Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The city 's council has decided that it no longer wants an unlimited number of gypsies or travellers , many of whom are using illegal pitches , descending on the city . |
| 2 | Sorry One of the other tables you 've got shows you a comparison between the elements which are present in crustal rock and in the sea and from that you can see which ones are a good reflection , I E whi which elements have been transferred to the sea by direct weathering , and which of them are undergoing other processes , either other sources or other sinks . |
| 3 | These three big creatures dominate the composition , but around them are introduced small figures . |
| 4 | Some of them are missing six years and their families do not know if they are alive . ’ |
| 5 | Again the stone walls are dark and streaked with rain and age , and along them are ranged carved figures , many badly worn and now almost unrecognizable . |
| 6 | A lot of them are having nervous breakdowns or sort of ruining their family life because |
| 7 | Many of them are having more babies . |
| 8 | A lot of them are studying other things besides Italian and so they take time off to prepare for exams . |
| 9 | ‘ Only I been sufferin' 'orrible suspicions about endin' up gettin' me own throat cut . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Tatum and I are having marital problems , just as many other married couples do , ’ McEnroe said in a statement . |
| 11 | ‘ I have n't actually fixed a time when I will return , it just depends when I am made some offers . ’ |
| 12 | The following day , in a temperature down around — 2O°C ( — -4°F ) , I am wearing loop-stitch socks and Lundhags , and he is wearing reindeer skin boots and grass . |
| 13 | If I am to take four ferrets with me , my preference is for one box with one partition and two ferrets in each compartment . |
| 14 | Thirdly , I am using greater quantities of paint , not simply because of the larger scale of the paintings . |
| 15 | I am using two 36″ tubes . |
| 16 | CAN I REFER TO ACET EVEN IF I AM USING OTHER SERVICES ? |
| 17 | Like many hon. Members , I am receiving increasing amounts of mail from prisoners about simple matters — the right to exercise , the right to decent food and the implementation of the prison rules as they stand . |
| 18 | Of course , saying that , I am assuming these instruments are up to the company 's usual standard and not just the poor man 's alternative . |
| 19 | Colin said : ‘ I am renewing old acquaintances as I was previously the site services manager at the end of the South Morecambe project . |
| 20 | Lest it be thought I am attributing vile motives to such people , it is noticeable that when non-card communions are held , attendance is considerably diminished . |
| 21 | ‘ I am reading other books , ’ Matilda said . |
| 22 | I am writing these lines on the last day of 1986 , the deadline I set myself for reaching the Great Glen with my pen . |
| 23 | As I am writing these words , I have a persistent , low-pitched hum in my left ear . |
| 24 | I am writing these words on Wednesday 16 September 1992 . |
| 25 | I am considering all players who have represented England in international cricket , not just those who have appeared in one-day international matches since their introduction in 1971 . |
| 26 | I am considering both points . |
| 27 | If , on the other hand , I am taking six ferrets then I need two boxes — one for four as already described and another for the remaining two animals . |
| 28 | ‘ I am taking four days off to spend with my wife and young baby , ’ he said . |
| 29 | For example , I am producing these words on a word-processor which shares my life for several hours each day . |
| 30 | Essentially , I am suggesting that what I am calling private metaphors were developed by managers as a means of coping with the dissonance between what is commonly accepted as being management theory and what they thought for themselves it ought to be in actuality . |