Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] is [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the character moves sideways with the head , body and arms in some way averted from the front , i.e. croisé , possibly with a twist of the shoulders , he or she is usually playing some evil or cunning person . |
| 2 | Her previous publications have addressed family care and community care in relation to older people and she is currently researching alternative forms of long term care for this group . |
| 3 | She spoke quite easily about her feelings and she is totally man crazy . |
| 4 | At every stoppage in the senior game the referee is applauded or jeered depending on which arm he raises to award the put-in , and he is rarely considered correct by everyone . |
| 5 | John Lill now has over sixty concertos in his repertoire , but we know he retains his special affection for Brahms , and he is soon to record both concertos for the second time . |
| 6 | Royle added : ‘ Olney has taken time to settle in but he is full of running and he is now doing okay . |
| 7 | We already have the first stage of economic and monetary union — the exchange rate mechanism — and it is already doing great damage to Britain . |
| 8 | And it is even becoming reliable : 90% of BR 's commuter trains arrive within five minutes of schedule , against only 65% in Germany . |
| 9 | The latest flare-up between the two countries — following last summer 's ball-tampering claims and counter-claims — is a direct result of Graveney 's remarks following the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , when he said : ‘ They have been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 10 | After the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , Graveney , 65 , said of Pakistan : ‘ They 've been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 11 | And it is well established that infant mortality is a highly sensitive barometer of socio-economic conditions ( and very possibly also of the state of health and medical technology ) . |
| 12 | Gutted raw fish are smoked slowly over wood chips and it is generally agreed that oak gives the best flavour , although other woods are preferred in some part of the world . |
| 13 | The centre would be expected to offer an appropriate studies advisory service as well as guidance and counselling , and it is strongly recommended that specialist travel staff are involved in the student recruitment process . |
| 14 | It is significant that in ( David Raymond ) Smith the Court of Appeal had first to perform some surgery on the relationship of mens rea to the actus reus of criminal damage to reach the desired conclusion and it is therefore unsurprising that adverse comment was expressed by some of their Lordships in Morgan . |
| 15 | And it is deeply revealing that recent scholarly research into what tribal art he could have encountered during the time of his first enthusiasm for it has demonstrated that he could not have seen most of the examples which art historians have previously compared and juxtaposed to his paintings.1 |
| 16 | Fortunately nowadays the need for women to be wholly involved in the birth process is more widely recognized , and it is better understood that technology is not the only priority for a safe and acceptable birth . |
| 17 | From this same quarry the longest bridge in Cornwall was built across the Camel at Wadebridge in 1485 , and it is still going strong . |
| 18 | But she is rapidly growing demoralised by her situation and is increasingly disinclined to do very much . |
| 19 | But he is already doing that in clause I 3 , so the principle is already there . |
| 20 | Ramaciotti is not just one of Europe 's finest car designers ( the stunning Mythos concept car was the result of his boyhood dreams ) but he is also considered one of the best analysts of design in the business . |
| 21 | It is presumed that they were then introduced at BMK but it is also recorded that hand loom weaving had already stopped at Burnside in 1881 when second hand power looms rom Crossleys of Halifax were introduced . |
| 22 | But it is also becoming apparent that the pricing power of brand-name companies is , in big measure , a myth . |
| 23 | Its main use is as a riding/tool/brake vehicle on winter works trains , but it is also doing temporary duty as a tickets/sales vehicle at Bala on busy days in the season . |
| 24 | Up to now , distribution has been via system integrators to the Federal and commercial markets , but it is now lowering retail prices for all its ViewStation FX Series of X terminals by 30% to 50% when it sells them direct . |
| 25 | The plants lumped together under the umbrella name of herbs do not appear at first glance to be essential to maintain life , but it is now becoming apparent that this concept could be wrong , and that herbs are as necessary as oxygen , though the ingredients they contribute , such as minerals and vitamins , may only be found in minute quantities . |
| 26 | But it is now becoming clear that the people who really shape fashion and move our society are young professional men and women in their late twenties , rather than teenagers . ’ |
| 27 | BT can afford to take a smaller profit , of course , but it is only doing that because it has been shamed into doing so by its customers . |
| 28 | Some may baulk at such a suggestion but it is only making explicit what archivists do implicitly . |
| 29 | But it is absolutely stacked all electrical appliances televisions videos all your Christmas trim trimmings and decorations |