Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [conj] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an unforgivable , though unintended , breach of confidence ; and it is but a small consolation to know that Herr Sussmeyer thereby gained a correspondence with a young woman which he has doubtless found extremely gratifying . |
| 2 | Once such theoretical weaknesses are identified , it is but a simple step to weaken the right as it operates in practice . |
| 3 | The march of the matriarchal society may have been stopped here in the United Kingdom , but it is but a temporary halt , a moment in time . |
| 4 | From the dependence and normal justification theses it is but a short step to the pre-emption thesis . |
| 5 | Once the state arrogates to itself the power to decide on all economic matters it is but a short step to the physical direction of labour . |
| 6 | It is but a short step , and it logically follows , from the consideration of social reality as contingency and facticity to the consideration of the painting process itself in terms of such contingency and facticity . |
| 7 | It is but a short step from this to natural selection and evolution in the laboratory . |
| 8 | It is but a short step to relate the same topographical analysis to village plans and to suggest , from their regularity and consistency , that they may also have been planned . |
| 9 | The more rules that exist , then the more likely it is that a new product or service will impinge upon or be prohibited in some way by those rules . |
| 10 | Repetition of the same or similar ground can be stopped by a gentle reminder , followed by asking why it is that a particular story or incident is so important . |
| 11 | By his intimate connection with the greatest men of the day in the medical profession , he obtained for his pupils the privilege of their teaching free of expense , and thus it is that a considerable number in the ranks of our profession are pupils of Abernethy , Astley Cooper , Charles Bell , Brodie , Faraday and Brand . |
| 12 | Grey breath in the air , snowmen on the heath , pub bores droning on about how typical it is that a few inches of snow throws the whole country into chaos when the Swiss handle metres of the stuff without missing a beat . |
| 13 | It is whether a reasonable person , looking at the vehicle , and forming a view as to its general use , would say the vehicle might well be used on the road . |
| 14 | In some degree it is and a considerable number of products have been so harmonized . |
| 15 | It is because a low tax regime is a stimulus to effort , a way of ensuring that the British economy works effectively and that people are put back to work . |
| 16 | It is because a social group 's stock of commonsensical beliefs contains contrary elements that argument , and thereby thought , is possible . |
| 17 | I du n no who , who do I m I do n't know , I d do that to s er see there is somebody that I do that quite a bit to but I ca n't remember who it is or a few people maybe . |
| 18 | ‘ T is but a simple place , but you will be comfortable and private there . ’ |
| 19 | The MAFF view given to me is that a detailed assessment in England and Wales would be extremely time consuming and costly , probably taking eight years to complete . |