Example sentences of "it [be] the [adj] [noun sg] [Wh pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Could it be the same person who goes to the house to pick up the post ? ’ |
| 2 | True , a haircut , a smattering of designer stubble , the odd earring and a spot of UVA can make a difference , but basically it 's the inner man who 's on display . |
| 3 | Ah so it 's the first person who spells sex maniac |
| 4 | And it 's the disabled driver who 's expected to guide the pony and carriage through a tortuous maze of obstacles . |
| 5 | The clock goes off , the cuckoo goes cuckoo , and then a little door opens and either the good-weather weatherman comes out , all grinning and dressed for the sunshine , or else another door opens and it 's the bad-weather weatherman who comes out with an umbrella and a raincoat and a grumpy expression . |
| 6 | It might be the authorities who give you permission but when it comes to the bit it 's the ordinary policeman who 's getting shot . |
| 7 | It 's the shabby kid who has no colours and gets two marks docked ! ’ |
| 8 | I E it 's the same person who comes up with |
| 9 | They think it 's the same teenager who 's made at least a dozen calls to the police and a hospital in Lincolnshire she sometimes uses the name Cindy and sometimes Linda . |
| 10 | They think it 's the same teenager who 's made at least a dozen calls to the police and a hospital in Lincolnshire since reporting the birth at the weekend . |
| 11 | They think it 's the same teenager who 's made at least a dozen calls to the police and a hospital in Lincolnshire since reporting the birth at the weekend . |
| 12 | It 's the old woman who was the nurse for his mother . |
| 13 | If anyone makes a mistake , it 's the senior person who has to carry the can . ’ |
| 14 | The person who issued it is the only person who can change it . ’ |
| 15 | Sitting across on the opposite benches it is the Labour Party who shed crocodile tears for the unemployed . |
| 16 | It is the central contact who will have the responsibility of managing the training of others as well as the administration of the scheme . |
| 17 | er sale occurred when they went through the electrical register and asked people who lived in flats whether they wanted a green cone , they did n't even have a garden , let alone a window box but nevertheless erm I the green cone extends ought to be reported on , ought to be encouraged and such like because it is the individual person who is going to recycle using their own garden in their own small way as opposed to transporting the stuff maybe to a waste tip and such like where it has to be dealt with at a an expensive way and if a the best part of the expense of dealing with waste of course is actually to transport and transport throughout the roads and if you do it in your own gardens so much the better and I , I , I should like to er and taking part in the green cone experiment er further experiments like that whereby the individual person is encouraged to do it . |
| 18 | It is the individual customer who is most vulnerable when competition is lacking , and the Bill concentrates on improving his position and on giving the regulator more powers to stand up for him when he has disputes with the regulated utilities . |
| 19 | Chucking other people 's money about in courageous fashion is just what architects are always being accused of doing and it is the average member who bears the brunt of such criticism . |
| 20 | wolf suggests that it is this sector that provides the catalyst for rebellion and he shows how , in six major revolutions in the world , it is the middle peasantry who have formed the pivotal group for peasant action . |
| 21 | While it is the Catholic Christian who will most naturally speak in this way , it is not unknown for the Evangelical Christian to make statements which come fairly close to that . |
| 22 | None of either type quite come to mind at present but , still , it is the latter bunch who are likely to become rich or famous or both . |
| 23 | Again the leaflet will be helpful in that it is the Regional Assessor who determines the band for the property . |
| 24 | Having the conduct of the drafting of the agreement is a considerable advantage because points agreed in negotiation can be reflected in the document in the way in which the lawyers drafting it prefer , and it is the other party who is always having to ask for changes to the text . |
| 25 | It is the uncircumcised male who is most likely to acquire an actual infection with C. albicans , but , like the female , he does not have to develop symptoms . |
| 26 | The second view would point to the fact that in reality it is the Prime Minister who , in setting the agenda for Cabinet discussion , decides what is to be discussed in the first place and consequently has power . |
| 27 | The irony is that despite the scandal surrounding some of his cabinet , it is the prime minister who has in fact begun to reform the system with the support of President Scalfaro after voters abandoned the traditional parties in droves in elections last April . |
| 28 | At the moment it is the ultimate loser who pays the costs even if he or she happens to have won at first instance and in the Court of Appeal . |
| 29 | It is the dreadful Lillibet who discovers Harry 's secret when she finds him raiding the fridge one night wearing his wife 's underwear . |
| 30 | Rather , it is the single person who is in the position to balance a social life and complete privacy . |