Example sentences of "[indef pn] [is] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone 's left a cup and saucer on the table , and when someone comes round , I pretend I 'm drinking just in case they ask what I 'm doing . |
| 2 | When someone is asked a question , it is likely that before answering he will direct his gaze away from the questioner 's eyes ( Argyle and Cook , 1976 ) particularly if the question requires some thought . |
| 3 | If someone is asked a question and replies yes or no it will be understood that the question is now answered and that there is nothing more to be said . |
| 4 | Also the decision to employ or not to employ is based ont he particular case : it is extremely rare that someone is given a job just because they went to a particular university . |
| 5 | ‘ So , ’ Angelica said , ‘ nobody 's lost a dog around here ? ’ |
| 6 | Nobody is guaranteed a run in the team . ’ |
| 7 | The British commander who has to bring his team through the desert in Ice Cold in Alex ( 1958 ) seems hysterical and incompetent by comparison with the Dutch South African who accompanies them but is working for the Germans ; and the message of Ealing 's Dunkirk ( 1958 ) is summarized in one character 's closing statement , ‘ Somebody 's made a muck of it but I do n't think it 's the army . ’ |
| 8 | This particular one is called a rail turn and two half hitches it needs to be tight so that it does n't come undone when we 're out there . |
| 9 | Erm , the first one is called a lapse erm , and that happens when the person who 's speaking , has n't selected the next speaker , or nobody who 's self-selected . |
| 10 | In those cases there is no possible treatment , one is born a criminal . |
| 11 | ‘ Just as long as no one 's taken a room opposite , ’ I say . |
| 12 | I did try and help her about how to run a war because it 's such a long time since anybody 's run a war — I mean the technical methods of running a war — which she did very well . |
| 13 | The trouble is that , as soon as anyone is given a piece of information , he will tend to treat the person involved in a slightly different way as a result . |
| 14 | Nearly everyone 's bought a ticket |
| 15 | Listeners calling the talk line can chose the subject of their choice , and everyone is offered a Tampax Teen Talk Kit which includes a booklet for mum , called ‘ Between Ourselves ’ . |
| 16 | With a beach start everyone is allocated a position on a short line on the beach , the race organiser checks everyone is ready and then signals the start . |