Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [is] the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | In the earlier view a work was regarded as a more or less arbitrarily agglomerated collection of defamiliarizing devices , but now it becomes important to see it as an entity , a structure or a system where it is the system which determines what the function of a given device will be , whether it will be foregrounded or automatized . |
2 | This is why registration in Part A is preferable although it is the defendant who carries the burden of proof . |
3 | If she 's the lady I remember , she must be about a hundred now . ’ |
4 | I read the words through first ; looks like it 's the statement our man phoned in after Sir Rufus was flame-grilled ; Welsh Nationalist extremists apparently claiming responsibility . |
5 | If it is the buyer he will have to give up goods ( or their value ) for which he has paid good money . |
6 | If it is the wife who dies , her personal representatives may not be aware of her interest in the house or may have difficulty in producing proof of the same , much to the detriment of her estate . |
7 | It is important here to note that Rule 3 applies only if it is the seller who is to do the weighing , measuring , testing , etc . |
8 | But , as already suggested , if it is the police who are doing the tapping what is the prospect of effective steps to stop it ? |
9 | ‘ If it is the intestine which is infected , the infection is transient and will not reach inside the egg , ’ he said . |
10 | This seems to imply that the section can not apply if it is the proceedings themselves which constitute the matter which is of general public interest . |
11 | Do not wear excessive jewellery , especially if it is the sort which jangles . |
12 | If it is the plaintiff who changes their story then things are even worse because you may have to replead the case . |
13 | ‘ The doctor tells us that if it 's the stuff he thinks it is , it can take a little while to work , especially if Sir Thomas drank coffee . |
14 | ‘ But what if it 's the document they 're after , Charlie ? |
15 | ‘ He 's a roofer , if it 's the person I 'm thinking of — he was probably inspecting the roof . |
16 | ‘ But if it 's the giants you 're wanting to fool , then it 'd be the grand old Draoicht Suan , ’ said Pumlumon , and the Gnomes nodded sagely and said that would be it , the Draoicht Suan it would be , the spell that had kept the Trees fast asleep for so many years now , and was n't it a powerful strong spell and Pumlumon the fellow to be spinning it for them all ? |
17 | if you 're gon na do that , I 'll tell ya if you switch it off and switch it back on again if , if it 's the problem I think it is it 'll cure it , if it 's which I do n't think it is , it 's the other one that 's incurable |
18 | If it 's the host you 're looking for , he 's long gone , too . |
19 | That 's like full of about dozen or so papers each one I think , if it 's the book I 'm thinking of , is about a different community or a different language er so you might find some information about Samoa where there 's a different societal hierarchical structure . |
20 | This is not unusual , particularly if it 's the female who 's killed , as the male would n't feed the young — that 's always the mother 's job . |
21 | ‘ Even if it 's the job I want to discuss with you ? ’ |
22 | oh if it , if it was if it w if it was that one I think , I think there was some dis if , if it 's the thing I 'm thinking of there was some discrepancy , I think it was alright in the s on one occasion there was some stuff which I could n't find at the end |
23 | ‘ If he 's the Sharpe I think he is , sir , then he 's quite a celebrated soldier . |
24 | After supper there 's a choice of sticky cakes , coffee and exotic icecreams at a couple of beachside cafes , or late drinks and 70 's rock at the Louis ' blues bar — if he 's the guy who opens it again this year . |
25 | ‘ If he 's the reason you 're afraid of sex I 'd like to hear about it . ’ |
26 | Is this great big painting , a mass of colours , you know , but a wonderful time , cos it 's the children you need |
27 | I said do you fancy going out tonight cos it 's The Bachelors who opened it |
28 | Letting the woman have responsibility to decide what to do with herself should be allowed because she is the person who knows most about the situation she is in — many of the Catholic Church 's leaders are male and have not experienced the disturbing and difficult situations many women face . |
29 | Because he 's the fellow who now acquires carpets for Liberty . |
30 | I told him I loved him because he 's the partner I chose for better or worse . |