Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But trainer Ronnie Davies — tongue nowhere near cheek — insists Eubank 's annoying habit stems partly from contempt for opponents and partly from the fact that he is blood brother , so to speak , to the greatest showman of them all , Muhammad Ali . |
| 32 | She is attractive 44-year-old brunette Pammy Jane Farquhar and he is Prince Charles , two soulmates who have offered each other a shoulder to cry on . |
| 33 | He is also on the council on the fund raising committee of Assistance Dogs for Disabled People , and he is disability advisor to Chain Reactions at the Kingsley Centre . |
| 34 | Herbal remedies therefore still remain very important and it is campesina women rather than men who know about the healing properties of local herbs and pass their knowledge down from one generation to the next . |
| 35 | And it is self defence . |
| 36 | Alison Norman in her challenging discussion paper suggests very basic origins for ageism : ‘ We have , after all , an animal inheritance and it is animal instinct to challenge and destroy the leader of the herd when his strength begins to fail and to abandon to their fate animals which are too weak to keep up with the rest . ’ |
| 37 | And it is Government miscalculations that are to blame . |
| 38 | As she insists on dabbling in nuggets of ‘ culture ’ , I must remark that there is only one swan in her chosen Sibelius tone poem , and it is Dr Jekyll who turns into Mr Hyde . |
| 39 | And it is Hsiao Chieh Enge , not Fu Jen . |
| 40 | Could I also say that erm again going back to Strathclyde that there is a , a social , there is a subsidy for those services erm where there is a social need up to a certain point and that is governed by the finance available , but its not as though , this is just the commercial network , in fact , er I think its erm something in the order of ninety two per cent of services in Strathclyde are commercially operated and it is Strathclyde region that fills the gaps . |
| 41 | The days of the aristocracy are past , and it is Sir Leicester 's middle-class enemy , Lawrence Boythorn , who enjoys within the orderly limits of his modest neighbouring house a true ‘ stillness and composure ’ . |
| 42 | You wo n't have to remember if it is function key F10 , Ctrl-KD , or /Keep . |
| 43 | ‘ She 'll want to take a look at those eyes of yours , whether anything can be done about them at the moment or not , and even if it is Boxing Day . ’ |
| 44 | If it is selector trouble this is often possible to rectify by taking the top off the gearbox in situ . |
| 45 | During the flight you are advised to sleep or nap if it is night time . |
| 46 | During the flight try to sleep if it is night time at your destination and , when it is daytime there , try to stay awake — find somebody to talk to , a book to read or watch the in-flight movie . |
| 47 | Firm it down with the fingers well , if it is John Innes compost , but compress it only lightly if soilless . |
| 48 | If it is enemy food , the leader rips it up . |
| 49 | ‘ There is a body inside but we do n't know yet if it is Mr Spiro . |
| 50 | Men must have their chastity and virginity even if it is make belief and at the cost of women 's health . |
| 51 | I 've spoken to several of the barmen , explaining our dilemma , and elicited a promise that if a couple answering to the description of Svend and your sister put in an appearance and are conversing in English the man shall be discreetly asked if he is Svend Eriksen and , if so , requested to get in touch with me . |
| 52 | But it is Jan Timman who has gained the attention of the Dutch . |
| 53 | Relativity may have had a better press , but it is quantum theory that we have to thank , at a practical level , for our understanding of chemistry , molecular biology and solid-state physics , as well as nuclear physics and the deeper puzzles of particle theory . |
| 54 | ‘ But it is Doctor Sparrow . |
| 55 | Folk in Up Hatherley , Gloucestershire , have the same problem uffolding the dignity of the district but it is uffill work . |
| 56 | By the time Paul becomes active , James may be official head of the Nazarean Party in Jerusalem ; but it is Simon Peter , whether by virtue of the mission entrusted to him by Jesus or by virtue of his own charisma , who wields the greatest influence and commands the most fervent allegiance . |
| 57 | But it is Michael Lewis and LTP who have summarised the dilemma facing ELT . |
| 58 | But it is Michael Jackson 's deal which may set precedents the music business will later regret . |
| 59 | But it is Lily Greenwood , shopkeeper 's daughter , it is my wedding which will not take place . |
| 60 | Erwin Schulhoff 's neo-Ravel/Poulencian Third Sonata is also an absolute charmer in five movements , but it is Nicolai Kapustin 's jazz-inflected Second Sonata which left the most lasting impression , its perpetueum mobile Finale bordering on the insane in its executant demands , and I am sure that Petrov 's blinding performance is destined to become a classic of recorded piano music . |