Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [coord] [pron] be [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She was having trouble with a piece of chewing gum and it was my way of saying thank you . |
| 2 | I 've worked with a lot of wardrobe mistresses and she is my favourite . |
| 3 | erm there is basically , as you know , and as Queenie at the beginning , it is actually the County Council who is the highway authority and we are their agent . |
| 4 | In their work with children , Bettelheim and Zelan would approach a problem by asking ‘ What is the child feeling and what is its importance ? ’ |
| 5 | And because she happens to live reasonably near a park , she walks Sandy or Sandy walks her in the park , she meets other dog walkers and they are her human contacts . |
| 6 | It is an Army Town and we were its children , destined , if unlucky , to go the way that nearly 2,000 of its children did years before and would do again . |
| 7 | He was off target with four penalty attempts and it was his mistake that presented Malone with the second of their two tries . |
| 8 | ‘ We have decided to target the GAA clubs and it is our intention to extend our list of targets to incorporate other aspects of pan-nationalism , ’ it said . |
| 9 | In the big top , Radio Cleveland entertain in the morning followed at 2pm by Radio 2 's John Sachs who will be inviting listeners to take part in the Bank Holiday Quiz and It 's Your Radio 2 . |
| 10 | This show is the highlight of the year for Rottweiler enthusiasts and it was my privilege to be able to handle a UK import to win Best of Breed here in 1986 . |
| 11 | But apart from basic maintenance like turning mattresses regularly — every three months , experts recommend — what should a hotelier look for in a good quality hotel bed and what is its average life expectancy ? |
| 12 | Then he saw her face change and there was his mother staring at him , and as if his hand had already been extended he felt himself jerking it back . |