Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But since she is rather ostentatiously concealing it with her arm as she talks I imagine that it is in fact not homework at all , but a contribution to her mother 's Festschrift .
2 She is saying that this good thing , this knowledge , can be used — to tell us , for example , that Amis is not a Tudor writer : but she is rather more moved to say at the same time that it ca n't or can hardly be used , devoted as she is to the thought of a separation between , in this case , Amis 's friendships and politics , his life — and his art .
3 Her modesty in the face of such popularity is endearing , especially as it is for her self-confidence in front of canvas and tv camera for which she is probably best known !
4 She is probably rightly placed in fig. 124 , adjusting the sandal of one of the women , an action represented in very much this way on later vases and tombstones .
5 The chapter takes as its focus the work of Mary Whitehouse and the organisation with which she is most closely associated , the National Viewers ' and Listeners ' Association ( NVALA ) .
6 ( In Bengal , for instance , she is most popularly known as Manasa . )
7 And while Monika has been told unofficially that she is no longer welcome as a teacher of religious studies at St Thomas More School , Bedford , Father O' Neill continues to enjoy the protection of the church as a practising priest .
8 She is no longer regarded as an alien , and the birth of her first child brings her full social status and consolidates her position in her husband 's family .
9 Speaker B's view of the conversation has consequently become one in which she is no longer expressing a personal topic , but is waiting to discover ‘ what I think you ( not we ) are talking about ’ .
10 She is no longer desired , yearned after : she has been ‘ had ’ , ‘ got ’ , ‘ cast off ’ , and in turn can have , get , and cast off the man .
11 The woman may think she is no longer desired but neither may be able to discuss what is happening .
12 A time will come when you will know that she is no longer saying to herself , ‘ If I ca n't have him , I do n't want anything ’ .
13 Today , at 43 , she is no longer addicted to it — but she does have Aids .
14 As a result , she is no longer frustrated or angry deep within herself .
15 Although she is no longer parcelling up teaching packs , Mrs Kelsall still finds her spare time eaten up by the project .
16 It is at this time that the trident became a regular part of her iconography , specifically after the great victory of the Earl of Howe at the battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794 ; shortly thereafter , from the early nineteenth century , she is also regularly shown as wearing a helmet .
17 She is also well known locally for the soft toys she makes for various charities .
18 Her 1.7m draft keel is a great boon for shoal draft cruising , and she is otherwise well equipped above and below deck , always well maintained , she is seriously for sale at a sensible price .
19 In these latter roles She is almost always accompanied by Her divine spouse , the male God , emphasizing the fact that only in a happy marriage can the terrible and destructive aspect of the Goddess be controlled .
20 She is almost continually accompanied by her own image of herself ’ , and in which ‘ Men act .
21 She is much better suited to this B format , and coronet is reissuing its titles in B during this year .
22 She is extremely well behaved , and travels everywhere with me — to open days where she has to cope with lots of people , visits to playgroups to teach the children how to approach a strange dog , friends ' houses , talks I give , dog clubs and work engagements .
23 Much improved this season , she is still reasonably handicapped , will get every yard of the trip and acts well on the likely softish ground .
24 She is usually just trying to be friendly and helpful and supportive when the love crazed imbecile is trying to explain that his wife does n't understand him … ( yawn ) .
25 When other staff are away Margaret appears to be left keeping the ship afloat by answering messages , doing jobs that are not really hers , and by the end of most days she is usually totally exhausted .
26 I did , however , manage to express my views as a practitioner , as one who actually nurses in the system of which she is so poorly informed , and I suggest that if more of us did the same , then perhaps our collective expertise may have a greater influence .
27 What if that forceful identity for which she is so severely castigated somewhere also operates as a kind of pull ?
28 It is well known that the Princess wanted ‘ out ’ of the Royal Family , but to her fellow passengers it was also clear she is only now coming to terms with the fact that she really is out — and quite alone .
29 After a below-par year caused by injury and examination pressure , she is once again approaching medal-winning form .
30 She did not add , He would jump at the chance of someone filling that post , so that he would n't be asked to take the children off Rose 's hands until she is once more fixed up with someone who could manage her unruly crowd , as well as herself and the house .
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