Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] is [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.

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1 It is because the context of the child 's development is always changing that one can not predict later behaviour on the basis of earlier events .
2 Planning department 's role is then to ensure that plans are prepared , to help the chief executive to review the proposed plans , and to consolidate and present a total corporate-wide plan .
3 Mr Barre 's writ is so limited that he is disparagingly known as the mayor of Mogadishu .
4 Although the movie 's premise appears to stretch the limits of the imagination , Robbins 's performance is so assured that he deftly sidesteps moments when the plot could veer towards conspiracy paranoia .
5 However , Brenda 's turn is so constructed that it starts in London English with a statement about what happened , and switches to Creole at " cause " ( which could be London English or Creole ) — precisely the point where she begins her explanation of why she acted in this way .
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