Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He s always encouraging the team . |
| 2 | When Charles Kingsley writes in his description of the sewer of ‘ the slow sullen rows of oily ripple … sending up … hot breaths of miasma ’ , he is being quite specific ; but in Dickens 's Little Dorrit the word is virtually symbolic of confusion , as the pervasive fog is in Bleak House . |
| 3 | The point is rather to stress the limits of state action . |
| 4 | The problem in considering the future of fertilizers is rather to consider the changes which will occur in world agriculture , and it is already apparent that they will be many . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , unless the device is skilfully earthed the shielding often has little effect . |
| 6 | The purpose of the speed limit acts is presumably to minimise the danger to those travelling on or using the roads . |
| 7 | Evan points to a hoist that 's slowly lowering the band 's gear down to ground level : ‘ When we played here last year , we were riding up and down in that thing . |
| 8 | Z is thereby given the option . |
| 9 | The were-wolf pornographer is thereby given the coup-de-grace , and with great subtlety at that in times of regurgitated Nazism and anti-Semitism . |
| 10 | Men 's unfaithfulness is rarely made the focus of a condemnatory press report during the trial , while women 's infidelity as the cause of trouble often becomes a major theme . |
| 11 | Pop culture thus works through an amalgam of attitude , inspiration , intuition and detail ( for nobody is as obsessive as the true pop fan , whose obsession is rarely given the respect it deserves ) ; crucially , it works best not in public , where the terms of discourse are set by the dominant culture , but in private space . |
| 12 | He was paying thirty pounds a month ground rent into a management fund , but he 's since discovered the money was n't getting through to his former landlord , Titcombe Developments in Marlborough . |
| 13 | And this after Blackburn had taken the lead in the first half with a goal from Mike who 's since reduced the arrears to three two with a second goal from the penalty spot . |
| 14 | Well it 's blatantly taking the piss , let's be honest , I mean , I ca n't muck around , I mean it 's blatantly taking the piss is n't it ? |
| 15 | Well it 's blatantly taking the piss , let's be honest , I mean , I ca n't muck around , I mean it 's blatantly taking the piss is n't it ? |
| 16 | In all cases although the reason for the activity is clear cut the means of achieving the desired end vary widely in terms of the path taken and the time required . |
| 17 | but the point I 'm trying to make is that the person who made the presentation er o o on er for , for the best of riders , I think he 's rather missed the point because he was talking to you about the , including , more information on er within the T V P and we did discuss , er we did like to make it quite clear during our er discussions that riding of horses on the highway is a matter for the T V P , riding horses on bridleways is a matter that we will have to deal with in basic in time . |
| 18 | But Sotheby 's eventually won the day , causing an annoyed Christie 's to tip off The New York Times before Sotheby 's could proudly announce their coup . |
| 19 | When this introduction is successfully achieved the topic can be introduced , and the counsellor should try to ensure that the group takes over most of the talking . |
| 20 | Failing this , if a consumer buyer is effectively denied the protection of the implied terms because the instructions or labels have shrunk the central obligations , recourse will have to be made to the common law rules on incorporation and the general controls of reasonableness found in ss2 and 3 of UCTA 1977. ( f ) Manufacturers ' guarantees In Lambert v Lewis [ 1980 ] 2 WLR 289 , the Court of Appeal declined to hold that statements , made in advertising literature , constituted a collateral warranty on the basis that they were not " intended " to create contractual liability ( this decision was reversed on other grounds in the House of Lords [ 1982 ] AC 225 ) . |
| 21 | And the the logic of what 's being said there is effectively to abandon the flexitime scheme out of , for working out of office hours , . |
| 22 | The commission is effectively saying the Government has not followed the UN Convention for Refugees , under which anyone with a well-founded fear of persecution should be granted asylum . |
| 23 | The spread of global issues is slowly opening the business of managing new share issues to outside competition — years after stockmarkets have been liberalised . |
| 24 | Mr Heseltine is slowly reaping the reward of the patience , persistence and self-restraint he has demonstrated since his stormy resignation in 1986 . |
| 25 | According to the latest electoral forecast from Washington-based political analyst Charles Cook , Clinton is ahead in 18 states with 222 votes , while Bush is slowly closing the gap with 192 votes in 22 states . |
| 26 | I 've got me 'ands full wiv servin' an' lookin' after Rachel — that 's besides runnin' the 'ome . |
| 27 | The city 's Central Station incorporates a large viaduct section over Argyll Street , which is locally nicknamed the Highlandman 's Umbrella , because it provided useful shelter for the homeless and unemployed in the city . |
| 28 | And Heritage says it 's successfully riding the recession . |
| 29 | And Heritage says it 's successfully riding the recession . |
| 30 | If you go for second best ( because the pressure is on to fill the job tomorrow , or because you ca n't afford the best ) you will inevitably end up at the bottom of the heap with all the other monkeys . |