Example sentences of "[is] where [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furnished with a squashy sofa , tartan throws and embroidered scatter cushions , this is where everybody sprawls in front of a blazing fire to watch TV . |
| 2 | Which is where everything starts to fuck up , because the moment we turn our attention to Herr Mayer he tells us that the money he used to pay the Iranians was put up by the son of a well-known local citizen . ’ |
| 3 | The pool is where everyone used to collect ? |
| 4 | The great majority of voters give their first vote either to the CDU/CSU or to the SPD in much the same way as most British voters give their only vote to the Conservatives or Labour : that is where their basic loyalty lies . |
| 5 | this is where their friends are . |
| 6 | But this is where their lives change . |
| 7 | And this is the great chamber , and this is where their tour ends I think if we just go back if we go straight back into the place we started , and so just finish it off , then I must I must finish off as well . |
| 8 | Although TLV 's are not designed with nuisance , particularly odour nuisance in mind , adhering to the Health and Safety Executive Guidelines will prevent obnoxious odours in the workplace where the level at which the odour of a particular substance can be perceived , that is where its odour threshold detection value , is higher than its TLV . |
| 9 | Whereas , in a crystal we may choose the axes of symmetry , in an amorphous polymer there is by definition no symmetry and all we know about the atom in a chain is where its topological nearest neighbours are but not where its spatial neighbours are , except that they lie within a " van der Waals radius ' of the chosen atom . |
| 10 | The minimum of the gradient of the Legendre approximation is where its second derivative vanishes . |
| 11 | ‘ This is where they herd the humans , girl , ’ I said to myself . |
| 12 | This is where they do such good , where they really make a visit worth while and where they learn what ordinary people think , need and feel . |
| 13 | Many of the meats in this category may not immediately be labelled as sausages in your mind , but this is where they fit in the standard delicatessen classification . |
| 14 | Ghorbanifar : Here is where they have to pay us . |
| 15 | ‘ Over there is where they killed Lord — , nearly a hundred years ago . |
| 16 | That stone is where they used to say Mass in thim days . ’ |
| 17 | The debates which raged round their building programmes were themselves healthy signs , showing that they were in the mainstream of Victorian life which is where they wanted to be . |
| 18 | What we need to know is where they 're heading for — so we can be ready for them . |
| 19 | This is where they make their most stable contact . |
| 20 | adolescent boys are out on the streets and more likely to join gangs , and this is where they can become involved in minor law-breaking which may lead to more serious criminality . |
| 21 | Interestingly , the design requirements of eyes on the side of your head , which is where they need to be for all-round vision , plus the need for excellent binocular vision , leads to the cutaway snout or long face , such as we find in many rodents , including squirrels ( see Figure 4.3 ) . |
| 22 | Perhaps indeed , he suggests , this is where they came from , born through outer space from some other planet , in some other star system . |
| 23 | All the hearty citizens of this city who can walk are at the Citadel , because that is where they have locked up the food , and are distributing it . |
| 24 | ‘ It must have been in the forest — ’ Joan said dreamily ‘ — because that is where they found him next day . |
| 25 | You could enjoy a week in a Center Parc ( this is where they started ) , or pursue the more cultural charms of Breughel and Delft pottery . |
| 26 | This is where the players are attracted , and this is where they are offered their perks because this is where it can be afforded . |
| 27 | This is where they leave you while your existence is hacked from the memory of the former life . |
| 28 | I have not , but my sister worked in a hotel there for a time — that is where they met — and she says it is very remarkable . ’ |
| 29 | If they know where to find a powerful enemy this is where they will go , even if it means almost certain — or , indeed , certain — death ! |
| 30 | One approach — more like traders in financial services — is where they work almost independently , having their own cluster of clients and work with only a secretary . |