Example sentences of "and [pron] [conj] is [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | It is for this reason we currently have the ludicrous situation of two record fish lists , one run by the National Anglers Council , which is a record of fish that were claimed in accordance with a set of inflexible rules , and one that is run by the National Association of Specialist Anglers , whose record fish appear according to individual merit , this merit being judged by highly experienced specialist anglers who know a ‘ con ’ when they see one and who would reject a claim if there were any doubt as to its truth . |
2 | An alternative view , and one that is supported by circumstantial evidence from my own constituency , is that many wives voluntarily cease to work once their husbands become long-term unemployed . |
3 | It shows that 94,000 occupied houses are below tolerable standard ( BTS ) , the official measure of housing quality and one that is seen as an essential trigger for repair , improvement , closure or demolition . |
4 | However , the assignment of confidence ratings to the output of each analyser remains a highly contentious issue , and one that is discussed at greater length in Chapter Seven . |
5 | ‘ Sovereignty ’ is a word open to misunderstanding and one that is used in the sphere of international law ( for example , the dispute with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands ) , and also in the political arena ( for example , in the debates on the United Kingdom 's membership of the European Community and on subsequent issues such as the Single European Act 1986 and European Monetary Union , there was considerable rhetoric on sovereignty ) . |
6 | The light makes jagged pools of colour in the inky taffeta of her skirts , and her that is massed with ostrich feathers like funeral plumes . |
7 | And he that is born of woman that he should be righteous ? |