Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [noun] [conj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now they are husband and wife they must spend the rest of their life together . ’ |
| 2 | Anyone could tell they were brother and sister they were so much alike , except that he had a little goatee beard on his chin . |
| 3 | news on it it 's death and destruction there is n't it ? |
| 4 | it 's arrogance and inflexibility which has led us to where we are today , and that 's on the brink of the crisis . |
| 5 | For instance , this whole issue of parenthood — whether it 's Dallas or Dynasty there 's the issue of who 's the real father , or children who are suddenly discovered , or sisters that were abandoned : are they real sisters ? |
| 6 | Is it always the same advisers and no matter what advice they give and whether it is right or wrong they will always be there ? |
| 7 | It is context and convention which determines whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically . |
| 8 | Further , it is power and politics which enables those adept at both to get to the top of the hierarchy . |
| 9 | It is power and politics which operate in such a situation , not legal theory . |
| 10 | In this perspective , it was industrialization and urbanization which triggered those processes and which led ultimately to a weakening of family ties , and especially ties with kin outside the so-called ‘ conjugal family ’ composed of a couple and their immature children ( Morgan , 1975 , ch. 2 ; Harris , 1983 , chs. 6–8 ) . |
| 11 | I saw an infinite and never-ending wave : whether it was heaven or hell I knew not . |
| 12 | It was generosity and wisdom I was after when I climbed up the steps to her small office which was set apart from the larger huts in the forest clearing . |
| 13 | As in the case of Wölfflin , we are no longer interested in whether he was right or wrong we are more concerned with him as a phenomenon in the history of culture . |
| 14 | I 've gone to the local Council and er unfortunately they 've said to me that I 'd have to go on a waiting list ; the housing aid have said the only thing they could offer me is bed and breakfast which I 'm sorry to say I do n't think is suitable to bring two children up in . |