Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Choppy Spencer is are you prepared to accept the conclusion that some people might be suggesting right now that this whole stunt of opting out is a political fumble ? |
| 2 | While her letter galvanized sixty Members of Parliament to draft a motion ‘ deploring the manner in which Lady Diana Spencer is being treated by the media ’ and led to a meeting between editors and the Press Council , the siege of Coleherne Court continued . |
| 3 | The court was told there 's a shortage of officers at the prison where Spencer is being held . |
| 4 | Miss Downey is being tipped to star in a Hollywood remake of The Quiet Man , in the role made famous by Maureen O'Hara . |
| 5 | Pristine Amazonian forest in Ecuador is being menaced by a major oil extraction project . |
| 6 | Essentially you 'll that erm the the analysts are erm hand on , uhm , ‘ both managers a such should be encouraged to consult the various directors and put some forethought into the sort of accessibilities , sorry accountabilities , that characterize a certain sort of job ’ so although they are not all directors , Neil is is is will be our editorial expert in this . |
| 7 | Our forecaster Charlie Neil is being given the chance to bring you more detail on our region 's weather conditions , and sometimes a look ahead to local events . |
| 8 | Zambia Crevecoeur is being abused . |
| 9 | Although he is a senior and successful Congress ( I ) figure , and is Minister of State for External Affairs , Mr Singh is being challenged for the ruling party 's nomination by the present Maharajah 's son , Vishwendra Singh . |
| 10 | At night , when Veronica is being washed in the kitchen sink , John repeats his performance but more half-heartedly because he really prefers to watch the TV while playing with his toys . |
| 11 | ENOUGH electricity to light Basingstoke is being wasted every night by people too lazy to switch off their remote control televisions at the mains . |
| 12 | On the one hand , advisory roles are shifting more towards inspection and quality control , and the accountability of advisers and inspectors to their employing LEAs is being more firmly underscored ( Audit Commission 1989b ) . |
| 13 | BUILDING contractor John Scott is being sued by a plumbing firm 's boss for the crash of her company . |
| 14 | ‘ I think Mr Sheblee is being unreasonable in not accepting the revised price . ’ |
| 15 | Now , though , comes the word that Confederacy is being developed by Ivan Reitman — coming up soon in Ghostbusters II , which he also wrote — and if all goes well , he will be directing it for 20th Century Fox . |
| 16 | Belbo 's iffy relationship with the evasive Lorenza Pelegrini is is deftly touched in , and his reminiscences of a wartime childhood in Piedmont are the only passages to achieve any distinction or elegance of style , or any vestige of human interest . |
| 17 | Mr Spicer is being backed up by other MPs in rural areas . |
| 18 | And I must admit with Ken , Ken is is least to blame because he just puts the orders on , Pauline is the one who schedules it , but the scheduling is just the swannee . |
| 19 | There are , of course , further complications , notably in the form of Cherubino , an adolescent page-boy who is romantically in love with the countess ( a feeling which is almost mutual , and to which the count takes exception ) , and in the fact that Figaro is being pursued by an old harpy named Marcellina , who is trying to trick him into marriage with her . |
| 20 | Sly , 44 , who is filming a thriller Cliffhanger , said : ‘ This is trumped-up nonsense — Schuessler is being vindictive . ’ |
| 21 | Indeed , Freud is being reductionist in this account , and is reducing psychological states to their biological sub-stratum in an unnecessary way . |
| 22 | Well the only thing that as far as I 'm concerned erm er Richard is is when would you like to come on the training course ? |
| 23 | City Wise is being held from 3rd–7th September , 1990 at St John 's College , Nottingham . |
| 24 | ‘ Tencel is being well received by people interested in quality fashion , ’ said . |
| 25 | Here a Bronze Age site at Tel Halawa in northern Syria is being excavated in advance of flood-waters from a dam being constructed on the Euphrates . |
| 26 | Several lecture demonstrations have resulted in successful classes — one at Bunwell is being taken by Rosemary High and another at Long Stratton by Mary Fox . |
| 27 | Control of MTS is being contested by Twigrealm , a company backed by the South African meat trader Freddy Hirsch and the British property entrepreneur Stephen Wingate , and by Alpha Gamma , the property group . |
| 28 | The new wide screen cut of Oliver Stone 's JFK is being released on video , and it includes an additional 17 minutes of footage never before shown . |
| 29 | ‘ Er , look , Quinn , Washington is being alerted to what just happened here . |
| 30 | Since they do n't even know who the councillors are , I can only assume that North Tyneside is being victimised through ignorance and dogma . |