Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [verb] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | I once attempted to read his first book , Alex Through The Looking Glass , but stumbled and fell at page 10 where the Hurricane made this observation on the subject of literature : ‘ My favourite read is Robert Ludlum . |
| 2 | The highest my mum goes is forty pounds cos she does n't think she should spend a lot of money on a pair of trainers that wo n't last . |
| 3 | ‘ What my Mum does is her affair . ’ |
| 4 | A lot of what my department does is vital but unseen , as this project showed . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The very last thing my Department wants is any overt scandal with a CIA connection . ’ |
| 6 | One of my pet hates is finding , after lugging big speaker cabinets across vast floor spaces and collapsing in a panting heap , tilt-back casters , la Ampeg 8x10 , hidden under the vinyl slip cover . |
| 7 | erm it does n't give an answer , but if you could the only answer it could give is that what my tables say is wrong . |
| 8 | ‘ The constant worry all my staff have is of being transferred . ’ |
| 9 | Bet me the year of my birth doubled is an odd number . |
| 10 | ROS : ( Hurt , desperately ingratiating ) I-I bet you all the money I 've got the year of my birth doubled is an odd number . |
| 11 | What my analysis suggests is that the denials of professional responsibility , and the attempts to limit the economic consequences of being professionals , are not very convincing to a public that can observe auditors in a position of power dominated by economic self-interest . |
| 12 | My gut feel is that Big Jack *won't* play Kelly . |
| 13 | Well mind you , I like and my dad says is your mum twenty one again ? |
| 14 | The cave what my dad chose is where I 'd go . |
| 15 | ‘ My ability to concentrate is limited and I have to avoid stressful situations , which is why , for example , I have not given media interviews . |
| 16 | What my family does is nothing to do with me . |
| 17 | The person who 's getting their teeth cleaned is nay very nice teeth is it ? |
| 18 | Despite many a scratched hand , the official ruling is that any pedigree cat found to have had its claws removed is automatically and unconditionally disqualified from competing . |
| 19 | I would n't of thought so I would of sa I would of said well if I bloody ju good enough for living with I bleeding come on a I do n't think she 'd want him on holiday with her anyway and her sister said is she had n't got enough money , she 'd pay for it . |
| 20 | She clutches her can of Coke and pinpoints her collusion in what her insides scream is her kidnapping . |
| 21 | Thus its Fourier transform is just and F(t) is represented by . |
| 22 | ‘ Their decision to retire is selflessly motivated by the recognition that we are now entering a new and election-oriented phase in the political process , ’ Mr de Klerk said . |
| 23 | The bewilderment of civilians herded into an armoured personnel carrier when they are ‘ relocated ’ to another village , and their homes destroyed is painfully evident . |
| 24 | The process by which cells have their fate fixed is known as determination . |
| 25 | Having their receptors overstimulated is something people tend to like a lot . |
| 26 | But , in a slightly weaker sense , someone may lose their autonomy if the opportunity for them to exercise their capacity to choose is removed . |
| 27 | While many older children will be able to understand the proceedings and give coherent instructions , others may not because their capacity to understand is hampered by permanent or temporary disability . |
| 28 | Queens and kings may not always be objects of moral rectitude , but their right to rule is sacramental before it is practical . |
| 29 | Certainly there are a large number of female carers and their availability to care is implicit within many policy documents . |
| 30 | ‘ ( 1 ) Solicitors shall ensure that every office where they or their firms practise is and can reasonably be seen to be properly supervised in accordance with the following minimum standards : |