Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Isle of and they sh what she went on to say is erm I hope to redress this in the shortly in other words she 's shortly going to but I must say I like the expression long fingering you know bloody idle you know .
2 mummy he 's still licking , I thought what am I gon na do ?
3 As a lover he is sadly lacking , señorita .
4 Of the two methods it is generally agreed that ‘ write black ’ is much better at fine lines and accurate reproduction of small typeface sizes while ‘ write white ’ is best for large areas of solid black .
5 In soil geography it is generally suggested that the systems approach was formally applied by Nikiforoff ( 1959 ) although earlier he had distinguished accumulative and non-accumulative soils and so implicitly involved an open system attitude ( Nikiforoff , 1949 ) .
6 In some organizations it is still seen as the junior partner to sales , in others it has an equal status , in yet others it has a superior status .
7 As a result it 's supposedly eyeing the server contingent more seriously and is likely to strengthen its association with the Hewlett-Packard and Digital Equipment Corps of the world .
8 ‘ As a result it is better protected against cold winds than it used to be . ’
9 Kersey said : ‘ So Matthew married Alfred ’ girlfriend after getting her pregnant ; not exactly fraternal conduct , but as a motive for murder it 's surely worn a bit thin after thirty years . ’
10 the monarchy are non political and therefore , when they choose to speak it 's usually out of a genuine concern for that problem , it 's not for popularity or personal gain because they are there already and , I think that is quite important when po politicians tend to do good it 's usually to get votes .
11 Well with all those people breathing down his neck it 's probably put him off
12 As a result he is profoundly handicapped , both mentally and physically .
13 As a result he is now registered blind in one eye .
14 He 's a well-scrubbed type who looks pretty much like the Guardian book reviewer he is neatly dressed with a sensible fringe .
15 You can always the tape It 's actually running .
16 In our speaking and listening programmes of study it is therefore recommended specifically as a learning medium .
17 Ronnie he 's still looking for a job .
18 While there is no regulation that specifically excludes due diligence work on a listed company , in practice it is rarely undertaken due to the rules on equality of information to be given not only to all shareholders but also to offerors or bona fide potential offerors .
19 Deceptively , because in practice it is rarely accomplished and only in a few cases have polymer blends or mixtures achieved industrial importance .
20 The distinction , though in practice it is often blurred , in theory is clear .
21 The most important ingredient in the construction stage is time but , although this is sometimes a source of worry at the beginning , in practice it is often found that this stage is less time-consuming than the planning stages .
22 The term ‘ further education ’ ( FE ) is used sometimes in a general sense to cover all post-school education , but in practice it is usually differentiated from higher education ( study at universities , polytechnics and colleges of higher education ) , and divided into the categories of non-advanced further education ( NAFE ) , which means A-level standard or below , and advanced further education ( AFE ) which is above A level or its equivalent .
23 The analysis of required skills ought in principle to have an ergonomics input but in practice it is usually done on the basis of experience of similar system designs in the past .
24 ( b ) Counternotices Where the initiator of the review is required to specify the proposed new rent it is sometimes provided that the figure so specified shall be the new rent unless the other party serves a counternotice within a given period .
25 ( In the United States it is also called Lou Gehrig 's disease . )
26 In a commercial or industrial setting it is often assumed that organisations try to maximise profits as their main goal .
27 A formal pool often serves a different function from an informal one , for in an appropriate setting it is often used to mirror the garden around it .
28 In the field of cancer therapy it is well known that irradiation can cause tumours and yet they can also be treated by radiation and many of the drugs used in chemotherapy for tumours can also cause tumours .
29 In effect it is merely to restate the fact that the intuitions that sustain the case for individualism in explanation are largely our intuitions .
30 Were this competitive process to run its course to completion — in other words , were all decisions to become fully dovetailed — each participant would no longer be under pressure to improve the opportunities he is currently offering to the market , since no one else is offering more attractive opportunities [ …
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