Example sentences of "[pron] is [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | That will bring it to 42 per cent. , which is way below the peak in previous cycles and way below the proportion of public expenditure to GDP under the last Labour Government in similar conditions . |
| 32 | The regulators are not left with a free hand as the rules will still have to satisfy statutory purposes , a central part of which is investor protection . |
| 33 | All this could change as a result of an amendment to the Natural Heritage ( Scotland ) Bill which is jut about to become law . |
| 34 | Natural philosophy , or that part of it which is physics , will already have dealt with man to some extent , in considering the phenomenon of sense-perception . |
| 35 | We will now solve problem P2 which is problem P1 of Section 11.1 modified by requiring only x 1 and x 2 to be integers . |
| 36 | Now the tobacco industry is going for the slightly more subtle form of advertising which is sponsorship . |
| 37 | ‘ No dragons allowed in the camp ’ then becomes ‘ There are no dragons in the camp ’ which is turn becomes ‘ Down , dragon ! |
| 38 | This hypocritical exhortation er which is government policy these days erm is costing them same amount of money , they 're actually spending intending , increasing erm education division . |
| 39 | Roller looms take the weaving process one step further with a development which is simplicity itself . |
| 40 | The neck is made from birdseye maple , which is satin finished along its playing length , but as the reverse side of the headstock has been signed and numbered by Larry himself , a layer of clear lacquer has been used to protect the area . |
| 41 | It turns out that there 's a common variable in between them which is nest sites . |
| 42 | But for self -consciousness to get a foothold it would be necessary to establish that they were aware of recognising themselves ; which is awareness of a different order . |
| 43 | But the remedies being advanced can neither disguise nor obviate the bigger need , which is prevention . |
| 44 | ‘ I tried to provoke her into doing so , but she said she 'd put you out of her mind completely — she 'd forgotten you , she said — which is nonsense of course — ‘ |
| 45 | Notable among these is the fact that the mismatch of range is even greater than in the case of the prenominal adjectives ; it is true that one can usually expand a postnominal adjective to a relative clause containing be , though we should certainly note cases like : ( 31 ) he is dreaming of the whisky which will be galore with her arms which were akimbo she stared at Victor food which is aplenty is on sale in the end tent however , there is not the slightest difficulty about producing numerous examples where the relative clause with be is fully satisfactory but can not be reduced to a grammatical postnominal adjective . |
| 46 | It relied instead on retaining general taxation ( plus national insurance , which is income tax by another name although more regressive ) as the main source with the hope that a growing economy would provide the NHS with the extra necessary resources . |
| 47 | It has taken some 30 minutes to locate the toilet facilities within the multi-store , multi-tiered , many stairwayed emporium which is GUM . |
| 48 | He has visited Vietnam several times to search for missing American soldiers , a venture that plays well in his district which is home to a lot of ex-servicemen . |
| 49 | Not Number 10 , but Number 12 , which is home to the Government Whips . |
| 50 | The Kings Lodge , just outside Nuneaton , is a large mock Tudor mansion with a flatted block nearby which is home to about 100 students and staff . |
| 51 | The three double rooms , all with en suite shower , are ‘ attic'-style with fresh flowers and wonderful views of the garden , surrounding fields and woodland , which is home to rabbits , pheasants and deer . |
| 52 | Outside there is an attractive walled garden with mature sycamore trees , herbaceous borders and a lawn which is home to a wide variety of birds , who are encouraged to visit the dining room window , where guests may observe them with the aid of the proprietor 's binoculars and telescope ! |
| 53 | While it might seem very odd that a museum which is home to such Rembrandt masterpieces as the ‘ Jewish bride ’ , the ‘ Academy lesson of Dr Deyman ’ , the ‘ Night watch ’ and the ‘ Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul ’ , would allocate the funds for a much less impressive work , the Rijksmuseum has long made Rembrandt purchases a priority . |
| 54 | Get tips on identification , good birdwatching areas and equipment and be guided on a walk around the reserve which is home to such rare birds as bitterns , marsh harriers and bearded tits . |
| 55 | Visitors can walk right round the island to see such highlights as the Wick — a cliff which is home to thousands of seabirds and where puffins walk around people 's feet — and the Garland Stone where seals lie on rocks at low tide . |
| 56 | Gold miners armed with the new dredges are pouring into the Pakaraima and Upper Mazaruni Mountains , a rainforested area which is home to the Akawaio Indians . |
| 57 | Some 150 wolves are likely to be killed this year in the region , which is home to the Delta herd of caribou , whose numbers have fallen from 10,700 to 4,500 . |
| 58 | The village , which is home to 132 orphans , was set up in the early 1980s by Mr Mr John Foster , a teacher at the former Central Comprehensive School in Darlington . |
| 59 | Which is Adolescence . |
| 60 | The most valuable book is the one already mentioned , the full title of which is Handbook of Dates for Students of English History edited by C.R. Cheney . |