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

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31 ‘ But blood is thicker than water and I have been at the hospital waiting to hear how she is but she has n't come round yet , ’ said Mr Harrison .
32 Dad told me , I ca n't remember what relation she is but she 's a relation to them anyway .
33 I ca n't think who who she is but er I 'm sure that was the prize .
34 Mind you he 's not as good looking as she is but
35 Du n no how old she is but looks good on it anyway erm the erm the er let's do these these bits of paper er lost cats and dogs and things .
36 ‘ And Mama has written to say how grateful she is that we 'll be able to see how the old house has stood up to the war and cope with any disasters for her . ’
37 Well I do n't know who she is that sends letters out to your nana , but she 's bloody useless !
38 in which he says that erm the more convinced that she is that it 's going to be fatal in its operation , the more determined apparently she is that Adam shall share .
39 in which he says that erm the more convinced that she is that it 's going to be fatal in its operation , the more determined apparently she is that Adam shall share .
40 Oh I know she is cos she told me you do n't feed her properly .
41 From the day they are born , girl babies and boy babies are ‘ labelled ’ in hospital , given a pink or blue tag , and then doctors , visitors and friends respond accordingly ; remarking what ‘ strong ’ lungs he has if he 's a boy , and what a ‘ dainty little thing ’ she is if she 's a girl .
42 I wonder how she is if she 's at work or at home .
43 The other is that I do n't wish any harm to come to Miss Coleman and she may be safer where she is until they say she 's free to go . ’
44 ‘ Let's just say that Kirsty will be staying where she is until I see fit to return her . ’
45 I wo n't tell you who she is because the name is a household word .
46 Nothing better illustrates the impossibility of separating off the individual personality from the wider social groups of which he or she is or has been a member , than the analysis of the development of conscience , that is , in Freud 's terminology , the superego .
47 that he or she is or has been a director of a company which has at any time become insolvent ( whether while he or she was a director or subsequently ) ; and
48 She 's mentioned frequently but he never gives any clue as to who she is or the nature of their relationship . ’
49 We all need know whether she is or
50 But er but er yeah , so but like , she 's been saying to me cos she 's been thinking about whether she is or not she er she 's been like like everywhere there 's babys and prams and everywhe , on the telly and everything , do you know what I mean ?
51 She used to send us erm like I think , she did n't send us one this year though , she 's erm like , wherever she is she 'd send us a Christmas card , an Easter card she did n't say where she is or anything .
52 She realizes that she is as yet too selfish to be truly creative and puts off her artistic endeavours for the time being so that she can first learn the more humble task of interpretation .
53 And well Miss Clark might remember I mean she is as you say probably one of the oldest people and perhaps Miss could rattle her brains a little .
54 Seeing this stranger among the gleaners Boaz asks his foreman about Ruth , and she is as we 've mentioned , she , he talks about her diligence , about her respectful ways , about her , her consideration for other and Boaz offers to her , three things , he offers to her guidance he says , do n't go anywhere else , you stay here .
55 Harriet 's sobbing and she herself is st ill cursing and her head 's spinning and spinning and they lurch into each other , and Harriet is n't Princess H any more , cool and cocky , she 's sad too , mysteriously , unglamorously , and she hugs her and feels how slight she is and it seems she 's luckier than Harriet , well , just now .
56 I really do n't see a handicap as a handicap , I just enjoy Becky for who she is and what she is . ’
57 Let her parents know about her movements when she goes out at night ; she will tell them where she is and with whom , and let them know what time she 'll be home .
58 It 's no good expecting your child to let you know where he or she is and then get hopping mad when they ring at three in the morning .
59 One minute I feel she is and then I am not so sure .
60 Matilda stays where she is and it is up to you to see that she behaves herself . ’
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