Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [pron] [is] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any event the purchaser will want to know that he is buying the right assets from the right companies . |
| 2 | IBM Corp has shocked all Manhattan — or at any rate New York 's chattering classes — by announcing that it is to close the Gallery of Science & Art , an extremely popular gallery for visiting art exhibitions in the basement of its tower on Madison Avenue : it says it will try to find the seven employees of the gallery other jobs in the company , without holding out very much hope . |
| 3 | At first , we thought everyone else was booming while we were down in the dumps , but from talking to other businessmen you realise that everyone is suffering the same . ’ |
| 4 | At the age of 37 — old by Australian standards — Border accepts that he is nearing the end of his career but he is desparate to prolong it for two reasons . |
| 5 | Outside , down to earth drummer Jon Brookes looks like he 's enjoying the holiday , whilst guitarist John Baker keeps quiet and keyboarder Rob threatens to headbutt LA 's rock royalty , insulting the city 's fat assets with a drunken Midland blur — he 's the band 's closest wildman . |
| 6 | Outside , down to earth drummer Jon Brookes looks like he 's enjoying the holiday , whilst guitarist John Baker keeps quiet and keyboarder Rob threatens to headbutt LA 's rock royalty , insulting the city 's fat assets with a drunken Midland blur — he 's the band 's closest wildman . |
| 7 | Similarly , we can criticise wilko for being negative — but we do nt know if he s told the team to go out there and score at all costs , but the team just has nt responded . |
| 8 | Critical consents are those which it is essential for the purchaser to obtain if it is to conduct the business after completion . |
| 9 | I do n't know whether he is telling the truth . |
| 10 | I 'm sure you 're quite capable of getting your own way , while letting Ross think that he 's calling the shots ! ’ |
| 11 | On the screen , the window cleaner begins to urinate into his loved one 's mouth , and everyone sits around , attempting to pretend that she 's enjoying the experience as much as they are . |
| 12 | To see that she is receiving the correct amount of occupational pension ( if any ) that is due to her . |
| 13 | The sad truth of the matter is that Group 4 has such low levels of performance to live up to that already , despite its much publicised failures , the Home Secretary is able to claim that it is outperforming the public services it is replacing . |
| 14 | This week ITV announced that it is dropping the God slot due to lack of interest . |
| 15 | Pausanias says he is on the god 's left , and I conclude that he is using the words from the spectator 's point of view , as I believe he does in his account of Polygnotos 's paintings at Delphi . |
| 16 | In fact IBM says that it is pushing the MPTN technology as a standard as long ago as December 1991 when it submitted the underlying MPTN approach to the XNET workgroup of X/Open Co Ltd , which is still considering it . |
| 17 | He says that it 's doing the business no good at all . |
| 18 | She also says that she is doing the ride again next year … |
| 19 | He says that he 's heard the shipping companyw ant to re-export the dog , but it would be a brave man who risked trying move the animal in it 's present condition . |
| 20 | He says that he 's advised the farm owner that conditions are n't up to scratch , he says he 'll return to check that things have been put right . |
| 21 | Phil Farrand says that he 's spent the last two years building the car and has put hours of work into it … his machine runs on the same amount of power that drives a toaster or a hair dryer so much for ceremony … with the sun blazing down its time to race south … the track is the main Stewart Highway … |
| 22 | The trampling movements are intended to stimulate her milk flow and when these are done by the wool-sucking cat they reveal that it is treating the piece of woollen material as a surrogate mother . |
| 23 | Although I am convinced that the prime management problem is ‘ making it happen ’ , one has to accept that in life there is always at least an evens chance that one is going the wrong way . |
| 24 | However , I regret that it does not appear that she is to address the Council of Europe , of which the hon. Gentleman and I are Assembly members . |
| 25 | Do you feel that it 's pointing the right way , bringing the sun in through the right windows at the right time of day ? |
| 26 | ‘ Shall I lock up now , sir , or wait until she 's collected the cups ? ’ |
| 27 | This time of the year is the open season for demonstrations but we 're beginning to wonder if someone is co-ordinating the restlessness we 've got at the moment . |
| 28 | This enables pertinent Objections to be lodged if it is felt the same are relevant . |
| 29 | Strictly one should specify if one is requiring the freehold or leasehold title , but in practice to tick both boxes seems to work ( unless the position is obvious , such as with a flat ) . |
| 30 | That is the bit to destroy as it is stopping the development of the picture . |