Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Is make it another grammar or er , opening the English language speech or er ?
2 An addict only stops when he personally comes to the conclusion that his addiction is bringing him more trouble and suffering than pleasure .
3 What he will do is lend you one gram on account .
4 When space is limited they key thing is to arrive early and stake you claim .
5 ‘ The doctor 's given her some pills to calm her down .
6 Because when people come to catch our train at twenty five to five i i it 's announcing us that train .
7 ‘ KITS now has weak middle management and poor internal communication ; that 's causing us big problems .
8 I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the motion for the Adjournment of the House in order to raise a matter that is causing me great concern — the number of cases in my constituency of considerable financial hardship being experienced by full-time and part-time students .
9 Then , before she could protest again , he turned to her and added , his eyes like steel traps in the dark lines of his face , ‘ And what at the moment is causing me some concern is one very simple but crucial question — are you bolshie , unreliable and irresponsible , too ? ’
10 He will take on a role as the head of a special unit in a hospital , and they will need to adopt the roles of experts whose help is needed in dealing with a particular patient whose case is causing him great concern .
11 you are not dealt with sympathetically ( especially if it is a matter which is causing you emotional distress ) ;
12 This is causing us great concern .
13 ‘ We see it as necessary to take unilateral steps to defend our interests as this is causing us economical damage , ’ he said .
14 This hypocritical exhortation er which is government policy these days erm is costing them same amount of money , they 're actually spending intending , increasing erm education division .
15 No he 's on a round the world ticket , it 's cost him eleven pound .
16 Oh yeah ah well it 's cost them ten pound now see ?
17 ‘ I do n't suppose that 's made you many friends back in the lab .
18 I 'm gon na say to him in future , it 's costing me four quid
19 Yeah , he 's costing me fucking money !
20 All they do is give you some ointment and tell you it 'll drop out in its own good time .
21 3.1 The only mechanism by which a court can seek to compensate a person who has suffered damage or loss in consequence of a wrong done to him is to award him monetary compensation , whatever the nature of the damage which he has in fact sustained .
22 Mom 's talking about staying a few years because someone 's offered her another show .
23 ‘ Anyway , it 's hardly a surprise that he 's paying us another visit , is it ?
24 She 's give us twenty tapes and I 'm only tape five and she 's coming for 'em tomorrow .
25 She 's expecting her second child in three weeks and is determined this time to have the baby at home .
26 Souness admitted : ‘ The temptation is to give him some sort of outing whether it 's half an hour or even a half .
27 All it 's done is to give him more money to gamble away up in London .
28 And what we 're trying to do is to give him this family feeling that everybody behind here , the whole team , every single worker is rooting for him and making sure that he has the best .
29 So probably the sensible thing to do is to give you six weeks worth er one a day , si twenty eight , y g give you eight weeks worth and then see how you are at the end of two months continuous treatment .
30 My only alternative is to give it slack line , laying the rod in the rests and hoping it will swim out of its own accord .
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