Example sentences of "[pron] is [det] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | First of all ask ourselves is this a genuine problem ? |
| 2 | ‘ And yours is such a charming name , too . |
| 3 | It 's especially important in a play like this , which is such a delicate and sensitive piece of writing , that the actors grow together as a cohesive group . |
| 4 | Many thanks to them from all our branch members for taking on the job of producing our newsletter which is such a vital link and source of information for the membership . |
| 5 | He bowled well on his debut at Lord 's and was unlucky to play his second Test at Old Trafford , which is such a good batting wicket these days . |
| 6 | Povey and Sir W. Batten and I by water to Woolwich ; and there saw an experiment made of Sir R. Ford 's Holland 's yarn ( about which we have lately made so much stir ; and I have much concerned myself of our rope-maker , Mr Hughes who represented it so bad ) and we found it to be very bad , and broke sooner than , upon a fair triall , five threads of that against four of Riga yarne ; also that some of it had old stuffe that had been tarred , covered over with new hempe , which is such a cheat as has not been heard of . |
| 7 | I know how much thought and care you have expended on this wonderful work of art which is such a joy to look at , and I , as the proud possessor of this house , can never be sufficiently grateful to you for having given so much of your time in order to give me pleasure . |
| 8 | My first stop was at the Halcyon Days stand where I found Mrs Benjamin with her husband ; she runs the wonderful Halcyon Days shop in Brook Street , which is such a godsend to so many of us for an attractive last-minute present . |
| 9 | Henriques also condoned the practice of fiddling coin machines , thieving from lorries and joy-riding : ‘ Again it seems hardly fair to blame children for stealing from the back of lorries , which is such a very common offence , the result , generally , of perfectly innocent joy-riding . ’ |
| 10 | And you 've kept it in period , which is such a smart move ! ’ |
| 11 | Terms like ‘ expressionistic approach ’ and ‘ figurative equivalence ’ signal the critic 's preoccupation with the issue of likeness for , it would be assumed , if we are to accept these works as portraits there must be some point at which the notion of the subject-sitter intrudes upon the paint-as-surface which is such a prominent aspect of the experience of looking at Auerbach 's work . |
| 12 | The criteria will ensure that the National Certificate 's flexibility , which is such a strength of the system , is not lost and will establish the ground-rules for negotiations with industry bodies . |
| 13 | And there is also the crucial issue of political financing which we 've heard about already this morning , and which is such a vexed question in French Spanish , and Italian politics now everybody wants to see more money coming from an expanded , er , political membership . |
| 14 | But how can land use planners reconcile this with the protection of the historic City with its scale and unique environment which is such a magnet to international service firms . |
| 15 | Precisely how this requisite adjustment is effected is rarely discussed satisfactorily in this literature , particularly when one bears in mind the close connection between changes in money wages and changes in prices which is such a prominent feature of the pricing decision in most advanced market economies . |
| 16 | Secondly , expert determination should be distinguished from the use of expert witnesses in litigation and arbitration , which is such a dominant feature of modern dispute resolution . |
| 17 | The Department of the Environment has circulated a small leaflet : ‘ How to help prevent it ’ dealing with the winter-time pollution which is such a threat to road usage . |
| 18 | Which is such a shame because like , we all , wi , we all get on really well with William . |
| 19 | Those are gon na be redirected in here erm as well but it turns out that erm those two types roughly equate to forty out of two thousand which is half a , half a percent ? |
| 20 | ‘ They 'll have to make adjustments , but theirs is such a rugby culture that they 'll spare nothing . |
| 21 | She is such a hypocrite . |
| 22 | She is such a marvellous filly . |
| 23 | I really admired Bardot after reading it — she is such a committed carer and sounds the alarm bell for the rest of us . |
| 24 | Indeed she is such a kind and caring person that colleagues have questioned whether she is sometimes too subservient to her officials . |
| 25 | Annie Lennox 's Why because she is such a great talent , and ( as it 's my last year ) Iron Maiden with Be Quick Or Be Dead . |
| 26 | Her grandfather Billy , 80 , said : ‘ It 's a terrible shock , she is such a beautiful girl . |
| 27 | She is such a tough businesswoman . ’ |
| 28 | She is such a sincere person herself , she finds it hard to believe anyone can behave as you did . |
| 29 | She wrote to us in July , and we were delighted to hear from her , but she is such a roamer that I do n't feel confident in replying to the address she gave then . |
| 30 | Very , he must be desperate because she is such a rough tart . |