Example sentences of "is [prep] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The no difference thesis is about what happens if authorities reach the right decision . |
| 2 | And that is about what happens when someone leaves a job of their own accord . |
| 3 | It is about what has happened since , and why and what might be done about it . |
| 4 | The assumption is about what lies behind our saying of a man , when he comes out with the sounds , ‘ I 'm going to the bank ’ , that he is asserting that he is going to the bank , but our not saying this of the parrot . |
| 5 | It is clear , however , that political historians can not afford to confine their attention to the goings-on at Westminster or St James 's , and that the history of party under the later Stuarts is as much about the divisions that emerged in society at large as it is about what happened in Parliament or at the royal Court . |
| 6 | ADAS advice is free , provided it is about something deemed to benefit the ‘ public good ’ . |
| 7 | Forty five minutes three quarters of an hour , nought point seven five and all the different calculations in between fifty minutes is about nought point that 's nought eight , that 's nought nine so it 'd be nought point eight one , two |
| 8 | Er what do you think about this erm this leaf stem sculpture that all the fuss is about you know the one that 's down by er Marks and Spencers ? |
| 9 | THE BEATMASTERS FEATURING ELAINE VASSELL : Du n no What It is About You BOMB THE BASS : Keep Giving Me Love |
| 10 | thing if you think about is as it 's used for drugs |
| 11 | We do have an asset in , and I think it is worth us fighting to preserve that hospital , and not to watch it go into decline . |
| 12 | I got erm however much money it is off you know . |
| 13 | All that fuss , and all that 's wanted is for nobody to notice my clothes at all . |
| 14 | In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other . |
| 15 | Besides , even those who argue that the answer to women 's dependency/op-pression in the home is for them to take outside jobs ( as if the sort of jobs open to most women were in any way more congenial and less exploitative than housework , except in so far as they are paid ) and put their children into publicly funded day-care centres , must surely allow that some women ( as well as men , of course ) would choose freely to look after children , otherwise how are the centres to be staffed ? |
| 16 | The only thing I can say is for them to lay down their arms and stop it right now . |
| 17 | Squigs are unpredictable and in many way the best thing that can happen is for them to go wild once they are near the enemy . |
| 18 | Initially , all that is required of volunteers is for them to go along to a clinic where a small sample of blood is taken . |
| 19 | The tendency is for them to hold , as a result of their negotiating role , a truce metaphor of management ‘ in the mind ’ which informs their conduct . |
| 20 | Parliament has placed the primary responsibility for their enforcement on local authorities and it is for them to decide their own course of action . |
| 21 | ‘ We need the supporters and all I ask is for them to stay with us for the 90 minutes . ’ |
| 22 | We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home . |
| 23 | It is not for teachers to tell them what to believe or value , but it is for them to try to equip pupils in such a way that they can enter into the debate and develop a coherent and perceptive worldview for themselves . |
| 24 | Orbach ( 1978 ) , for instance , suggests that the solution to women 's eating problems is for them to develop more positive feelings about their physical , sexual , intellectual , and social selves . |
| 25 | It is for them to ensure that those substantial resources are used effectively . |
| 26 | The larger the number of firms already supplying a market and the more difficult it is for them to collude , the more competition there is likely to be . |
| 27 | One is for the group and the other is for them to sign and send back . |
| 28 | Divide them into two teams and the game is for them to head the balloon over the string and hope the opposing team do not succeed in returning it . |
| 29 | It is for them to accept your instructions in this matter . |
| 30 | The key for farmers to do business is for them to deliver assured quality ; there is then a premium at the end of the line and no need to form Continental style co-ops , the minister adds . |