Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [pers pn] be the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In each case it is the lack of understanding which constitutes the inauthenticity of either the faith or the doubt . |
| 2 | In each case it is the woman and her conduct that the man 's lawyers will try to put on trial . |
| 3 | In that case it was the administrator who was removed . |
| 4 | The Word was made flesh in Jesus Christ ; God has given himself to be understood in our terms and on our level ; and even in these terms and on that level it is the reality of God that is given for us to understand . |
| 5 | In this case it is the hole that is showing the flexibility . |
| 6 | The complexity of [ 8 ] lies not in clause structure , but in noun phrase structure ( in this case it is the noun phrases that are italicised ) . |
| 7 | In this case it was the prolongation of war which gave an opportunity to men lacking landed ties in England to show how important their presence in France could be . |
| 8 | ‘ Clearly it operates against the person who is able to exercise the influence ( in this case it was the father ) and … it would operate against every … person who claimed under him with notice of the equity thereby created , or with notice of the circumstances from which the court infers the equity . |
| 9 | Clearly it operates against the person who is able to exercise the influence ( in this case it was the father ) and , in my judgment , it would operate against every volunteer who claimed under him , and also against every person who claimed under him with notice of the equity thereby created , or with notice of the circumstances from which the court infers the equity . |
| 10 | And they said , Well you know how to draw up your agenda , and you 'll have something that 's contentious , in this case it was the supply of stationery from three local stationers , from printi local printers . |
| 11 | If there is a single most important component of this course it is the notion that parents , not professionals , solve problems . |
| 12 | For this period he was the leader of the party which gave the Government nine-tenths of its majority , but he was only the third man in the hierarchy . |
| 13 | In some organisations it is the practice to sign memos . |
| 14 | To this day it is the address to which Diana has her private mail directed and has done ever since she suspected Fergie was visiting the Buckingham Palace post room in order to tell Prince Charles who was writing confidential letters to his wife . |
| 15 | This morning it was the turn of a Cirencester clothes shop . |
| 16 | This month it is the turn of number six , the double jacquard switch . |
| 17 | Hello , well this week it 's the turn of those listeners who 've sent in their queries by post and we 'll try and help as many of you as we can . |
| 18 | This week it was the venue for a gathering of bankers , managers , and academics , exploring the future of transport . |
| 19 | In this respect it is the opposite of cast iron , which is strong in compression and weak in tension . |
| 20 | In this role she is the patroness of Spoleto , a town in Italy . |
| 21 | ‘ So her father must have been a canon , ’ said Mark , though he felt that for some reason it was the canon 's widow who cut more ice here . |
| 22 | This summer it was the scene of the first mass occupation of a plant by strikers in the USA since the 1930s , and has been the focus of much of the non-violent direct action during the seven-month strike . |
| 23 | For the conditions described in this book it is the selection of the remedy that is of far greater importance than the specific potency used . |
| 24 | The house was built by T.H. March ( the then American Consul ) who was an avid collector of plants and at the beginning of this century it was the home of Dr Herbert Watney , a great horticulturist . |
| 25 | ‘ Looking for the unicorn , ’ she repeated , saying ‘ looking ’ now instead of ‘ hunting ’ because perhaps in some way he was the protector of the beast . |
| 26 | This weekend it was the turn of the kart racers … the sport which produced Nigel Mansell , Aryton Senna and most of the world 's top drivers . |
| 27 | Last year you will remember I caused something of a sensation by announcing that this boat would cost £1m to build , this year it is the boat herself which is causing the sensation . ’ |
| 28 | In the logical development of this view it is the child who must choose . |
| 29 | Only this time I 'm the winner , ’ Lori gloated . |
| 30 | This time it is the voice of a prominent theologian , David Edwards . |