Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one thing prison 's taught me is to be very strong , and that I am a worthwhile person . |
| 2 | Most of the animals that live along the hedgerows unfortunately only come out at night and the best way to see them is in the light of a car 's headlamp . |
| 3 | We 'd add that the ‘ only ’ way to see them is from an open top carriage pulled snow-white horses — who said romance was dead ? |
| 4 | So , on some sites you might say , no , I , well I can control the labour costs and I can control the er , plant usage , but I do n't buy the materials myself the only way I can affect them is by altering the wastage . |
| 5 | The Town Boys in a way are an enigma , and how one joins them is by no means easy to discover . |
| 6 | One way of explaining them is by reference to institutional features of these societies . |
| 7 | The most extreme way of protecting them is for the mother to carry them around within her own body . |
| 8 | the thing , the thing that erm worries me is in case I go over is , that you say |
| 9 | ‘ The easiest way to catch them is with a three-pronged spear , but do n't tell that to fishermen . ’ |
| 10 | I suppose every one has to earn their keep , and the way to catch them is by using the old , traditional Scottish fishing method of trolling . |
| 11 | ‘ They say she is on borrowed time , ’ someone else said . |
| 12 | If the law were changed in the way we suggest it is at least possible that such men would prefer to seek relations with older persons which would not render them liable to prosecution . |
| 13 | We will leave it to Goldberg to disengage the tone from the shit , he wrote , we will leave it to Honeyman and McGough , much good may it do them , though I will no doubt come back to the question before my project is completed , the big glass and the notes to the big glass , these two to be worked on at night , and this freewheeling commentary on both to be written by day , putting down whatever comes into my head after a night 's work , no correction , no revision , whatever comes into my head , the first two to be worked on by artificial light , the strategy clear , this by natural light wherever possible , no strategy at all , the first to be exhibited , the second to be published in the form of sheets in a box , a blue box or a red box , I have not yet made up my mind , in a limited edition , not a luxury edition but a restricted edition , five hundred boxes perhaps or even two hundred and fifty , all that will become clearer in the course of my work on the big glass , of my work on the notes to the big glass , now I have finally embarked on the major project of my life , the climactic project of my life , leading to the end of my life , all will grow clearer , wrote Harsnet , whether to try and call back and destroy all I have done till now or let it be , whether to burn this commentary or let it be , or perhaps leave it to Goldberg to do whatever he wants with , all these things will no doubt be resolved before the work is completed , that is the beauty of being in the middle of a project , that time itself , which had seemed such an enemy before I started , rushing forward and dragging me with it , impervious to my pleas , has suddenly turned friendly , flops down at my feet , licks my ankles , lets me know it is on my side . |
| 14 | Peter and Phyllis do n't know he is in prison . |
| 15 | He often mentions his friend Mark in his letters , and knows his mother will know he is in love . |
| 16 | ‘ I expect it is on its way , ’ said the Thing calmly . |
| 17 | When he thinks he has he is at his most dangerous . ’ |
| 18 | Legal experts say it is worth protecting cheques until the new laws come in by making the alterations . |
| 19 | Leading business figures , like the chairman of Sony , Akio Morita , say it is in fact time for companies to show more consideration for their employees , shareholders and local communities . |
| 20 | BLENDING It is in the blending room that the mature Scotch Whiskies are combined with each other , finely balancing the characteristics and ages of the individual grain whiskies and malt whiskies . |
| 21 | If the system has succeeded it is by enhancing that control . |
| 22 | When your own practice starts it is of the utmost importance to give your cases the most meticulous attention of which you are capable , and particularly , before going into court , to familiarise yourself with the various procedural contingencies . |
| 23 | Before discussing the evidence from research into the subjective risk experienced when driving it is worth clarifying the term subjective risk . |
| 24 | In the first place it is to be accepted that it is made in wide terms though it is not said that they are so imprecise that there is a doubt as to what is covered by the order . |
| 25 | Since the Vendor will have entered into the relevant contracts in the first place it is for the Vendor to take the risk as saying whether or not the contracts fall within these categories . |
| 26 | Many French politicians take for granted a Europe in which France shares a lead ; they sense it is at risk . |
| 27 | I sense it is within a kilometre of the castle . |
| 28 | In trusting God we are living out our assumptions , putting into practice all that we say he is in theory , so that who God is and what he has done can make the difference in every part of our lives . |
| 29 | Despite the tough measures of May 10th , the opinion polls say he is by far France 's favourite politician . |
| 30 | A perfect way to serve them is in a tart of shortcrust pastry , mixed with three or four free-range eggs and plenty of sugar , and baked for half an hour or so in a medium-hot oven . |