Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA is in such a bad way that only the determination of the French state keeps it alive , and Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA is not much healthier . |
| 2 | Stein-am-Rhein is in some ways a reproduction of all that is wonderful about Schaffhausen , but with enough added subtleties to give it an identity of its own . |
| 3 | The uninscribed tombstone from Murrell Hill is of some interest since it shows in relief a mother dressed in a tunic and seated in an upright chair , while holding an opened fan in her right hand . |
| 4 | Currently , the MCA is like any other tax allowance and allows a taxpayer to reduce his or her liability at his or her highest rate of tax . |
| 5 | Morrissey 's Bar in Abbeyleix is like most Irish pubs used to be . |
| 6 | To us Bede is above all famous for his Ecclesiastical History of the English People ( 731 ) , but his contemporaries attached more importance , judging by manuscript circulation , to his scriptural commentaries . |
| 7 | Improv is unlike any other spreadsheet ( apart from Improv on the NeXT machine , from which it is derived ) as you 'll see from the review on page 97 . |
| 8 | Housmans considers that building a property in Portugal is in many cases cheaper than buying one . |
| 9 | So really they the benefit of this to those of you is that that this end of Portugal is like that is it . |
| 10 | I said very carefully , ‘ Yes , I do see that if your pal Richard is behind this he has put you in a corner . |
| 11 | They 're quicker at getting on the backs of their players than Cuntona is onto another player 's wife . |
| 12 | Li Yuan is not to know , but I want us to know where Kim is at all times . |
| 13 | The setting at Bramham Park , near Wetherby is among some of the county 's historic parkland . |
| 14 | And the Westminster North constituency of Stormont Law and Order Minister Sir John Wheeler is among those which turned a deaf ear to the fund-raising targets set by party chiefs . |
| 15 | Since Anthony is above all concerned with highlighting the issues involved , rather than providing solutions , he then suggests the kind of specific accounting information which might satisfy the above four needs , and puts the arguments pro and con for each . |
| 16 | MAASTRICHT is like that famous dead parrot . |
| 17 | I do n't think Nigel is like that . |
| 18 | Julia is like that too , so that some years later I asked Elizabeth if she herself looked at the world in that way . |
| 19 | First of all erm Ryedale District is n't saying that the policy is warranted because North Yorkshire is in any unusual regardless of the quality of the countryside here , but that this is a reasonable reflection of national policy on development in the open countryside . |
| 20 | I know Sibelius is in many ways a very different composer from Bruckner , but I remember you suggesting that there are for you affinities between them . |
| 21 | The USSR is by most standards a highly militarised society ; in common with militarist movements of previous eras , the CPSU considers war to be the ultimate test for society and regards peace as a pre-war period . |
| 22 | For almost any likely means of planetary formation , Jupiter is of such large mass that initially the internal temperatures would have been very high . |
| 23 | As a replacement for the Bluebird , the Primera is on another planet . |
| 24 | ‘ The popular image of Satan is of this great evil force that can destroy anything , ’ explained a satanist adorned with the title of High Priest of the Northern Order of the Prince . |
| 25 | Lord Denning is among those who have emphasised that fair play may not always require that you be given a warning and time to improve if you refuse to acknowledge blatant fault on your part : |
| 26 | No , Edge Lane is over that way . |
| 27 | It seems , indeed , that part of the purpose was didactic : to let audiences hear how distinct the traditional fiddle music of Donegal is from that of the rest of Ireland . |
| 28 | The airport at Singapore is like any other except that it is filled with white men wearing long shorts . |
| 29 | ‘ Liverpool is above all a party place , ’ Dawn said . |
| 30 | The miracles express both the belief in a God who reaches out and ‘ touches ’ — a God who can heal — and also the fact that not only healing but the whole message of Jesus is for all people . |