Example sentences of "[be] [coord] [pron] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am afraid to tell you who I am , because if I tell you who I am you may not like who I am and it is all that I have . ’ |
| 2 | Well , er we 're not saying they do n't , er , you , we , we went there to protest nuclear testing , we knew that er you know , we , that that , that protest would be opposed , but now that those people have been seized , er surely the very least they can do is inform us that they 're safe and well , and where they are and what is being intended ; that , that is not , er that is not too much to ask . |
| 3 | ‘ All you can do is study the situation as thoroughly as you can and be clear as to what the issues are and who is going to be affected by the decision . |
| 4 | So that is a community place for us as well and that is the only place we can , where we can learn about religion other place because this is a foreign country wi who has got a different religion than we are and there is no other institution will , which will ever mention any of the reading apart from which is So it has played a very important part . |
| 5 | Er one wonders how on earth they speak to each other , or if indeed they even know who each other is or where their offices are and there is n't that personal relationship that one might expect to find in the normal concept of a legal firm and indeed er without clearly we go to off the point somewhat to have a discussion as to whether or not er a partnership is a suitable legal entity for these people to trade under . |
| 6 | No it could have been but it is n't . |
| 7 | This project is an intensive study of one rural area , Hay-on-Wye and its surrounding area , to identify the current employment situation , how this situation is likely to develop , what policies are currently being pursued to promote employment , how effective these are and could be and what is the role of private development in the creation of jobs . |
| 8 | You know yeah may be may be and it is difficult situations do it but I think some of the problem comes in that it 's very difficult for us to stick with the point and hear ourselves say the same thing over and over again because it does n't feel right how many how many of you did n't feel right doing doing what you were doing ? |
| 9 | In this way output is lower than it would otherwise be and there is an ‘ efficiency ’ cost in terms of this output loss . |
| 10 | It was not known yesterday what the exact number of redundancies would be but it is hoped that they can be achieved voluntarily . |
| 11 | In reality , it may be but it is a weapon available to both parties to an action to force production of information which is not being produced voluntarily , or with sufficient speed . |
| 12 | Harrowing stuff with emotions , hormones and nerve ends aching , but for all the quality of the acting and the script , it does n't seem as moving as it ought to be but it is hard to define why not . |
| 13 | coach keith Richardson says they are very worried … they have to be but there is no panic … the team spirit is good and they need to find more passion … |
| 14 | There used to be but there is no |
| 15 | ‘ Interest rates are in the driving seat for the time being and it is still too early to buy , ’ says Mr Tora . |
| 16 | In The Fire of Love he writes : Nowadays too many are consumed with a desire for knowledge rather than for love , so that they scarcely know what love is or what is its delight . |
| 17 | You must start , you forget there where he is or she is , but you 've got to start from your actual capacity otherwise you 're in danger in that . |
| 18 | I do n't know whether there is or there is n't . |
| 19 | disputing if it whether it is or it is n't , but how can we show that it is ? |
| 20 | Whether it is or it is n't does n't matter what does matter is its ' performance and to test this you have to fit the device . |
| 21 | Chairman I , I , I am and some of my colleagues a little confused on this paper , erm and I really ask that I , I understood that when we discussed this last , erm that the , the minor work which was one , one debated , erm was going to be increased to two million and that two million er , two million spend was going to come out of the existing budget , I 'm not quite sure from this whether it is or it is n't , could you explain ? |
| 22 | Richard Nelson , Director of Market Research Services at Campbell Soups All consumers want is to be told what is happening to their food , how safe it is and what is its quality … |
| 23 | What would employees below think to hear us shouting at the top of our voices about what is and what is not the correct Chinaman ? ’ |
| 24 | As has been found with regard to ‘ insider trading ’ , it is very difficult to define what is and what is not legitimate . |
| 25 | So , looking forward , he can see where he is going and , simultaneously looking backwards , he can see exactly where his pursuer is and what is the most appropriate avoiding action . |
| 26 | The process of idealizing one 's partner , turning a blind eye to faults or discrepancies between what is and what is desired , can perform a useful function . |
| 27 | Based on what the PB is and what is known about its antecedents and consequences , design a method of delivering these rewards ( and of withholding them ) on a contingent and consistent basis : that is whenever CB and PB appear . |
| 28 | How can we determine what is and what is not obligatory ? |
| 29 | In relation to affirmative action , it was felt that the Act is very unclear about what is and what is not permitted . |
| 30 | The idea that characters could be interchangeable units raises the question of just what a fictional character is and what is involved in shuttling it between novels . |