Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [is] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your parent receives this allowance it can only continue for up to four weeks after admission to a National Health Service hospital ( unless he or she is a private patient ) . |
| 2 | He or she is a third party intermediary in a broadly defined accountability relationship between , on the one hand , government and management , and on the other hand , politicians and the public at large . |
| 3 | He or she is a qualified Solicitor or Barrister and is paid . |
| 4 | Also now I tend , as you 've probably come to realise I 've tended to include specific types of bonding arrangements as a functional group for example , I call a carbon carbon double bond , I call that a functional group for the simple reason that that arrangement of bonds dictates the principle properties of those compounds and in that context I 'm then using the word group a bit more liberally instead of saying it 's a group of atoms which dictate the properties I 'll say it 's a group of atoms or it 's a special grouping of electrons , which dictate the properties . |
| 5 | It is a cuddly pet , an animal to be loved and treasured by children , or it is a real pain in the neck — for Britain 's farming community . |
| 6 | This is either some magic geometry of which I know nothing or it is a happy coincidence . |
| 7 | ‘ He must go , ’ fretted Rhodri , tramping the length of his solar like a caged wolf , ‘ or he 's a dead man , and his blood will be on our heads . |
| 8 | But they are all old men , and theirs is a dying profession . |
| 9 | I knew 'e would like you , because you are a wonderful girl , and 'e is a wonderful man . |
| 10 | She gets me food and she 's a marvellous person , with a great sense of humour . |
| 11 | And she 's a super lady . |
| 12 | ‘ The old boy married a second time and she 's a splendid woman . |
| 13 | She 's got a great voice and she 's a good writer . |
| 14 | ‘ I sometimes visit the lock-keeper 's wife who has a Foundling child , and she 's a good worker . |
| 15 | And she 's a good actress . |
| 16 | ‘ And she 's a real toff , ’ warned the old woman , tethering her ragged skirts about her more closely and fingering a few sparse hairs back up under her bonnet . |
| 17 | She seems to spend her life flitting from one country to another , but she always spends Christmas with us , and she 's a heavy smoker . ’ |
| 18 | Yeah , well Joan was , Joan was the same and she 's a different girl altogether , she 's , she 's absolutely great . |
| 19 | ‘ And she 's a fine shoemaker , she has real talent and with a little help she could go far . |
| 20 | ‘ Jerry and I joust but I think she 's great , she 's got a lovely Texas accent and she 's a smart girl . ’ |
| 21 | The strain of living up to the lofty concept of marriage that they have invented is tiring , at times , and she is a busy woman . |
| 22 | And he is a better man than the King . |
| 23 | ‘ His goal ratio is good — and he is a superb finisher . |
| 24 | His favourite hobby is motor racing , and he is a familiar face among the crowds at the Croft circuit . |
| 25 | And he is a real character . |
| 26 | He has made some good films and he is a good ambassador for the industry . ’ |
| 27 | I have seen Bardsley and he is a good player . |
| 28 | The ice is thick and he is a good deal less enthusiastic when the tip breaks through . |
| 29 | My husband is now off the booze and he is a different person , but I would never marry again and allow anyone that power over me . |
| 30 | Rideout , boosted by scoring twice for the reserves in midweek , admitted last night : ‘ Graeme 's been one of the top strikers in the game for several years and he is a hard act to follow . |