Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [pers pn] is a " in BNC.
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1 | Or confirm it is a genuine loss at sea . ’ |
2 | Take It Or Leave It is a much more vocal narrative delivered to a fictional audience with jokes , asides and comments on his own style . |
3 | Not only are the men and women involved people of remarkable courage and strength , but unlike Imperial Typewriters or Spiralynx it is a strike of black workers in an area well known for its tradition of left wing trade union organisation . |
4 | ( b ) at the time of such act or default it is a member of or a beneficial owner of a share or shares in the Company |
5 | Now , I put it to you that it is obvious that we all know and suspect it is a false prospectus and that the sort of recovery it implies is just not on . |
6 | Stroll along its shore and find it is a seashore , primly kissed by measured trills of dippy white-capped wavelets . |
7 | Many old people tell their elderly friends , in confidence , that although they worry sometimes about various things in the house that need attention and are beyond their capabilities , they do n't like to keep mentioning ‘ this and that ’ to their children when they visit , as they are only too delighted to see them and feel it is a bit hard to put them to work as soon as they arrive . |
8 | ‘ I will meet Bowe somewhere down the line and prove he is a paper tiger . |