Example sentences of "[pron] [pers pn] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A real detective superintendent investigating a murder will confine himself largely to facts and only at the height of questioning someone he is almost certain is his quarry is he likely to go into motivation as a way , as often as not , of bring about a final confession . |
| 2 | Rather than simply sampling at random , it is helpful to make some preliminary enquiries among the child 's parents or teachers regarding the kinds of situations in which she is most likely to talk . |
| 3 | The chapter takes as its focus the work of Mary Whitehouse and the organisation with which she is most closely associated , the National Viewers ' and Listeners ' Association ( NVALA ) . |
| 4 | Her desk overlooks the typical English country garden , of which she is justifiably proud . |
| 5 | Speaker B's view of the conversation has consequently become one in which she is no longer expressing a personal topic , but is waiting to discover ‘ what I think you ( not we ) are talking about ’ . |
| 6 | Of the several awards she has won for her paintings , it is probably The National Portrait Award of 1987 for which she is best recognised . |
| 7 | In Act 1 Scene 2 , between lines 33–91 , she is dictated a list of suitors to which she is both critical and particular . |
| 8 | Danger to the policewoman in being asked to do duties for which she is physically unsuited ; |
| 9 | However she was part of the team effort for which she is also congratulated ] . |
| 10 | Her modesty in the face of such popularity is endearing , especially as it is for her self-confidence in front of canvas and tv camera for which she is probably best known ! |
| 11 | She is the inverted product of a world against which she is continually defining herself , Brooke-Rose 's final , desperate attempt to present a ‘ character ’ in the traditional realist sense . |
| 12 | Between The Colossus and the end of her life less than three years later , Sylvia Plath wrote the poems ( well over a hundred were written during this period ) by which she is chiefly remembered . |
| 13 | If she comes out by that hole her only route must be through the cage , in which she is then recaptured . |
| 14 | On the programme , she commented that her excursions into the world of night give her some very special insights and material which she is then able to use in her novels . |
| 15 | The first dimension has been labelled warmth-coldness , and is based on , for instance , the affection the mother shows the child , the extent to which she is demonstratively playful , her acceptance of the child 's dependency , and her use of reasoning in disciplining him . |
| 16 | I did , however , manage to express my views as a practitioner , as one who actually nurses in the system of which she is so poorly informed , and I suggest that if more of us did the same , then perhaps our collective expertise may have a greater influence . |
| 17 | What if that forceful identity for which she is so severely castigated somewhere also operates as a kind of pull ? |
| 18 | She goes on to make a new life in Hampshire with Harry still remaining ignorant of her great change and her children , of which she is extremely fond , remaining unaffected . |
| 19 | They signed a memorandum which read : ‘ I agree that the terms of the late Mr Farrington 's last will be varied so as to give Mrs Violet Peppercorn all of Mr Farrington 's personal chattels together with the freehold bungalow at 27 Washingly Road , Folksworth , of which she is currently tenant ( tax-free ) and to give a tax-free legacy of £5,000 to Mr and Mrs Arthur Peppercorn . |
| 20 | 27 where she is referred to as as Mary ) to develop her own peculiar brand of pidgin Italian , of which she is very proud . |
| 21 | She referred to some applications in London with which she is especially preoccupied . |
| 22 | There is no precipice except in the painting ( though no doubt Junge could have painted the downward view if asked ) and Deborah Kerr has to act shock/horror , which she is perfectly capable of doing , and does splendidly . |
| 23 | She seeks out the host queen , and rides about on her back while she quietly performs , to quote Edward Wilson 's artfully macabre understatement , ‘ the one act for which she is uniquely specialized : slowly cutting off the head of her victim ’ . |
| 24 | Mrs Gonzalez has also tried to mend the fratricidal split between her husband and Nicolas Redondo , leader of the UGT union , of which she is still a member . |
| 25 | She will have spent the last 30 years of their marriage sitting in the passenger seat of the car which she is still unable to drive , disappearing into the kitchen when his climbing friends call round for a beer , and laughing dutifully at his mountain anecdotes over a dinner she has made for his boss . |
| 26 | Belonging to the Policyholder or for which he/she is legally responsible — but only to the extent of the Policyholder 's financial liability to the owner e.g. Policyholder rents T.V. — only responsible for the financial liability i.e. value of T.V. at time of loss or damage , not the cost of a new set . |
| 27 | He tells himself it is only panic . |
| 28 | Yet despite the iconic status of Van Gogh 's ‘ tragic ’ life , it is the appearance of his work by which he is ultimately signified , his thick impasto brush-stroke , his vibrant yellows , the urgency of his creative drive . |
| 29 | During his death he takes a series of trips in different vehicles : the airplane-like ‘ vehicle of communication ’ , a boat , a car , a horse-drawn buggy and finally the cranial spaceship from which he is ultimately ejected back into life . |
| 30 | Nonetheless every partner will have a right to know what is being carried on in his firm 's name and for which he is ultimately answerable . |