Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [noun pl] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is conservatives and feminist radicals who grasp the importance of symbolism .
2 Scottish auctioneers confirm that bullocks are averaging 125p but stress that it is heifers and young bulls — each of which is demanded by a specific section of the Continental market — which have enjoyed the sharpest price rises .
3 It is women and black people who force others to become aware of their own negative attitudes and the consequences these have .
4 So it is resources and personal support that is needed both for the individuals themselves , for their parents and for schools . ’
5 Among all ants , of course , the young are normally fed not by parents but by workers , so it is workers that any would-be cuckoo must fool or manipulate .
6 He expressed his feelings so many times in the same way that when he could not see me I would find myself mouthing the words with him : ‘ The thing that worries me is bandits and deep sand . ’
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