Example sentences of "be [verb] [pron] is [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has also been said he is heir to the famous Gilbey gin family . |
| 2 | You 're staying you 're in a hotel now tonight and you 're talking what is body language ? |
| 3 | Ah , but what you 're thinking there is china clay . |
| 4 | I 'd certainly raise that at any any thoughts about how it could be used it is facility at the moment is n't used should be used . |
| 5 | A shy and unpretentious woman , she was dominated by her husband , who expected her to organise his home life , act as his hostess , show a picture of domestic bliss to his constituency , listen to him rehearse his speeches , endure his frequent absences , cope with the bruised feelings of those he had insulted and be prepared to be woken up in the middle of the night to hear his account of his part in great events : ‘ Wake up and listen , what I 'm telling you is history ! ’ |
| 6 | A spokesman for the Irish RFU , confirming it would also debate the plan , said : ‘ All countries are finding there is congestion with league fixtures and — in the case of Scotland and ourselves where we are trying to get the district/provincial structure in as well as a prelude to the Five Nations — that the pre-Christmas period is getting very congested . |
| 7 | ‘ One thing that 's hurting us is ACT , ’ says Pilkington 's Andrew Robb . |