Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [be] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the HMI appear to be taking issue with here in a particularly strongly value-laden way is something that other writers have variously called ‘ formal ’ , ‘ traditional ’ , ‘ product ’ , ‘ production ’ , ‘ transmission ’ , ‘ class-enquiry ’ , ‘ recitation ’ and ‘ discipline-based ’ teaching . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the focus of the chapter will be on verbal communication , since this is an area in which interesting and important developments appear to be taking place during the primary school years . |
| 3 | THE seeds of popular revolt that appear to be taking root across Romania were sown last Thursday in the north-western town of Timisoara when President Nicolae Ceausescu 's security forces moved to evict the Protestant pastor , Laszlo Tokes , who has long been a thorn in the side of the regime . |
| 4 | Some US research groups appear to be tackling part of this problem by tagging databases with error information . |
| 5 | The way that sons always are , they way they always expect to be taken care of . |
| 6 | You want to be made love to . |
| 7 | We say ‘ everyone is entitled to his beliefs ’ , recognising the nastiness of a world which will not tolerate alternative beliefs , but over-looking the fact that some beliefs are nonsense and deserve to be called prejudice , bigotry or superstition rather than merely belief . |
| 8 | We hope to be collecting feedback on any research you carry out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with it , we must get it to you as soon as possible . |
| 9 | As you will appreciate , we hope to be collecting feedback on any research carried out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months . |
| 10 | As you will appreciate we hope to be collecting feedback on any research you carry out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with it , I would like to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 11 | As you will appreciate we hope to be collecting feedback on any research you carry out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with it , we ought to try to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 12 | We hope to be collecting feedback on any research you carry out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with it , we ought to try to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 13 | Yes , I know how we got talking to this girl in the Post Office cos I erm I asked her for some stamps as well , you see , I wanted some cos I happen to be sending stuff of for Germany tomorrow . |
| 14 | In western movies they all seem to be chewing tobacco or smoking brown cheroots but a cigar sits well in Elliot 's lips . |
| 15 | Today reactionary forces , such as the overtly racist National Front in France , seem to be gaining ground . |
| 16 | Sometimes we seem to be losing touch with the fact that some activities can not be rushed . |
| 17 | In one area of Isabela Island the donkeys seem to be keeping goat numbers in check , while cats , wherever they occur , tend to keep down the rats . |
| 18 | In these vast spaces , concepts rather than characters seem to be doing battle , prominent among them a prince who appears to be acting the part of the roistering boy because he feels it is expected of him . |
| 19 | But it is not political any longer ; it 's just that more people seem to be doing damage to more people , especially old people , single people , those who live alone . |
| 20 | Even now , recession and the prospect of upheaval seem to be blighting investment . |
| 21 | Ruby Tiger was third as well in her race , but it was User Friendly who became the Princess of Longchamp yesterday — all set to be crowned Queen next year . |
| 22 | Whatever the specific features of the occupations chosen for study , samples tend uniformly to be male , or mostly male : this fact is hidden through the use of titles which purport to be describing work in general and the worker irrespective of gender . |
| 23 | Even rented accommodation has been taken up almost exclusively by incomers : company allowances and incomers ' higher salaries generally have meant that rents have increased and that incomers tend to be given preference as tenants . |
| 24 | Not all organizations that claim to be seeking control of the government can realistically be said to be doing so . |
| 25 | Prepare to be taken prisoner , lady . ’ |
| 26 | These questions — which have to be answered rapid-fire on ticksheets , often by selecting a level of enthusiasm or indifference on a scale of one to five — contain several which aim to identify a particular management capability or personality trait . |
| 27 | A list of users who have to be granted access to DC information must be specified in the RDBI configuration file . |
| 28 | Edit the RDBI configuration file to include a DC ACCESS keyword ( and details of any users who have to be granted access to DC information ) . |
| 29 | A list of users who have to be granted access to module information must be specified in the RDBI configuration file . |
| 30 | Edit the RDBI configuration file to include a MODULE ACCESS keyword ( and details of any users who have to be granted access to module information ) . |