Example sentences of "[pers pn] be an [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The famous trip to Europe , which Lear had constantly referred to in his letters as if it were an experience which united him with the great ornithologist , became the bitter disappointment of a friendship manqué . |
| 32 | It 's an issue which has totally united every aspect of the Scottish community . |
| 33 | It 's an issue which must be addressed by the whole community . ’ |
| 34 | In an interview with The Scotsman , he said : ‘ It 's an issue which goes wider than education — to family life and social values , and whether we are prepared to accept the responsibilities we have as well as the rights we enjoy . ’ |
| 35 | House of Commons leader , John Wakeham , who 's heading the committee that 's looking at the problem says it 's an issue which must be tackled locally . |
| 36 | So We 've got the right policies , I believe in Europe , I 'm sure you round the room here tonight do , it 's an issue we 've got to raise . |
| 37 | The government guidance er in P G three makes it very clear now that it 's an issue we do have to address and if we do n't for land requirement . |
| 38 | It 's an issue we need to monitor but the best way forward is for us to do that under the labour movement . |
| 39 | For now , he 's happy to relax in Herefordshire , but soon the phone will ring and he 'll be off again to another of the worlds hot spots helping the casualties of war , it 's an invitation he 'd find hard to refuse . |
| 40 | It 's an affectation I have . |
| 41 | It looks and performs like a pro unit , and even allowing for its reliance on unbalanced connections ( avoid long cables ! ) it 's an all-rounder which amply suits any home or semi-pro studio . |
| 42 | It 's an attitude we do n't get too often in England . ’ |
| 43 | It 's an attitude which wins friends and influences people . |
| 44 | It 's an emphasis which is not endorsed by many of my colleagues and you 'd better bear that in mind . |
| 45 | It 's an illness we do n't know much about , but sometimes it affects the muscles of a leg or an arm . |
| 46 | If it 's an illness it 's a stigma . |
| 47 | ‘ It 's an idea we had , about the swimming . |
| 48 | Again it 's an idea we took from I think it 's West End or various other departments . |
| 49 | The quotation 's from the jacket blurb of the English translation of Kurt Diemberger 's book about the role of K2 in his and Julie Tullis 's life , and for all the imprecision of the grammatical structures by which it 's expressed here , it 's an idea I can willingly accept . |
| 50 | ‘ It 's an idea I have . |
| 51 | ‘ Right , it 's an amp I got in late 1954 . |
| 52 | All in all it 's an experience I would not like to repeat . |
| 53 | ‘ It 's an experience I will always remember , and I shall relive those memories of the finish line next year when I hope to break the three hour barrier . ’ |
| 54 | It 's an experience he is glad to put behind him . |
| 55 | It took him 20 minutes to make it down safety and it 's an experience he 's not keen to repeat . |
| 56 | And although the fighting was over by then it 's an experience he will never forget . |
| 57 | It 's an organisation I have always recognised provides a facility to commerce and industry which I think is highly desirable — that is a facility to take a long-term view . |
| 58 | I thought , it 's an insult my flipping intelligence ! |
| 59 | It 's an opportunity we 're gon na have now which in two years time |
| 60 | It 's an opportunity you should n't miss . ’ |