Example sentences of "[noun prp] [Wh pn] is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 When they were small they spoke only Welsh and had a black mongrel called Benja who is also referred to in this song .
2 BELVILLE kneels beside PAMELA. who is finally convinced by the COUNTESS 's confession . ]
3 ‘ The Visit ’ presents an unusual picture of Mira who is simply defeated by ‘ the scolding Dame ’ and the gossips and physiognomists of Brackley :
4 I mean Black who is consistently doing this along with and Crosby and co .
5 ‘ It is my wish that my Clerk Mr. Prince who is well acquainted with my business and affairs and in whom I place great confidence should continue in the management and conduct of the same … to sell and dispose or exchange all or any of my works on Ornithology and specimens of Natural History in the manner I have been accustom to do … to continue or complete as far as practicable the publication of any work or works of mine on Ornithology and to do all other [ illegible ] by issuing a Prospectus advertising the same … to purchase all necessary materials articles and things fit and proper for the carrying on of my business … to borrow for a temporary period any money from my Bankers , Messrs Drummond and Company … and if there by any surplus available for the purpose to invest the same in purchase of Stock … to pay the rent and taxes … make up , adjust and settle all and every or any Accounts … [ and generally ] to do perform and execute all and every or any other acts deeds matters and things whatsoever are necessary to be done in all other my concerns engagements affairs and business whatsoever during my absence from England as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I myself might or could do if I were personally present and did the same . ’
6 ‘ It 's something I 've always wanted to do ’ said Glen who is better known as an up and coming tenor in the operetta and classical music fields .
7 The death penalty has featured in campaigns in Florida ; in Georgia , where Mr Andrew Young , the former mayor of Atlanta who is now running for governor , has said that capital punishment is sometimes necessary ; in Michigan , where the Republican Senate candidate , Mr Bill Schuette , has attacked Democratic Senator Carl Levin for opposing it ; in one of this week 's congressional by-elections in New York .
8 His selection of seven artists includes Nicholas May , Paul Winstanley and Simon Callery who is also exhibiting his abstract canvases at Anderson O'Day ( 4–27 March ) .
9 A type of voodoo GHOST found in the West Indies who is usually summonsed by villagers to undertake some act of revenge .
10 Particularly conspicuous by his absence is that verse-translator of Virgil who is generally held ( in my view , rightly ) to have set a standard that no other can equal , except momentarily ; that is , Dryden .
11 Unfortunately I have 2 leeds midfielders , and Molby who is nt playing .
12 McCallen will be riding his 750 Castrol Honda in the open race against Beck on a Ducati along with Holden who is also making his first Irish national road race appearance .
13 He succeeds Thor Ullerø who is now working with the World Bank in Paris .
14 On page 23 too there is a picture of Carol McMahon who is generously giving hours of her time patiently illuminating a new Book of Remembrance for Eccleston Square .
15 There is a nurse called Nurse Elliott who is always sneering at me without meeting my eye .
16 People like Jeff Whitefoot who is so experienced should be trying to encourage young players like myself but this makes me feel like packing it in . ’
17 Everyone round the table listens intently to the story — the Chases , the Waylands , the Chyldes , the Kessels , the Bernsteins , Charles Aught , Luci Hayter , Rayner Keat , and Francis Fairlie who is still hesitating about what life to commit himself to — a great audience stretching back into the dim recesses of the room , a densely cultivated field growing faces .
18 It is John Onanuga who is currently suspended from his job in a Thresher wine shop .
19 The magazine 's Editor , Melinda Lodge , is always on the lookout for interesting features and new designers and from this Autumn , the magazine will also include articles and patterns for sewing , courtesy of Betty Foster who is well known to many of you .
20 Was the Dylan Kerr who played 1/2 games in the Championship winning season the same Dylan Kerr who is now starring with Reading in the second division ?
21 Was the Dylan Kerr who played 1/2 games in the Championship winning season the same Dylan Kerr who is now starring with Reading in the second division ?
22 A HAPLESS reporter on the Surrey Advertiser made the cardinal mistake of mentioning The Professionals when he went along to interview Martin Shaw who is currently appearing in a play at the Thorndike Theatre , Leatherhead .
23 There are , for example , a large number of production photographs of outstanding quality and a substantial number of original scenery and costume designs , notably those of Percy Anderson who is closely associated with Tree .
24 But none of them , it is widely acknowledged , has the talent , flair or business acumen of ‘ Mister ’ John who is variously described by senior Littlewoods executives as ‘ a genius ’ , ‘ unique ’ and ‘ the most significant pre-War businessman still alive . ’
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