Example sentences of "is [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An Collins 's expression of self-effacing humility is better than Herbert 's in the sense that Collins 's humility is paramount where Herbert is maintaining a strong concept of self and , indeed , self-applause . |
| 2 | The arguments in favour of the provision of an outer bypass for Edinburgh , designed to a high standard , are so overwhelming that Lothian Regional Council is maintaining a continuing construction programme aimed at completion of the entire bypass by 1990 . |
| 3 | the best thing to do , check with the Health Board , they 'll the only other way is to go a certain distance into nowadays |
| 4 | To link small variations in a single protein with the existence of an all-purpose ‘ addictive personality ’ is to go a long way too far . |
| 5 | One of the most common reasons for a machine not stitching correctly is using a blunt needle or an incorrect size of needle for the fabric and thread . |
| 6 | Steilmann , working in conjunction with leading scientists and investing , to date , DM 5 million , is using a new manufacturing process . |
| 7 | You can always tell someone who is using a digital watch . |
| 8 | In collaboration with the Institute of Hydrology BGS is using a digital terrain model to represent geochemical data from a catchment . |
| 9 | The most popular method or organic farming is using a multi-culture system in which crops are grown and livestock reared . |
| 10 | An operating team from Princess Margaret is using a spare theatre at the RAF Hospital . |
| 11 | The wind is about Force 4 here and Ken is using a large sail . |
| 12 | However , I wonder if the Institute is using a different version of FRS 1 from mine . |
| 13 | From this internal knowledge of Belfast English we can conclude that the speaker who says [ ku : ] for queue is using a careful style strategy to avoid the palatalized segment ( see my comments on avoidance of stigma in chapter 2.6 , above ) , which is a strongly regional marker and also a marker of older male speech . |
| 14 | He is using a human child as research material , removing him from what everybody — our readers — must regard as a normal human life . |
| 15 | That our instinctive loathing for the way Dr. Briant is manipulating human life , is using a human child as a lever to open the box that holds God 's secrets about life , our response , I say , is not reactionary , not the stupid fears of little men , but is born of our awareness of the dangers of knowing too much , is a God-given warning , if you like . |
| 16 | We must remember that he had started his active life as a lawyer and as a student of rhetoric , and he is using a common figure of rhetoric , hyperbole , within carefully controlled limits . |
| 17 | Trafalgar House Construction 's Open Learning Centre is using a television-based management training resource as a key element in the development of management skills and work based competence . |
| 18 | They usually pose no problems but sometimes the upper tushes are high enough to interfere with the bit which should be especially considered if the horse is to wear a double bridle . |
| 19 | My own solution is to wear a one-piece smock that fits over my head . |
| 20 | Now , North Warren warden Rob Macklin is masterminding a pioneering project . |
| 21 | The only thing she 'd done is make a small scratch with a rose thorn and was unfortunate enough to get a piece of contaminated soil |
| 22 | ‘ What I am going to do , ’ he says , ‘ is make a special presentation , to mark this brave effort . ’ |
| 23 | The four principal strings are tensioned by full-sized Schaller machines and , though each pair of accompanying drones are identical in gauge , each is assigned a different-sized machine key to let you know exactly which one is being adjusted . |
| 24 | Corpora may be raw ( text only ) , tagged ( each word is assigned a syntactic category ) or analysed ( parsed ) ( see $4.5.2 ) . |
| 25 | While I question the possibility of ranking Buid society as more or less ‘ peaceful ’ according to some culture-free , quantitative standard , I think it can be placed in a category of relatively ‘ peaceful ’ societies because of the complete absence of any social situation in which aggressive conduct is assigned a positive value . |
| 26 | So , if the green lacewing larva is to enjoy a decent meal of woolly alder aphids , it has to find a way of avoiding being attacked by the ants . |
| 27 | Bellway is forecasting a pre-tax profit of around £16 million for the year to end-July . |
| 28 | While nobody is recommending investors to indulge in wholesale selling of shares and unit trusts , equally nobody is suggesting a massive buying spree either . |
| 29 | The best solution is to erect a permanent fruit cage , though this is not always practical for tree fruits . |
| 30 | At the same time it is bringing a new generation of management into the MB Group boardroom to mastermind the next phase of the company 's expansion . |