Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] is [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realise there is little chance of the sponsorship suggestion coming about , but there should be some way of assuring that playing for your country does not cost you money in an amateur game that makes a fortune . ’ |
| 2 | Stockbrokers say there is little interest in Pilkington shares and today 's figures will lead to little change in a ‘ continuing sell ’ attitude towards shares . |
| 3 | I 'll seal to such a bond , And say there is much kindness in the Jew . |
| 4 | Yes , I think that 's true , but at the same time there is a debate going on as to whether in fact there 's more violence now than there used to be , some people say there is more violence , other people say that , that erm that 's not the case . |
| 5 | ‘ But at the end of the day , we both realise it is each other 's happiness which matters most . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I hope there is another way out , ’ Alexei said . |
| 7 | there are advantages erm and quite honestly if erm er the way I put it is that salary company car and BUPA and all that sort of thing |
| 8 | ‘ I do not understand you , ’ he rasped , ‘ but coming from you I imagine it is some acid comment . |
| 9 | So The other thing you 've got to think about , if you do react the wrong way , and we 've probably all been tempted to at times if we have n't done it , but if you do react the wrong way , consider who is that person coming by ? |
| 10 | Roman Catholics ‘ should be received with lenity and all meekness , not to quench with delays the feeble smoke of conformity which seemeth to breathe from them , but to build wheresoever there is any foundation ’ . |
| 11 | is that , tell me is that boy with the imitation chap outside ? |
| 12 | What they all tell you is that doing business and controlling credit overseas is much the same as it is at home except that it is more complicated and expensive . |
| 13 | Muggers and similar criminals know there is little chance of being caught . |
| 14 | ‘ You know there is another man , then ? |
| 15 | They know there is another path , which is democratic socialism . |
| 16 | If we can determine the friend 's sex through the vine leaves , then we know there is enough sunlight coming through ! ’ |
| 17 | Sadly , I know there is less work today and many have turned to drugs and drink . |
| 18 | And er you know there is this attitude that nature it has been said nature is untidy well nature by its very definition is untidy . |
| 19 | I think historically although you know historians can much better than me , erm historically maybe the way that the rock has been worked with a bagging system and it was you know and lots of quarry men had little bits of farm as well around Blaenau especially and you get a feeling er from reading about it that er you know they have a an almost self employed attitude to their to their work and their rock and the fact that er they 'd do it in their own you know wor work the rock in a certain way and this and very sort of proud erm of their work and that and From talking a lot to them and being close to you know it you feel that that that 's still very much the same really you know there is this sort of close relationship and that with their em employers there was you know a lot of you know was n't it was n't straight it as straight as you said a straight employer employee relationship that they was A lot of s sort of er give and take probably and I think they were outraged at this sort of McGregor type tactic really that you know this new machine . |
| 20 | When students come across it they assume it is some sort of technical language . |
| 21 | I mean there is that biography as soon as she gets disguised . |
| 22 | I mean there is some overlap between biology |
| 23 | Yes , I mean there is some evidence to suggest that senior staff we found are very rarely completely away from the office . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose there is some place where he kept his papers and private things ? ’ |
| 25 | A. Suppose there is some shop , right . |
| 26 | ‘ Mercifully I do n't get to hear many of the other Stones and Beatles covers that have come around , but I suppose there is some validity to reworking songs . |
| 27 | Douglas Hurd , the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary , however , declared that he did not " believe there is any point , and some danger indeed , in duplicating what NATO does and what the members of NATO decided should be renewed and continued " . |
| 28 | Very few of them believe there is any magic ( if ever there was ) in the business and almost all of them want to understand the process and expect executive search consultants to provide that knowledge . |
| 29 | What we 're looking for is a congressional review of the DEA and the FBI investigations , and then , if they decide there is any basis to the allegations , a special counsel . |
| 30 | Minor thefts , for example , may not be reported as the victims feel there is little chance of them getting their goods back or of the offender getting caught . |