Example sentences of "[pron] is [that] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If one considers the difference between my father at such moments and a figure such as Mr Jack Neighbours even with the best of his technical flourishes , I believe one may begin to distinguish what it is that separates a ‘ great ’ butler from a merely competent one . |
| 2 | You can tell at a glance what it is that ails a cow or a sick calf better than any vet . |
| 3 | It 's a previously unexplored area , but W.H.Smith/Do It All commissioned a media psychologist , Jane Firbank , to investigate what it is that motivates a phenomenally , perhaps weirdly , growing pastime . |
| 4 | I think too that we should reflect upon who it is that receives the blame er when policing falls below the standards which we would all think appropriate . |
| 5 | Now although it is true that we need to consider contextual factors to explain what it is that creates a feeling of unity in stretches of language of more than one sentence , we can not say that there are no formal links between sentences in discourse . |
| 6 | With more than 130 successful wines to choose from , it would be a very pleasant experience indeed just trying to find out what it is that makes a good wine a winner , observed one Winemark spokesman . |
| 7 | Aristotle 's argument concerns the question of what it is that makes an action ‘ voluntary ’ , done of a person 's own free will , and in order to answer this question , he distinguished between actions whose origin was ‘ inside ’ a person , and those whose origin was ‘ outside ’ , which resulted from external influences or pressure or compulsion . |
| 8 | Answer guide : This is a useful example of the problems of identifying what it is that causes the reduction in utility ie. in this case mileage or time . |
| 9 | The basis of their system is self-interest : ‘ Whatever it is that interests the participants , whatever they value , whatever goals they pursue . ’ |
| 10 | It may be asked what it is that disturbs a person when he feels the ‘ prick of conscience ’ . |