Example sentences of "'s [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Admittedly the interaction of Western ambitions and Japanese response was such as to prevent Japan 's becoming a European colony , or even suffering the impairment of sovereignty which befell China . |
| 32 | Housing workers say the case highlights what 's becoming a growing problem for unsuspecting tenants . |
| 33 | ‘ Now it 's becoming a big sport here , ’ says Paul . |
| 34 | The Spanish custom that 's becoming a British habit . |
| 35 | It 's becoming a favourite pastime , combining the thrill of the chase with the joy of the bargain which is why we regularly try and bring you news of the latest openings . |
| 36 | It 's the same with Prince — it 's great having a bit of rumpy pumpy on the TV with a few cheeky videos and lots of naughty bits , but it 's becoming a little standard . |
| 37 | and she 's took a whole lot of Mandy and Neil ! |
| 38 | ‘ There 's a high levy on alcohol , you see , so it 's considered a luxury product . ’ |
| 39 | I mean Kevin is is helping him and he 's he 's checking a certain amount of his work but obviously he ca n't be there all the time . |
| 40 | It 's added a certain anticipation as well to the placement job I 've been doing — ‘ Oh come on someone must have something to say ’ was a regular feeling/thought as I looked at the monitor in anticipation . |
| 41 | right , okay so anyway that erm one 's causing a little bit of concern , I 've got another one scheduled for March which I was going to centre on here where will come along and talk to us about the Editor and the Royal Visit and you know ee ach dear me how glad I am to be away from the Scottish Office |
| 42 | Sheila 's havin' a good time and she 's getting a bit of money too . |
| 43 | Christie 's adopted a different tack , dropped its mid-season sale of Impressionist art and used contemporary art as the leader for a sale of modern British paintings and sculpture which took place the following morning ( see p. 24 ) . |
| 44 | He 's scratched a great tuft of fur out . " |
| 45 | ‘ Council 's turned a blind eye to it previously but I 'm in charge now and I 'm booking you under the Fireworks and Public Entertainments byelaw . ’ |
| 46 | I get the feeling he 's turned a blind eye too often . |
| 47 | Even ITN has had to turn to CNN for some footage of the Gulf , but that does n't cause Phillis any problems : ‘ I 'm a great admirer — Turner 's done a marvellous job , ’ adding that while the US network has received plaudits for its Gulf coverage , it is merely returning the coverage that ITN provided of the Conservative leadership contest . |
| 48 | ‘ That 's because he 's been part of the package that won the championship , he 's done a phenomenal job and at the moment , he 's quicker in testing than Prost . ’ |
| 49 | He 's done a great job — and it was a real labour of love , ’ says Mary Jane . |
| 50 | The Computer Programmer threw his bat down , in the reckless manner allowed only to one who knows he 's done a good batting job and is respected by his fellows . |
| 51 | ‘ I 'm a great disciplinarian , I 'm tough on politeness and all that , but at the end of the day he 's done a good job on himself . |
| 52 | This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) . |
| 53 | He 's done a big bucketful for me ! ’ |
| 54 | And although just about everywhere 's seen a good deal of sunshine , it has continued to feel pretty chilly . |
| 55 | plastic cover to try and keep it nice it 's looking a little bit er worse for wear . |
| 56 | Because he 's looking a little bit this way is n't he ? |
| 57 | ‘ I think 'e 's owed that , ’ said Sprott , ‘ I think 'e 's owed a generous tribute . ’ |
| 58 | He 'd got high blood pressure , he was n't in any pain he 's living a normal life . |
| 59 | Today he 's living a quiet life in Bromyard . |
| 60 | PETER Mandelson gave Labour the red rose and it 's said a whole new bloom to its image . |