mr Mandela is exploiting the government 's growing dependence on him to extend his influence to the many black organisations whose adoptive leader he is . |
| 9 | Rupert Murdoch is to reduce the price of The Times newspaper to thirty pence . |
| 10 | Trainer James Fanshawe is considering the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on December 27 or the Bookmakers ' Hurdle at Leopardstown two days later . |
| 11 | There must be many who are touched to the heart by that phrase ‘ earthly father ’ and yet who do n't believe a word of the novel 's religion ; just as , and more obviously , Raskolnikov 's kissing the dirt in the middle of the Haymarket does n't stand or fall by Dostoevsky 's Soil Philosophy . |
| 12 | A fast food restaurant chain in the United States is pioneering the use of pagers for its waiters . |
| 13 | The C. and A. G. is given the responsibility for auditing all appropriation accounts by the 1921 Act . |
| 14 | THE ATTORNEY General Sir Nicholas Lyell is to review the sentence of a sex offender who was spared jail after a judge said his eight-year-old victim was ‘ not entirely an angel . ’ |
| 15 | Mr Chirac is tackling the effect rather than the cause of the problem . |
| 16 | Caribbean poet Kamau Brathwaite is visiting the NorthEast for a five-week residency from Tuesday as part of the Arts Council 's Writers on Tour scheme . |
| 17 | In this passage Hegel is asking the question : How do I become aware of myself as a self ? |
| 18 | Kuwait is urging the commission to encourage all countries holding frozen Iraqi assets to transfer them to the commission to meet claims . |
| 19 | MIDDLESBROUGH Mayor Eddie Bolland is doing the can-can in the run-up to Environment City day . |
| 20 | MOSWIN Tours is offering the chance to visit a traditional Christmas market in Germany . |
| 21 | But the fact is that Courtney 's dealing the hand of an unborn baby as well as her own . |
| 22 | He added : ‘ If Ian Lang is telling the truth in saying there is nothing political about the Government 's proposals then there is now good reason to think seriously about cancelling the reorganisation and instead giving consideration to setting up an independent commission . ’ |
| 23 | I think Richard 's asking the question shall we take this item now or later . |
| 24 | please give the , no do n't fight , b , ge Richard 's doing the dusting , let him have the duster , he asked for it |
| 25 | If you follow form this year 's national hunt festival should be a feast for the Nicholson team … he 's enjoying his best ever season … a record 80 winners have won over half a million pounds worth in prize money … stable jockey Richard Dunwoody is leading the chase for the championship … and the secret of all this success |
| 26 | Director of technical services Ken Swales is recommending the city 's amenities and leisure committee to accept the offer from BR and seek planning permission to erect the statue . |
| 27 | Eaton is eyeing the future : ‘ We 've got plenty of struggles left , but I feel very good about the people and the cars ’ |
| 28 | RENAULT is to cut the workforce at its Renault Vehicules Industriels subsidiary by 1,000 . |
| 29 | Larousse Gastronomique is considered the bible for chefs but now Larousse has produced a new , practical cookbook that offers lots of inspiration and advice for the enthusiastic amateur cook . |
| 30 | A consortium of British Aerospace , GEC-Marconi and British Telecom is to operate the satellite which will beam programmes from space directly to small ‘ dishes ’ on houses and in back gardens . |