Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The intention in suggesting them is to stimulate further thought about other possible frames . |
| 2 | To see them is to believe in love , real old-fashioned romantic love . |
| 3 | The extra time and support that are necessary ( a ) to perform jobs that are pressing at the limits of personal and material resources , and ( b ) to invest in learning how to do them better , or to assemble additional resources , so that the time taken to perform them is reduced , are not available . |
| 4 | A further example of how the interests of the powerful are enshrined in legislation which has the appearance of opposing them is provided by Carson 's ( 1974,1980 ) analysis of the Factory Regulation Act , 1833 . |
| 5 | As I have already mentioned , the best way to deal with these if your opponent has a predilection for using them is to prime a couple of heroes with the appropriate magic items . |
| 6 | The only way to compare them is to calculate what they would be paying over the whole 25 years if neither of them moved from their present home . |
| 7 | The label on the key Mrs Tamm has given me is crumpled and blank . |
| 8 | One way of disguising them is to launder the sum through different accounts at the club , showing in one set of accounts as a private loan to the lotteries account , in the next under the Supporters ' Club account … the list can go on and on . |
| 9 | Indeed , the way in which they could disappear beyond the ability of governments and even their owners to find them is eliciting a long , hard look at Europe 's toxic waste rules . |
| 10 | There are any number of things that could go wrong and the only way to discover them is to discuss with the parents exactly what they did . |
| 11 | A great many assessment systems are competitive in that the extrinsic rewards they offer are in short supply and each student who wants them is asked to demonstrate that he or she is more deserving than others , or others are less deserving . |
| 12 | I really want to know she is loved and cared for . |
| 13 | In the dark she has to show her teeth for me to know she is smiling . |
| 14 | Needless to say she has to take life as quietly as possible for some time if she is to regain her health and everyone will be pleased to know she is making good progress along these lines . |
| 15 | Julie is devastated to discover she is adopted and she sets out to find her natural parents . |
| 16 | She has valued herself as a beauty , and now that her looks have departed she is left with nothing : |
| 17 | You say she is working with the British ? ’ |
| 18 | Medics are keeping her under intensive care but say she is making satisfactory progress . |
| 19 | Some say she is robed in blue , others in yellow and red . |
| 20 | She is the only female character allowed into the fortress den and as the story develops she is shown to be both sensitive and sensible . |
| 21 | On returning she is guaranteed a job at the same level and of similar content to the one she left , but ‘ the plan is that nearer the time I start to discuss my return with management and personnel ’ . |
| 22 | Cover the traps with a sack or something similar so that should the ferret emerge and be caught she is protected from the elements . |
| 23 | She writes : ‘ To meet him is to confront the unexpected , and a brain that operates so quickly you need to engage your own grey matter at the gallop . ’ |
| 24 | That is why to know him is to trust him , and to trust him is to begin to know ourselves . |
| 25 | That is why to know him is to trust him , and to trust him is to begin to know ourselves . |
| 26 | The train of thought that begins like this is as slippery as an eel , and the only effective way to catch it is to examine the truth of the matter . |
| 27 | Since then , Sarawak 's logging activity has increased : official figures suggest it is taking at least 18 million cubic metres , with a possible further illegal cut of seven million cubic metres . |
| 28 | He is available for the first working party meeting on Monday 18th January , and I suggest it is held in Aberystwyth at 2pm . |
| 29 | When a document says something , how do we know it is telling the truth ? |
| 30 | At the other end of the scale they quite often roll just beneath the surface , and if the water is choppy you will not know it is happening . |