Example sentences of "[pron] is [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It costs £100 , which is quarter the price of the best hi fi turntable . |
| 2 | Erm , an another advantage of doing that is , it ensures that you do in other things , which is design a system . |
| 3 | I would also nominate William Trevor , who is comparison a miniaturist with a Dostoevskian eye for the odd little incident , the world of the irrational and the way it impinges on ordinary life . ’ |
| 4 | If there is conflict the Companies Act takes precedence . |
| 5 | If there is conflict the Companies Act takes precedence ’ |
| 6 | Tom Foster , secretary of the mental health sub committee , said ‘ There is evidence the increase in numbers is due to the closure of special children 's units . |
| 7 | Hazard As well as the obvious hazard to motorists approaching roadworks without warning lights , there is concern the lights could be used by terrorists to set up roadblocks . |
| 8 | There is entertainment every night . |
| 9 | In other animals there is behaviour which benefits another individual , and moreover there is behaviour the end of which is to benefit another individual , in a sense of ‘ end ’ which requires a lot of work to make clear , but which is uncontentiously illustrated by behaviour the end of which is that the animal should take in food . |
| 10 | But you know Mr I I do n't believe in these average earnings , average business , Oh yes there is correctness the accountants will vouch for it you see ? |
| 11 | There is danger every day . |
| 12 | If one person 's on duty , you would a situation where really that was a bit of risk quite often , and er , it 's not an acceptable thing but er , I totally agree we need to agree very carefully if one 's wise to whether the initial staffing is adequate or whether it is case a of people not having |
| 13 | And eventually they said well the stereotype is basically sort of like the equivalent in litho plate making really said that this was , no of course it is metal , sorry it 's not metal , it is letterpress The Guardian and it is , they make these Nyclopone plates or something and they really wanted to keep it for that reason . |
| 14 | But courts themselves were places of education ; ‘ With the king of England it is school every day ’ , as Peter of Blois remarked . |
| 15 | These valuations are way over the top and it is time a lot of these councillors where brought down to earth . |
| 16 | It is time the Labour Party explained how it sees non-sectarian politics developing in Northern Ireland . |
| 17 | Unisys customers , attending a bi-annual meeting of the Unisys Users ' Association in Amsterdam this month , were in favour of the new direction , but they feel it is time the company put its head above the parapet : ‘ Unisys has very good products , but they never tell anyone about them , ’ said one insurance company systems manager . |
| 18 | It is time the public and the press gave it to them . |
| 19 | Perhaps it is time the autonomous practitioners themselves sought a solution to a widespread dissatisfaction with their service . |
| 20 | READING about how Princess Anne bossed her new husband around on their wedding day made me wonder whether it is time the rules of royal succession were changed . |
| 21 | Mr Griffiths said : ‘ It is time the Government laid down proper guidelines to stop the public being duped . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I know I can win if everything goes right , ’ Jackson said before arriving in Barcelona , ‘ and it is time the Americans moved over . ’ |
| 23 | Some European governments have begun to mutter that it is time the Croats had a taste of sanctions . |
| 24 | The day after the riot , one of their leaders announced that it is time the Russian parliament had a Russian speaker . |
| 25 | Perhaps , with significant sums of money being brought in to and made out of Ireland , it is time the Irish government did something about encouraging native film makers . |
| 26 | It is time the import of these fish was banned or retail outlets prosecuted for selling them . |
| 27 | Basing the deprivation payments on the Jarman index still seems the best option , although it is time the Department of Health supported research into its validation . |
| 28 | I think it is time the thing was put a stop to . |
| 29 | ‘ It is time the slaughter of the innocents of Warrington really provoked the people of this Republic and particularly the Government into more than the by now ritual condemnation of such awful acts . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ That was one of the prime reasons I raised the issue , because if the constituents are saying that , it is time the councillors were saying it as well . ’ |