Example sentences of "is [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When other meat is scarce they are not above eating carrion in an advanced state of decomposition , which suggests that their olfactory system is not particularly sensitive . |
| 2 | ‘ If it is alive we might be able to help . ’ |
| 3 | Coun Cussons has asked the police to step in to remedy the situation , but Cheshire 's Chief Constable , David Graham , says there is little they can do to persuade landlords to let younger drinkers back in . |
| 4 | Several local PPLs , who have to go to him , have complained about this exorbitantly high fee , but it seems that there is little we can do about it . |
| 5 | There is little we can do . |
| 6 | Once started , there is little you can to stop them , and the damage increases greatly in September . |
| 7 | If parents do not accept your role there is little you can do . |
| 8 | The world is headed into chaos , child , and there is little you or I can do to stop it . ’ |
| 9 | Unfortunately , there is little I can do about it . |
| 10 | However , I think Steven Micklewright has summed up our concerns very ably , and there is little I can add at present . |
| 11 | There is little I can say . |
| 12 | Until you have indicated that , there is little I can do . ’ |
| 13 | Lewis said : ‘ I was n't at Yarmouth and there is little I can say . |
| 14 | But notice that in order to respond effectively the defender must now twist all the way back , because sideways-on there is little he can do to score . |
| 15 | In closed systems an individual 's position is largely ascribed : often it is fixed at birth and there is little he or she can do to change status . |
| 16 | Although Russia , along with the Ukraine and Belorussia , opposes this plan , there is little it can do to stop it . |
| 17 | However , for a horse shut in a small yard , or especially a stable , boredom is very distressing as there is little it can do to break the monotony , and it will become anxious . |
| 18 | If it is dry they evolve leathery or waxy waterproof skins to conserve what little water there is . |
| 19 | Because my hair is dry I could really see and feel the difference and the fact that it did n't leave a coating or residue on my hair was great for me . ’ |
| 20 | Once the glue is dry you should place the photograph in the correct position , securing it with masking tape . |
| 21 | It can be used wet into dry paint or wet into wet , although once it is dry it is longer than for other types of paint , being anything from a day to a week depending on the colour . |
| 22 | It can be used wet into dry paint or wet into wet , although once it is dry it is longer than for other types of paint , being anything from a day to a week depending on the colour . |
| 23 | Therefore , when a school is over-subscribed it necessarily follows that ‘ compliance with the preference ’ of all applicants would prejudice proper education at the school through overcrowding . |
| 24 | Mr Bruce Napier , a chartered clinical psychologist once in charge of the society 's disciplinary procedures , said : ‘ If you go to see a therapist for an hour a week to talk about your most intimate feelings , it is understandable you may develop more powerful feelings for him than you would for your bank manager or solicitor . ’ |
| 25 | If the terrain is undulating it is also important to peg the net tight to the ground in the bottom of the hollows for otherwise rabbits will escape beneath the net . |
| 26 | If the wind is strong it bellies your long-net , thus reducing its catching potential . |
| 27 | I was just thinking that maybe at the beginning of the day people could , if she knows who is due she could actually write that in , and when they came she could just tick that that they 'd arrived . |
| 28 | Telling someone to stop doing something that is annoying you |
| 29 | All you have to do is lower me down in this bucket to just above the sea . |
| 30 | Spiders have a better strength than wolves ( 4 as opposed to 3 ) and although their WS is lower it is still better than the Goblin rider 's . |