Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [is] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Well where , where Tony lives there 's that village is over three thousand years old .
2 Dartford Theatre opened and ‘ Barefoot Video ’ has it 's first year of full-time professional worker .
3 the assignment has it 's unique number
4 Like most cities , it has it 's fair share of crime .
5 The relationship used for this purpose is CONTAINS-BINARY-OF which is tight coupling and takes one of three forms :
6 who says she 's square face ?
7 She says she 's some sort of detective .
8 Anyway she left twelve pence on the floor and Gary says whose is this money , said you leave it there , it 's for Enid 's no nobody touch this chuffing twelve pence .
9 She left twelve pence on the floor and Bill put it in the cubby hole in the fireplace and Gary says whose is this money and Arthur was going to pick it up an'all , he says leave that he says that 's for Enid 's money .
10 As it happens there is one sound in this production more dramatic than any of the music — and that is the sound of a knife being tossed into a pool of water after it has been plunged into the heart of Pelleas .
11 As it happens there is one sound in this production more dramatic than any of the music — and that is the sound of a knife being tossed into a pool of water after it has been plunged into the heart of Pelleas .
12 Wherever that happens there is holy communion .
13 I have ruined everything , and Aycliffe says there is little hope of your succeeding in a contest with Araminta . ’
14 ‘ It was extremely painful for a while but the doctor says there is little risk of permanent damage . ’
15 Sir Leon Brittan , then commissioner in charge of competition policy , says there is insufficient evidence to suggest that differences are the result of anti-competitive behaviour .
16 Davies says there is some evidence to suggest that showing the consequences of violence is preferable to not doing so .
17 Marsden says there is more change , more uncertainty , than at any time in his 33 years in the fertilizer business .
18 Social services director John Ransford , who is also ADSS secretary , says there is less money left for other services .
19 The report , Can Nature Survive Global Warming ? , says there is conclusive evidence that glaciers are receding and sea levels are rising .
20 Pete says there 's one race to go and that 's at the end of August … he 's in the lead and hopes to win the championship
21 He says there 's European legislation which prevents this .
22 Pete says there 's great freedom in the air … you can float to wherever you want to … the sensation is great especially when you are flying on the last wind of the day
23 The Director of Public Prosecutions says there 's insufficient evidence to prosecute any officer of the West Midlands Serious Crime Squad despite ninety-one complaints about the unit .
24 He says there 's more radioactivity in the environment .
25 Throws down a lifeline , says there 's another way .
26 He says he 's tried guinea pig and dummy rabbit but there 's been no response and in answer to question says he hopesto she 'll break the diet tonight .
27 He says he 's worried patient with a bone injury may not get the care they need .
28 Mr Yeltsin says he 's suspended parliament and called new elections .
29 But Mr Melding says he is happiest standing on municipal benches with his megaphone , annoying the socialists of Abertillery .
30 He says it 's great fun .
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