Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She is here to get a husband . |
| 2 | She is just beginning a new book — but ‘ work is the worst thing in the world ’ . |
| 3 | The procedure continues for weeks with the man unable to tell the girl that he still buys the ticket even though he no longer has a car , and the girl not wanting to hurt his feelings by revealing that she is just taking a short cut , walking through the car park on her way to W. H. Smith . |
| 4 | ‘ She is also setting an example in these hard economic times and I think we should respect the Princess for this . ’ |
| 5 | Her claim will not be affected if she is already receiving a state pension , providing this is based on her own contributions . |
| 6 | There too she is never considered a significant contributor to the economic needs of the family ( because labour power is not equated with real economic value ) and there too , among the farming castes , her most important economic roles are the production and servicing of labour . |
| 7 | There the Welsh and English school timetables differ , so that when a morning of Medau was started at the town hall , English-speaking mothers came to the first session and Welsh-speaking ones to the second ; she was therefore obliged to give the former in English and the latter in Welsh — surely a triumphant example of good public relations and adaptability — though Wynne claims that she is still having a struggle to master Welsh . |
| 8 | She is currently co-writing a book on her recent Amazon expedition |
| 9 | She is now seeking a sponsor to help her reach her dream of a place in the 1996 Olympics . |
| 10 | But Gould still has more nominations from women than Beckett does , which explains why she is now pursuing a decidedly feminist course . |
| 11 | She is now planning a series for Russian television . |
| 12 | He or she is certainly making a commitment to trust God . |
| 13 | Well if the definition of salinity is the amount of salt dissolved in a particular volume of water , perhaps the logical way to do it is simply to take a volume of water and evaporate it and weigh the amount of salt that 's left so that might be the simplest approach . |
| 14 | It is simply to make a comment about their style of doing things . |
| 15 | But if the being of an individual woman is sufficiently strong and well-developed , then , knowing that light to be there deep within her , she can allow it to permeate the whole of her presence , refining and changing her very substance rather as a lamp when it is lit makes an apparently opaque glass shade appear translucent . |
| 16 | It is fast becoming a business where , to participate , you need a glossary . |
| 17 | Prepare the cross-spar to the length indicated ( about 60mm longer than the spine ) and you will soon see why it is generally called a ‘ spreader ’ , as you stick first one end down with more strong tape , then have to curve it , in order to fit it within the kite shape at the other end and onto the final corner . |
| 18 | Now we have the first royal re-marriage and it is barely raising a ripple . |
| 19 | It is even taken a step further . |
| 20 | I think the nearest thing to it is probably towing a caravan er a pyramid . |
| 21 | Nevertheless it is clearly playing a useful part in a prevention campaign ; indeed , the greater the number of elements in such a strategy the better . |
| 22 | The School is in the process of widening its range of options with an MSc/Diploma in Marketing ; it is also pursuing a proposal to introduce a modular MBA , in the first instance in Public Sector Management , but others are expected to follow . |
| 23 | It is also appointing a coordinator to promote research on electro-active polymers , and plans to run further workshops later this year . |
| 24 | Failure to clear it can only add to the guilt because it is also robbing a relationship the transparency that it lives on . |
| 25 | It is also seeking an expansion of pinewoods in the core areas of Deeside , Strathspey and the River Beauly catchment . |
| 26 | It is also to proclaim a message about Jesus — and therein for a feminist lie all the problems . |
| 27 | It is also developing a respite care service . |
| 28 | It is also taking a 49.9% stake in Swedish food company Bake Off for an undisclosed sum . |
| 29 | It is also considering a similar step for Sarawak , scene of heated confrontations with tribal people who claim that the logging is destroying their homeland . |
| 30 | It is also building a key contacts list covering those with a part to play in the process . |