Example sentences of "this [be] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Examples of this are his fierce-looking lady ( to a heavily armed German soldier advancing over the lawn ) : ‘ How dare you come in here ! ’ , or a placid scene in a country pub where the radio on the bar is tuned to the German propaganda station : ‘ Meanwhile , in Britain , the entire population , faced by the threat of an invasion has been flung into a state of complete panic . ’ |
| 2 | Had this been my regular field of action , I too would have made myself hors de combat . |
| 3 | Had this been his dominating characteristic , he could not possibly have retained his position through the vicissitudes and challenges of a decade and a half . |
| 4 | Indeed if this were its intended effect , it is difficult to see why the subsection goes on to say that it is not necessary to obtain the parents ' consent , rather than providing that such consent , if obtained , should be ineffective . |
| 5 | She quoted the example of a mother and daughter who habitually appeared ‘ with dishevelled hair and untidy blouses at 11 o'clock in the morning ’ , and where dirty teacups rested on the breakfast table , but the fact was that both women stayed up until 4 am buttonholing , this being their only source of income . |
| 6 | Yet despite this being his long-term plan , he still thought of England as ‘ home ’ , of Alice and the Pritchetts as his ‘ family ’ , of Aubrey as his best friend . |
| 7 | ‘ Everyone was passing judgement on this being my big day but I enjoyed it . |
| 8 | Ellen and I worked hard that week and , on the Saturday , as though to commiserate with ourselves on this being our last day alone together , we stopped work at midday and took a bus to Mama Sipcott 's Café on the beach where we ate lobster and drank too much of Mama 's sticky-sweet white wine . |
| 9 | For many years now , legal provision has been made for the importation of workers for the harvesting of fruit and vegetables , there being very specific acknowledgement that this is something native-born Americans can not be persuaded in the necessary numbers to do . |
| 10 | It takes quite a bit of practice to orientate and get the right position for the shot , and this is something worthwhile perfecting during the winter or when you are just flying locally . |
| 11 | Harvey was in a good mood , balancing plates and saying , ‘ This is something those Russkies do damn well ’ and ‘ pip pip . ’ |
| 12 | Middlesbrough Council spokesman Mike Clark said : ‘ This is something this council regrets even having to consider but we are struggling to maintain services . ’ |
| 13 | This is me thirteenth child and I never had one with any of them . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , ter tell yer the trufe this is me first interview , ’ he told her . |
| 15 | This is its strategic component , the central image which drives the vision . |
| 16 | This is its historic mission , as necessary today as it was 100 years ago . |
| 17 | The reasons lie in its complex physical chemistry , and central to this is its atomic structure . |
| 18 | This is its final position . |
| 19 | This is its first publication anywhere . |
| 20 | This is its highest level for eight years and will result in an increase of at least one per cent on home loan rates , possibly more . |
| 21 | Because this is its primary function , commitment accounting concentrates on orders issued . |
| 22 | I paid £130 when I bought it second hand and would like to know if this is its true value . |
| 23 | This is its third famine warning in four years , and the direst so far . |
| 24 | It stands , alert in its inscrutable knowing that this is its proper season , primed to rebuke the dysfunctioning human subject , a riddling , aleatoric text of querulous combustion . |
| 25 | However , this is her first film role . |
| 26 | This is her first season with Senior League side Portadown and she has already established a regular place on the firsts , developing at the same time into one of the most promising players in the country . |
| 27 | This is her second book , slimmer but by no means slighter ; complex computer stuff that she turns into a fun thriller . |
| 28 | ‘ Would you say that this is her natural colour ? ’ he asked . |
| 29 | Rosaline is very much a match for Berowne ; this is her last challenge to him , at a moment in the play when death has blown all comedy away . |
| 30 | This is her slightest book , apart from A View of the Harbour — though not the least amusing . |