Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [pers pn] is [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supporters insist it is a valuable way of boosting British exports . |
| 2 | Extremely fast cars evaporate it is no use changing extremely or fast — we must replace cars or evaporate : Extremely fast cars disintegrate or Extremely fast solvents evaporate . |
| 3 | Some junior school Heads think it is a waste of good scholarship studying time . |
| 4 | Most British youngsters feel it is a waste of time , and only 35% of 17-year-olds are still in full-time study . |
| 5 | Newsagents claim it is the buyer who should face legal action for allowing tobacco to get into under-age hands . |
| 6 | A cup of tea also has an effect , though not as powerful as coffee , which makes psychologists think it is the caffeine in both which counts . |
| 7 | Many industry observers say it is a declining brand . |
| 8 | Many East Asians say it is no coincidence that their countries , home to the martial arts , have achieved greater economic success than other Asian countries . |
| 9 | There really is something to celebrate as the new hospital opens — its consultants say it is the best in the country — with a standard of care and treatment equalling that in private hospitals combined with the facilities to continue pioneering research into skin disease . |
| 10 | Organisers say it is a chance for landlords to get information on the new 20-year leases . |
| 11 | Other traditions claim she is a pale and beautiful young woman wearing a grey cloak and green gown , or a HAG in a winding sheet , though most often she is attired in loose white drapery , ‘ putting forward her mournful wail ’ with the coming of dusk . |
| 12 | Some executives think it is a good idea to make secret tape recordings of sensitive discussions with managers whom they are reluctant to trust . |
| 13 | Calder Publications says it is the only authorised publisher of the title and will have its own hardcover edition available in the spring . |
| 14 | But ‘ cynics believe it is the manufacturers who are behind it all , ’ said another participant . |
| 15 | Senior party members insist it is a realistic target . |
| 16 | As they shift from one adult to another , teachers say it is the video which keeps them under control — a new binge of blood and guts each time they are shuttled past the rental shop . |
| 17 | In a letter of ‘ unanimous support ’ published in The Times today board members say he is the best person to lead the corporation . |
| 18 | Many critics suspect it is the first stage in the construction of the repository itself , a highly controversial project . |
| 19 | As Reyburn observes : ‘ Sensitive females know it is no good announcing ‘ Excuse me a minute , I 'll see if the scones are done ’ merely to have the sound of the flushing toilet proclaim to everybody in the house , ‘ I have been to the loo ’ . ’ |
| 20 | She seems to think the doctors believe she is a bad mother because she has an anorexic daughter . |
| 21 | Mr Duckworth said : ‘ I hope outside shareholders think it is a good deal though one or two may have thought we should have waited . ’ |
| 22 | Detectives believe it is a local crime . |
| 23 | While the functions of the primary and secondary markets differ it is no accident that the financial institutions participating in them are often the same , because an efficient secondary market , in which existing securities can be bought or sold easily , contributes in several important ways to the strength of the primary market . |
| 24 | Predicting needs and evaluating how successfully courses fulfil them is a key area for any further development of the training scheme ’ . |
| 25 | My children said it is the best learning game they have played , and I agree with them even though I still land in the water in level two . |
| 26 | I do n't think children realize it is a connection with the devil |
| 27 | Some say they should bring back hanging ; others say it is the politicians they should hang ; but most say there is nothing anybody can do at all . |
| 28 | Sometimes the women say she is a saint , but that is only because she has kept me here , and they do not like her . |
| 29 | Residents say it is a health hazard . |
| 30 | Others believe hesitancy indicates errors in language processing , while yet others claim it is a stylistic device that conveys a message to the hearer that the speaker is uncertain , or perhaps reluctant to offend . |