Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The necessary inference from such a principle as his is that the interpreters of law should be the.ones to define the rights of individuals and to trace the bounds of legitimate government over them . |
| 2 | The purpose of of these four orders , which I must say I greatly welcome , it is one of the , the most beneficial things to come out of the B C C I er disaster er and er i if I can say in in effectively in answer to everything the honourable gentleman for Great Grimsby said and he and I have debated on many occasions , if fact usually on the television not on the floor of the house , but er an an an an because of it for not quite so long either , er but erm th the point I would make to his is that really what he was saying was th that what went wrong with B C C I is that Price Waterhouse knew there was fraud and did n't say so and that wha what Lord Justice Bingham pointed out was that there is a clear conflict of interest between the interest of the client who they work for and the public interest and that what needed , what was needed was some amendment to the banking act to clarify that and that is precisely what er this order actually does and you ca n't really er Madam Deputy Speaker , expect anyone to really seriously criticise the government when in actual fact not only have they come up with the regulation to deal with that but they 've also gone further and said we will apply this to financial services and to building societies and to insurance companies as well , just to be absolutely sure . |
| 3 | He makes more mess in his bedroom than she does and his is because , not only is it all papers and books and toys and everything else , it 's all his clothes as well . |
| 4 | But we ca n't give it back to 'im , can we , not knowing who 'e is or where 'e lives . ’ |
| 5 | De message dat I hav fe yu is if yu happy rap |
| 6 | She is 'cos she 's got Margaret 's lips and your nose , but out of all of you , I think your your Jo you can see your John in it , ca n't you , more than anybody . |
| 7 | Sack Kylie — she is but a cipher , a simpering , unthreatening man-pleaser . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know who she is but I know that she exists . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | Dad told me , I ca n't remember what relation she is but she 's a relation to them anyway . |
| 13 | I ca n't think who who she is but er I 'm sure that was the prize . |
| 14 | Mind you he 's not as good looking as she is but |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 17 | Well I do n't know who she is that sends letters out to your nana , but she 's bloody useless ! |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Oh I know she is cos she told me you do n't feed her properly . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I wonder how she is if she 's at work or at home . |
| 23 | 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 . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Let's just say that Kirsty will be staying where she is until I see fit to return her . ’ |
| 25 | I wo n't tell you who she is because the name is a household word . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | She 's mentioned frequently but he never gives any clue as to who she is or the nature of their relationship . ’ |
| 29 | We all need know whether she is or |
| 30 | 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 ? |