Example sentences of "is [verb] [det] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vital role of the parents is to do all they can to ensure that the loss or diminution of love and friendship , will be the worst thing that can happen to their children if they transgress the legal and moral codes that control the society in which they will be living . |
| 2 | If the work is to do this it should be interactive , rather than tangential ; it should have a clear purpose within the context of the drama . |
| 3 | The funding problem is linked to the Institute 's own financial problems , but this year 's District Societies Steering Committee is being very positive on this issue and is doing all it can to ensure a reasonable level of funding . |
| 4 | Oxford City Council says it 's satisfied that Thames Water is doing all it can to prevent another outbreak of cryptosporidiosis ; the water bug which struck the Oxford and Swindon areas early last year . |
| 5 | While your brain is doing that it will be storing the words so that when you look at your sheet of nouns you will recall what was said for some while after it was actually said . |