Example sentences of "[ex0] is [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is something troubling you . |
| 2 | The trainer then has to decide whether the horse is being rather stubborn and refuses to work because he does not want to or because there is something preventing him from relaxing and settling down . |
| 3 | If I were to die , she thought , there is nobody to find me , perhaps for days and weeks , for we do not have visitors , and my mother would die too , of fright or starvation or a broken limb , after her voice gave out in screaming , and she tried to struggle from the bed . |
| 4 | There is nobody making you study , you have to motivate yourself , dedicating a certain amount of time to a better appreciation of the horse and its care . |
| 5 | The roofs are covered with lime to bring in the birds , but the birds are intelligent : they know when there is nothing to feed them . |
| 6 | Nor is there much point in attempting to give a general impression of a show , as there is nothing to hold it together , unlike a group show with a programme or a manifesto to consider . |
| 7 | If you are using MS-DOS full screen there is nothing to remind you that you really are using Windows . |
| 8 | ‘ Nor will those with a receding chin because whatever you pull , there is nothing to hook it on to . ’ |
| 9 | There is nothing to hook your fingers over and allow you to relax , so keep cool and keep going . |
| 10 | As a light , easily applied , low cost and water permeable crop cover there is nothing to touch it when it comes to overall versatility throughout the growing year . |
| 11 | but there is nothing to stop them |
| 12 | There is nothing to stop them doing better than this and backdating this improvement . |
| 13 | However , if the Alu transcripts can once in a while , borrow the reverse transcriptase of a passing virus , there is nothing to stop them from propagating in increasing numbers in generation after generation of mammals . |
| 14 | ‘ There is nothing to stop them applying for other nights , but there is no guarantee that they will get them . |
| 15 | If the ex-employee remembers details of some of the previous employer 's customers , there is nothing to stop him using this information . |
| 16 | As a Board though there is nothing to stop us stating the option in our Newsletter , but I think we have to be very careful of the tone and wording that we use . |
| 17 | There is nothing to stop you doing the entire job yourself if you have the time and the skill . |
| 18 | There is nothing to stop you doing most of your business with your main clearing bank if the rates are competitive . |
| 19 | Hairdressers have generally undertaken an apprenticeship ; however , some colleges have places for mature students and there is nothing to stop you working from home . |
| 20 | Training is usually on the job and the main employers are the large commercial potteries concentrated in the North Staffordshire area , although there is nothing to stop you working for yourself at home . |
| 21 | In principle there is nothing to stop you from laying any floorcovering you want in each room of your home . |
| 22 | But if the idea of some indefinable menace frees your imagination , then there is nothing to stop you producing a suspense novel every bit as twanging with tension as a story in which someone is left hanging by one finger over a depthless gorge . |
| 23 | Most pay a rate of interest that will vary from time to time , but there is nothing to stop you moving your Tessa from one bank or building society to another if you think you can get a better return from another source . |
| 24 | Even if you are running Windows there is nothing stopping you from using your machine as if it was working under MS-DOS . |
| 25 | A spokesman from the Department said : ‘ There is nothing stopping us from asking for a total ban . |
| 26 | Although the government has told authorities they should not refuse a fast track assessment to someone just because they can not establish ordinary residence , there is nothing to say they may not . |
| 27 | There is nothing to give me |
| 28 | So there is nothing to tell us about how and when Matthew first heard about Jesus , nor about the influence of other disciples on him . |
| 29 | He added : ‘ There is nothing to suggest he in any way misused the weapons . |
| 30 | There is nothing to help me with . ’ |