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

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1 But we ca n't give it back to 'im , can we , not knowing who 'e is or where 'e lives . ’
2 Sack Kylie — she is but a cipher , a simpering , unthreatening man-pleaser .
3 We do n't know what nationality she is but since her Italian is poor it 's likely that she spoke English with her American friend .
4 She is but a servant maid , and one of the lowest kind : yet look at her face , as the light of recognising love spreads over it .
5 ‘ I do n't know who she is but I know that she exists . ’
6 ‘ 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 .
7 Dad told me , I ca n't remember what relation she is but she 's a relation to them anyway .
8 I ca n't think who who she is but er I 'm sure that was the prize .
9 Mind you he 's not as good looking as she is but
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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
13 She 's mentioned frequently but he never gives any clue as to who she is or the nature of their relationship . ’
14 We all need know whether she is or
15 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 ?
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 I really do n't see a handicap as a handicap , I just enjoy Becky for who she is and what she is . ’
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 One minute I feel she is and then I am not so sure .
22 Matilda stays where she is and it is up to you to see that she behaves herself . ’
23 ‘ The fact she ran after the thieves shows how brave she is and how cowardly they are . ’
24 Of course , it ai n't my business who she is and what she 's doin' here , you probably found her in a gypsy caravan outside Spurgeon 's Tabernacle and brought her here while me back was turned .
25 My mother 's aunts and cousins in Italy do n't know where she is and I would n't tell them if they asked .
26 She is and she is n't , ’ Vernon said .
27 Julia is trying to discover who she is and what she is cut out to do .
28 I 'm in the same position as she is and share exactly the same sentiments .
29 ‘ I told him the first thing he has to do is establish who she is and where she comes from . ’
30 He 's older than she is and probably a lot more experienced .
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