Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They make a good double act in the Treasury team , where she is shadow Chief Secretary . |
| 2 | What makes this one a bit special is that she is Wilbur Smith 's glamorous wife and the media are certain to love her . |
| 3 | And it 's a scientifically proven fact that she is Mary Magdalene reincarnated — BP |
| 4 | Although it is winter time I am not afraid to move my bait higher in the water to keep in touch with the fish . |
| 5 | Although it is Neil Armstrong who will be forever immortalised in the history books , his ‘ One small step for a man , one giant leap for Mankind ’ represented just the tip of a huge pyramid of courage , research and dedication by the foremost scientific brainpower the human race has ever mustered . |
| 6 | The impression given by political commentators is that it is Mrs Thatcher who controls inner city expenditure — as she controls just about every item of government spending . |
| 7 | that are now on the project , make sure that it is tip top condition for the event . |
| 8 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper of his client as ‘ an important , refined , knowledgeable collector ’ , he says that it is Lloyd Webber 's intention to ‘ buy only world-class art already in Britain with the aim of keeping it here ’ . |
| 9 | You see , the point about a magnum is that it is metal psychology : it scares the shit out of the guy it is aimed at , it makes the guy who holds it feel really proud . ’ |
| 10 | [ Where a person , not appointed as a trustee , ] has received trust property with actual or constructive notice that it is trust property transferred in breach of trust , or because , not being a bona fide purchaser for value without notice , he acquires notice subsequent to such receipt and then deals with the property in a manner inconsistent with the trust , [ he is deemed a constructive trustee . ] |
| 11 | ‘ That it is Joan de Warenne rather than the lady Anne who accompanies you to the Tower , must be a close-kept secret , ’ Elizabeth Woodville told him , her mind working rapidly . |
| 12 | Bob Ewell who is the father of the so called victim , Mayella , is prepared to use his influence as a white to get Tom convicted even though we know that it is Bob Ewell who should be taking the punishment as it is made clear in the trial that he is the person who abuses Mayella not Tom . |
| 13 | When the Minister discusses higher education funding at Leeds , will he confirm that it is Government policy to increase basic funding in line with the increase in student numbers ? |
| 14 | Moreover , research on the transmission of the virus in the USA suggests that it is drug injectors who are ‘ the main source for any future heterosexual epidemic ’ ( Moss 1987 , p.389 ) . |
| 15 | Despite the disadvantages of uncertainty , you might be willing to leave the question of notice rights unresolved if you have strong grounds for suspecting that your employer would only agree to statutory minimum notice because that it is company policy . |
| 16 | This has shown that it is heat stable to at least 37°C . |
| 17 | I would venture to suggest that it is Helen Bews and her like who should accept that their world view went out with the Empire ! |
| 18 | As Llewellyn-Jones ( 1981b ) points out , interpreters frequently claim that it is audience feedback that determines which target language form is used . |
| 19 | Having thus concluded that it is Mehmed Sah , not his father , to whom the list entry corresponding to the year 832 ( 833 ? ) refers , Husameddin mentions the pilgrimage in 833 and then proceeds to try to invalidate the evidence of the biographical sources about Molla Fenari 's death date by saying that Ibn Hajar dates his return to Rum , not his death , in Rajab 834 and that Ibn Taghribirdi gives that date for his departure on the pilgrimage . |
| 20 | I think that is what people prefer and want to know about … they want to see that it is Cabinet government . |
| 21 | The English tradition that it is tor Parliament to do the taxing is so deep-seated that the court would probably assert a legal presumption , as a matter of statute interpretation , that powers of taxation are not included in a statutory delegation of power unless clear words are used , and that a general formula like that in the statute stated in the question is not sufficient . ’ |
| 22 | The argument here is that it is tax schedules as shown in Table 16.6 , widely publicized in newspapers and annual tax returns , which form the basis for the ordinary citizen 's notion of tax burden . |
| 23 | Let us hope that it is Mr Clarke who needs an ambulance that has been stood down . ’ |
| 24 | Aided by the media , who have never failed to find an opportunity to slip in the idea that it is Saddam Hussein who wo n't negotiate , the US and its Allies have led their people into a terrifying war which will claim the lives of so many of their sons and daughters . |
| 25 | Now I , I mentioned that , that it is asthma week , this week , all sorts of things are happening . |
| 26 | ‘ And here it is convenient to refer pointedly to the fact that it is Mr. Matthey , the original lessee , and not the Richardson executors , his assignees , who is defendant to the action and respondent on this appeal , as well as to the further fact that it was these executors , and not Mr. Matthey , who were the real and only actors in the matters to which I have just been referring . |
| 27 | If you see any star of comparable brightness , you may be sure that it is T. Pyxis is included on the chart with Puppis . |
| 28 | He cranes to catch sight of her face , and as she turns towards him he sees that it is St Julian of Norwich . |
| 29 | Seeking retribution — an unwilling Williams sets off to get them back — but must first prove to The Lost Boys ( who now ride skateboards ! ) and to himself , that he is Peter Pan . |
| 30 | Plot : Jim takes drugs and starts hallucinating that he is Ian Astbury out of The Cult . |