Example sentences of "[noun] and [pron] is [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hampden Babylon is a sado-masochistic history of Scottish football and it is dedicated to the imperfections that makes the game great . |
| 2 | One of those who will be first to move , Mrs Jean Cooke , a secretary in the Sales Department , said , ‘ I have seen the plans for new offices and it is going to be super . |
| 3 | According to Dr Moore , speech recognition could be an important feature of future aircraft and it is believed to be under consideration for the European Fighter Aircraft . |
| 4 | Not far behind is a second West Country locomotive 34101 ‘ Hartland ’ , which is also fast nearing completion and it is hoped to be in steam by the end of this year . |
| 5 | In particular Amer Midani , the United director who has a 15 per cent holding and who is believed to be waiting to buy Edwards 's stake . |
| 6 | When I refer to the ‘ Popular Purgatory ’ I am referring to the Purgatory which is most widely known — the place referred to in Roman Catholic teaching and which is said to be arrived at after death . |
| 7 | Again , an extra quango would n't be needed and er he 's probably aware of that there is a develo er there is a group of er of er various regulators who erm who operate under the acronym finn F I double N N and which is referred to er in the fact that I think the chancellor made some announcement about it . |
| 8 | Rudston 's history goes back a very long way to Neolithic times and it is believed to be the oldest inhabited village in England . |
| 9 | At the start of the Malvinas war he is with the Escuadrilla de Ataque based at Punta Indio , flying Aermacclu-339As and he is sent to Puerto Argentina — ’ |
| 10 | And the conservative group is running the council in the sense that labour has scrambled , obviously over the last few days , to reduce its tax level to something closer to the tories and I 'm going to stand with my fellow liberal democrats tonight and vote for a higher figure because , not only because I think that there 's sort of things we want to do in our budget , are b are b are better and and would be better done than not done , but because I think there 's a fundamental political ethical issue here and it 's one which has been confronting this country for a great many years and which is going to be crucial in the next election . |
| 11 | Walker is keen to continue the momentum which has thrown Norwich right back into the thick of the title race and he is reported to be keen to sign Bournemouth 's highly rated striker Efan Ekoku . |
| 12 | It 's interesting that if you have a machine wrapping biscuits at 50 a minute and it is increased to 70 a minute , the operators who have been doing it at 50 find it very difficult to adapt , but the new operators who come in at 70 cope with it easily . |
| 13 | walking you will continue to support the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the A N C and Cosatu and others in South Africa that our eyes should be on the prize and that is to get democracy and the first democratic parliament in the country and after that to help in the horrendously difficult task of reconstruction and development and it is going to be a tough battle in South Africa as elsewhere and we will need to work not just for political democracy because you know so often democratic processes are misunderstood for empowerment of ordinary people and what democracy should really mean is that ordinary people have the opportunity to determine their own destiny and you know from your own advanced society and others how little power individuals have as a result of power of finance capital , of industry and of technology now . |
| 14 | The term " Urgonian " has become almost a dirty word in Cretaceous stratigraphy , for it is not one of the internationally accepted stage names and it is said to be a diachronous , southern facies . |
| 15 | ( e ) where a person is in police detention in one police area and his arrest is sought in another area and he is taken to that area for questioning , the relevant time is : ( i ) the time of his arrival at the police station in the second area , ( ii ) the time 24 hours after he leaves the police station in the first area , whichever is the earlier . |
| 16 | ‘ Your father is a worried man and he is looking to you to make a good marriage , that way at least your own future will be secure . ’ |
| 17 | Ultraviolet can cause skin cancers and cataracts ( and probably other ailments ) in humans and it is damaging to plants and marine life . |
| 18 | When we went to visit relations my dad would say ‘ She is going to be a doctor and she is going to be a secretary . ’ |
| 19 | The honour marked the 40th anniversary of the war 's end and it is thought to be the last medal minted under the old Soviet administration . |
| 20 | We care about the country and what is happening to its people . |
| 21 | I was worried about that and er I think that 's because it 's a German system and everyone is assumed to be over six feet anyway or six feet wide or something . |
| 22 | It finds its way to the outside world via the water system and it is believed to be harmful to animals . |
| 23 | Naltrexone is an anti-euphoriant which masks any pleasure from subsequent use of opiate drugs and it is said to be non-addictive . |
| 24 | Additionally , you will probably have some decorating expenses and there is bound to be a period of overlap when you will be paying two lots of telephone rental , extra electricity bills and so on . |