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

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1 Ah well I I is this going to be , if it 's a boy is this going to be a Benjamin ?
2 As far as the material goes , his is more than equal to that served up by the aforementioned pair .
3 ‘ And what the hell business of yours is all this anyway , Sergeant ? ’
4 ‘ And yours is such a charming name , too .
5 Tara : Now mine 's little and yours is little too .
6 ‘ If that gelding of yours is any good , I 'll put my hand in my pocket for him for Dolly .
7 The midwife laid the little scrap in Tamar 's arms and said , ‘ 'E 's a lovely lad , Lady Lassiter. 'E 's not big , but 'e 's all the world ti grow in . ’
8 ‘ 'Ere , leave orf , ’ said Ella , ‘ Sergeant Joe ai n't yours , 'e 's all of ours . ’
9 ‘ They 'll have to make adjustments , but theirs is such a rugby culture that they 'll spare nothing .
10 The superficial Limeños who think beyond Lima is Miami and Europe , who talk of the ‘ Indian stain departments ’ and do n't know a campesino is starving — theirs is another unreality .
11 Though they inhabit the same city as the great mass of the Cairene poor , theirs is another world entirely .
12 She 's with a boy our age — a toy boy — and though he deserts her for young girls and even beats her up — she 's such a sucker for punishment , she goes back for more .
13 She 's such a success she appeals to people who like her .
14 One said last week : ‘ She 's such a sweet person that one day when she thought we looked tired and hungry she ordered in pizzas . ’
15 She 's such a gentle person ! ’
16 She 's such a wee thing , ’ Ma had said through her tears .
17 She 's such a pleasant young girl , you see , ’ continued Gladys Brown insinuatingly .
18 She 's such a lovely woman . ’
19 ‘ And she 's such an appealing girl .
20 She 's such a serious child .
21 She 's such a difficult child , you know , always imagining things . ’
22 I should n't be here bothering you like this , but she 's such a worry .
23 She 'd have no life at all otherwise , Anne , and she 's such a nice girl .
24 She actually swore — and she makes out she 's such a lady ! ’
25 She 's such a cold person , and I 'm so warm .
26 " Oh , it 's a bet we had with Sandra , " one of the girls giggled , " but she 's such an old fibber we do n't believe she 's won it . "
27 She 's such a darling , Guy , and Charles loves her so much … ’
28 She 's such a sweet little girl and has so much energy .
29 She 's such a happy little soul just getting on with her life , ’ said Mr Godwin .
30 she 's obviously er very upset , and I , I mean , I just do n't want that , she 's such a nice girl .
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