Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] is the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its admirers say it is the consummate manager . |
| 2 | Marry , so there have been diverse good plots devised and wise counsels cast already about reformation of that realm , but they say it is the fatal destiny of that land that no purposes whatsoever are meant for her good will prosper or take good effect , which whether it proceed from the very genius of the soil , or the influence of the stars , or that Almighty God hath not yet appointed the time of her reformation , or that He reserveth her in this unquiet state still , for some secret scourge which shall by her come unto England , it is hard to be known but yet much to be feared . |
| 3 | In the back of your mind you know it is the Italian temperament against the English temperament , and you just know something is going to happen . |
| 4 | Jaguar 's appearance and condition belie her age and we believe she is the only Swan 65 sloop in the market . |
| 5 | I suppose it is the long term effects which need this particularly study . |
| 6 | Suppose it is the other guy — what do I do ? |
| 7 | He said : ‘ It 's the best legal advice I can give and I believe it is the right advice . ’ |
| 8 | " I find it is the only thing which will keep the cafard at bay when I 'm alone . |
| 9 | Pakeezah nodded her head : ‘ I find it is the little things which give you away if you are royalty : how you eat , how you talk , how you welcome people . |
| 10 | Decide what is the right table ( A , B , or C ) to use . |
| 11 | Well , the unit that we use there is the light year , which is the distance that light can travel in one year , and the nearest stars are about a light year away . |
| 12 | WEIGH IT is the key phrase for the calorie-counter . |
| 13 | Talking of the growing demands for extra beat officers , he said : ‘ Everywhere I go it is the main thing that is brought to my attention . |
| 14 | Talking of the growing demands for extra beat officers , he said : ‘ Everywhere I go it is the main thing that is brought to my attention . |
| 15 | Then change the arrangement of the pile and ask what is the new number . |
| 16 | ‘ It is leap year and I lost no time in popping the question as I think he is the right man to lead Claro and Grindlewood Park into the twenty-first century . ’ |
| 17 | I think it is the critical statements , rather than the words of praise , that are more often uttered in the hearing of girls . |
| 18 | Of course , there is a left and right side to that stream , but I think it is the left side of the stream which is broadening . ’ |
| 19 | If you think it is the wrong amount , you have a right of appeal , within three months of being told the amount to an independent Social Security Appeal Tribunal . |
| 20 | No I think it is the basic part of he agreement setting up the original superannuation scheme . |
| 21 | The evidence provided shows that the military are able to influence thought and action and determine what is the national interest and what is not . |
| 22 | Position one is the Strat-style neck pickup wired straight through the volume control and out to the jack , while position two gives you the same pickup but this time through the tone circuit . |
| 23 | When they hatch they will try to follow and come close to the first slowly moving object they see which is the right sort of colour and more or less chicken-sized . |
| 24 | As a result , Dave Phillips , Stan Stanners and Cheese are off Foundation , and Todd Swank himself is the only vert skater left : ultimately nine or so people [ who rode vert ] got chucked off . |
| 25 | The court must take into consideration the whole of the lease and the purposes for which it was granted , and then see what is the proper construction of a particular covenant ( Bickmore v Dimmer [ 1903 ] 1 Ch 158 ) . |
| 26 | Nobody can suggest that you can by any arithmetical calculation establish what is the exact sum of money which would represent such a thing as the pain and suffering which a person has undergone by reason of an accident … |