Example sentences of "is [adj] that [pron] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is clear that he is committed to making changes , he has taken up fluent corporation-speak surprisingly quickly . |
| 2 | Thus it is clear that it is owing to her body that a woman is defective . ) |
| 3 | Today , Renee Henry is convinced that she is cured and that the Gerson therapy is responsible . |
| 4 | Nor from the point of view of the speaker , is there any hard and fast boundary between these and a non-restrictive adjective used in order to make explicit some property , when it is suspected that the hearer is unaware that it is implied by the use of the noun , as with poisonous in : ( 10 ) she threw Maisie 's lunch-box out of the window because it had a poisonous red-back spider in it Note that ( 10 ) further exemplifies the fact that whether an adjective is taken as restrictive or not depends on the rest of the entity-identifying phrase rather than just on the head noun . |
| 5 | There is then a risk that the buyer , before he has paid and therefore before he has acquired title , sells and delivers the goods to a sub-purchaser who is unaware that he is buying from someone who has no title . |
| 6 | Where , however , the defendant is unaware that he is confronted by a policeman and believes himself to be entitled to use force , the situation is different . |
| 7 | It is imperative that he is caught very , very quickly . |
| 8 | It is curious that he is commemorated in the ASB simply as a bishop ; for he was seldom if ever present in his diocese during the great Church festivals of the year . |
| 9 | ‘ It is curious that he is dying as picturesquely as he lived , ’ wrote Mr Gosse . |
| 10 | M M My Lords , i it is important that whatever is taught to a child between the ages of five and eleven that the child is able to benefit from it educationally if the child is , is overloaded as it were by being presented erm a curriculum that they simply can not manage , then that 's going to create confusion , but it 's also important to say that one of the erm er objectives of this whole exercise is to underpin all education , both morally and spiritually and I believe we 're doing a great deal to get that right . |
| 11 | If there is a deficiency it is important that it is corrected by good diet and appropriate nutritional supplements . |
| 12 | But Mr Abbell is adamant that he is doing nothing untoward . |
| 13 | It is essential that everyone is kept informed about what is involved and just how the new system will impact upon them . |
| 14 | ‘ It is essential that it is backed by community leaders in order to raise funds , ’ he said . |
| 15 | The review is designed to identify substantive points rather than minor drafting matters and it is essential that it is carried out in sufficient time to enable any major issues to be dealt with . |
| 16 | As he walked , he looked over his shoulder again and again , like a man who is worried that something is following him . |
| 17 | Mrs Thatcher is an activist Prime Minister and her Press Office is keen that she is seen as such . |
| 18 | Given the pre-eminence of the multi-national corporation in international development , it is surprising that it is accorded so little attention in development literature … . |
| 19 | Once established , even man finds it difficult to change his trend of mind , even if he is aware that it is leading to his downfall . |
| 20 | If one of them is aware that she is providing an example for the others , she will have an additional incentive to set a high standard . |