Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are using Fisherman 's rib or tuck stitch , the fabric will stretch widthways when removed from the machine , so you will need to increase the stitch by one and a half or two numbers to prevent a tight cast off . |
| 2 | For the past three years he has been building LDP 's contract business in the South of England . |
| 3 | Europress have also been producing children 's software for many years — their ‘ Fun School ’ series is one of the highest selling series in ‘ edutainment ’ although their earlier releases now look a bit crude and dated . |
| 4 | Had she , she wondered , been enjoying Guido 's company a little too much for one who had a steady boyfriend back home ? |
| 5 | Both events are to promote Winch 's fundraising efforts for the BBC 's annual Children in Need TV appeal . |
| 6 | The other woman at the far end of the ward had been given Daniel 's tag . |
| 7 | This pleasant perk was gained from Zev Bufman because the Broadway company had not been given Dustin 's permission to use certain material on him in the programme . |
| 8 | Maybe she learned something that could help us find the person who 's been using Delia 's name . ’ |
| 9 | She sat up and rubbed her eyes , colouring furiously as she realised she had been using Roman 's shoulder for a head-rest . |
| 10 | Both companies had been using BR 's Railfreight distribution network after the cessation of Speedlink in 1991 and subsequent collapse of TigerRail operations . |
| 11 | Then he painted a completely different picture of the plant today … ‘ the new buildings are transforming Sellafield 's appearance . |
| 12 | For over 400 years , for example , the British Foreign Office has been opening people 's mail , reading their telegrams and , more recently , listening to their telephone calls . |
| 13 | PUPILS , parents and teachers are to meet Labour 's education spokeswoman Hilary Armstrong today when she tours a Darlington school . |
| 14 | Indeed , Beccaria 's classical model , at least as far as the form and content of actual penal treatments are concerned , has never really been tried — if we are to accept Foucault 's version of events . |
| 15 | Injuries to David Robertson and Stuart McCall are delaying Smith 's selection and Dale Gordon , Trevor Steven , Scott Nisbet and John Brown have been added to the squad who drew at Tannadice . |
| 16 | YOUR award-winning BNFL news has been voted Britain 's number one company newspaper for the second year running . |
| 17 | It was known that Ramos had been seeking Aquino 's endorsement as her favoured successor as president , but she had stated that she would not announce her choice until 1992 . |
| 18 | In the poems are seen Herbert 's struggle with ambition on the one hand and with dejection of spirit on the other . |
| 19 | What the ad does n't mention , either , is that cells which contains traces of blood are naturally excreted in the faeces and in some babies the amount of cells that are shed increases if they are fed cow 's milk — but still not enough to worry about . |
| 20 | We are seeking God 's guidance about the time to go to Caux . |
| 21 | In the past it has been said AMV 's TV has never matched its press work ; that it has been insular and unadventurous from a strategic corporate point of view ; and that it has relied too heavily on its self-referential ability to sell middle-class brands . |
| 22 | The aim of the disposal programme has been to streamline LASMO 's business , strengthen its presence in core areas and improve performance , whilst raising cash and curtailing expenditure in order to reduce debt and gearing . |
| 23 | Before the death of the Empress Constance on 27 November 1198 , scarcely ten months after Innocent 's election , Innocent had been made Frederick 's guardian . |
| 24 | She said : ‘ Claire did not show me the power of attorney … nor did she tell me that I had been made Michael 's attorney . ’ |
| 25 | She had been searching Gaby 's workroom , but she must have had her suspicions before . |
| 26 | Anthony sit still you 're knocking mummy 's arm |
| 27 | God needs his nourishment , his daily fix of souls as by the million every day we drop off the perch , and so Bernard and Apricot — renamed Ellen as a condition of marriage — if they 're to do God 's will , must reproduce till the cows come home , though nowadays of course the cows never leave home in the first place , they 're linked up permanently to milking machines . |
| 28 | ‘ Since you 're having Suzie 's trail pursued with such vigour , perhaps it would be sensible to stay on until my hotel reservation lapses . ’ |
| 29 | Well he 'll be going in Ca oh yo mean , you 're having Carl 's bed for |
| 30 | ‘ You 're doing God 's work . |