Example sentences of "things [subord] [pron] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And that means dropping these things where there is no air , ’ adding with a knowing look , ‘ like , for example — on the Moon . ’ |
| 2 | Children enjoy a variety of savoury food as well as sweet things so it is important to ensure there is a good balance . |
| 3 | George knows Lennie ca n't and wo n't remember things so he is patient enough to repeat things for Lennie ; time and time again , day after day . |
| 4 | Horses learn new things easily when they are young ; it is actually easier for them to learn new things than it is for older horses . |
| 5 | , I mean it 's a lot easier to think of these things than it is for the other one , er , you would say , that was actually lazy bastard , but we did n't want to offend anybody , er , useless git , |
| 6 | We have 16 other good players here and you just have to get on with things if someone is ruled out . |
| 7 | Such connection is what is stated by independent nomic conditionals and , of course , holds between any two things when it is true that if or since the first occurred , then even if any change logically consistent with either had also occurred , the second would still have occurred . |
| 8 | This property is , however , not conceptualized as something in itself ( a kind of mystical link between people and things as it is with fully developed private property ) because it remains only an aspect of the social relations of which the tribe consists . |
| 9 | I sometimes think that I would like all the attachments that go with the machine , but at my age ( 78+ ) I do n't really think it 's worth it , I 'm making some very nice things as it is . |
| 10 | We have highlighted the importance of recognising that the Constitution is subject to change in response to political conflicts , and so we have pointed to the need to study the Constitution ( and constitutional theory ) historically , politically and critically , with an eye to the tensions between things as they are and things as it is thought they are and should be . |