Example sentences of "[adj] and [pers pn] is a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | will er the the younger people will be encouraged to start to accept this and it is a change in our thinking , that it , I find it difficult as well . |
| 2 | By snubbing Napoleon III , Bismarck made the provocative nature of his policy quite clear and it is a measure of how confident he felt that he scarcely bothered to conceal it . |
| 3 | Stuart was only 17 years old and it is a tribute to his strength and personality that he was still conscious when the rescue team arrived , one and a half hours after I left him to go for help . |
| 4 | ‘ My older son would like to make friends , too — he gets so bored and he is a bit jealous of the baby . |
| 5 | Their activities are perfectly normal and it is a pity that adults are sometimes over-ready to become uptight about it . |
| 6 | ‘ There are days like that and it is a matter of making sure you are in the right place at the right time . |
| 7 | ‘ The whole situation is quite frightening and it is a matter of taking precautions without arousing too much concern with out neighbours or families . |
| 8 | This event last occurred in 1928 and it is a measure of the immense volume of water released that there was flooding on the Punjabi Plains , more than 800 miles away . |
| 9 | I think I am only saying that anyone who has followed the history of this controversy over the last twenty years will already see reason to think that the friction produced by quarrelling among good causes is enormous and it is a luxury that we simply can not afford . |
| 10 | They are always cheerful and it is a pleasure to work with them . ’ |
| 11 | All I can say is that the yes of God 's love is stronger than the no of his judgment and that I do believe that despite all the shadows and elements of chaos in the world , in the universe and in life , God 's love is stronger and he is a God of love . |
| 12 | It 's been wonderful and it is a lot of we have got two super teachers , that they are enthused by Celia . |