Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | who knows you but is not related to you as husband , wife , parent , grandparent , brother , sister , child or grandchild ; and |
| 2 | I told him that 's not saying much — I 'm just not a junkie or an alcoholic or a prostitute . |
| 3 | However , he begins , after a fashion that is less rare with him than is commonly supposed , by apologizing for the impressionism that supplies him with the terms he needs : |
| 4 | If you look at any good policeman , you will notice that he always walks facing the traffic , so that he can see what is coming towards him and is not taken by surprise . |
| 5 | She does have affection for him but is not over-impressed with his success as a writer and she speaks directly from her own experience rather than any vicarious sensations . |
| 6 | The girl 's brother attempts to save her but is fatally wounded by the Marquis ' brother 's sword . |
| 7 | Under TA 1988 , s677(10) there shall be treated as a capital sum paid to the settlor by the trustees of the settlement any sum which is paid by them to a third party at the settlor 's direction or by virtue of the assignment by him of his right to receive it or is otherwise paid or applied by the trustees for the benefit of the settlor and which would not otherwise be treated as a capital sum paid to the settlor . |
| 8 | Thus , where a Chinese wall is maintained and no information passes over it or is actually acquired in some other way , Core Rule 36 should provide protection . |
| 9 | Two of these were eventually to become favourites in Church of England hymnals — ‘ He that is down need fear no fall ’ and ‘ Who would true valour see ’ ; the latter , indeed , is now one of the most widely used hymns in funeral services in the Church . |
| 10 | For political freedom will mean little it if is not underpinned by economic freedom as well . |
| 11 | It is a form of law superior to other laws — because ( i ) it originates in an authority higher than the legislature which makes ordinary law and ( ii ) the authority of the legislature derives from it and is thus bound by it . |
| 12 | A single national centre is appropriate only for the few services which involve delivery to all addresses in Britain ( e.g. mail order ) , very occasional visits ( e.g. specialized medical advice ) or a particular type of service or activity with a client group that lives close to it and is not represented elsewhere in the country ( e. g. certain elements of central government , the national media and business services ) . |
| 13 | Be assured , though , that God sees what you are doing , understands why you are doing it and is really chuffed to bits when you try to do what he wants . |
| 14 | It is perfectly possible to build a tag that , for example , creates a blank page before it but is not allowed to become separated from the next block of text . |
| 15 | What we have done is we have erm been able to utilise some A C T capacity or generate some A C T capacity within one of the subsidiaries within the group um the reason for highlighting it highlighting it is not particularly to make a song and dance about it but is particularly to say that on the cash flow statement there is this in-flood and it is a one off in-flood we 're not going to be seeing that being brought forward every year , but basically what it is is we have profits in previous elements of the group which enabled us to generate A C T capacity enabled us to off set this A C T which we paid on dividends and bringing forward earlier than we would otherwise have done . |
| 16 | We 've recognized that the computer revolution is truly with us and is here to stay . |
| 17 | ‘ Natasha 's aunt is absolutely happy for her to stay with us and is desperately trying to get some information about her for me . |
| 18 | Again , there are those who would quarrel with this view but let me tell you that we all have a mentor , an inner teacher , a guardian angel , a being of light who protects us and is totally dedicated to the task of leading us to the point of self-realization , to bring about the harmony and peace for which we pray . |