Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With trippy guitars working around strange out-of-time sampled rhythms , and the obligatory Hammond organ in the wings , Mother Earth are carving themselves an individual niche on Acid Jazz 's strengthening roster . |
| 2 | Travelling from the northern tip of Scotland to the southern cliffs of England is tough enough … 1200 muscle sapping miles … but Derek Hegarty and Neil Pascoe are doing it an even harder way … they 're competing in their own marathon triathlon … which is running swimming and cycling … so far they 've run up Ben Nevis … |
| 3 | Again , you are on subjective grounds , but by just about any objective industry standard , Trantec are doing themselves a disservice paying for full pages for those ads . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you see that friend of Molly and Saul 's giving you the once-over , Minna ? ’ says Becky , digging her sister in the ribs . |
| 5 | Richard is joining us every month to pass on tips , ideas and news from the world of horticulture , and add a touch of humour too . |
| 6 | Here the Bey of Tunis was building himself a superb mausoleum . |
| 7 | Jean was asking me the other day , and really , you 've told me next to nothing . |
| 8 | But like er , she took it sch to school and Scott was giving us a lift to school so did n't have to walk and she 's in the car and she 's going if this gets if this gets all smashed up Scott I hope you realise I 'm blaming you ! |
| 9 | Pat was showing him The True Path in stylish fashion . |
| 10 | When he straightened up , Pion was giving him a puzzled look . |
| 11 | I can not quite remember the title of the Ballet , but Miss Margot Fonteyn was on her way up , we were quite sure , and that redhead Moira Shearer was running her a good second . |
| 12 | By the middle of February , when the Shah had been in Morocco more than a month , it had become common gossip in the diplomatic corps that Hassan was giving him the cold shoulder . |
| 13 | He had heard about the Funnell family and the old matriarch when Doctor Rice was giving him a lightning summary of the patients . |
| 14 | ‘ Ah — so Rune is showing you the sights of Copenhagen , is he ? ’ |
| 15 | I expect Oliver 's given you the impression that I was a virgin when I got married . |
| 16 | Anyway , by the time Maureen went on her annual holiday , Biggles was feeding himself a bit and coming on well , so I took over . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , that was because Lesley-Jane was giving me the wrong cues . |
| 18 | Australia are calling it a warm-up game for before the World Cup but I just hope they feel a little heat from my boys . |
| 19 | According to estimates from the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) and local Red Cross committees , some 2,500,000 people from the former Yugoslavia were displaced by the end of July , and some 10,000 people from Bosnia were joining them every day . |
| 20 | ‘ God 's given you a child , ’ he said . |
| 21 | A niece of Miss Vine 's bought her a new budgerigar . |
| 22 | And I hear on the grapevine Trumphauser at Cornell is giving him a chapter to himself in his book on British working-class literature . |
| 23 | But , but , but I think that the Reverend David Brian was saying something a little bit erm more direct and more overarching than dealing only with those people that you 're talking about , were n't you , David ? |
| 24 | Bruno was offering him a sticky-looking liqueur from a tall thin bottle . |
| 25 | Josh Cornock was telling me the big tides of the last few days have brought the elvers down . |
| 26 | ‘ Granny , Pippa 's brought you a special chocolate , ’ he went on , some time after the old lady had thanked the child . |
| 27 | ‘ They 're likely to charge him over the weekend , so Gerry was tipping me the wink there 's no story for us . |
| 28 | Peter was showing him the large white sheet that was fixed to the fence . |
| 29 | Bobbie looked surprised , because just for a moment she thought Peter was giving her the engine . |
| 30 | Michael Ryan was offering him a face saver and he knew it . |