Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [det] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And yours is such a charming name , too . |
| 2 | ‘ They 'll have to make adjustments , but theirs is such a rugby culture that they 'll spare nothing . |
| 3 | She is such a hypocrite . |
| 4 | She is such a marvellous filly . |
| 5 | I really admired Bardot after reading it — she is such a committed carer and sounds the alarm bell for the rest of us . |
| 6 | Indeed she is such a kind and caring person that colleagues have questioned whether she is sometimes too subservient to her officials . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Her grandfather Billy , 80 , said : ‘ It 's a terrible shock , she is such a beautiful girl . |
| 9 | She is such a tough businesswoman . ’ |
| 10 | She is such a sincere person herself , she finds it hard to believe anyone can behave as you did . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Very , he must be desperate because she is such a rough tart . |
| 13 | Oh look at him is that a bat ? |
| 14 | The English have a greater talent than any other people for creating an agreeable family life ; that is why it is such a threat to their artistic and intellectual life . |
| 15 | It is such a complicated thing to try and do , you do need the support of the medical profession and of the managers of the health service and of the public , and you 'll get it more effectively if they can see by example what you 're trying to do comprehensively . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It is such a complicated thing to try and do , you do need the support of the medical profession and of the managers of the Health Service , and of the public , and you 'll get it more effectively if they can see by example what you 're trying to do comprehensively . ’ |
| 17 | It is the sun , they said ; it is such a different sun , so much more beautiful than ours , cooler yet with more warmth . |
| 18 | In a ( faxed ) letter to his old Bradford primary , he tells the pupils : ‘ It seems to me fax will spread everywhere , as it is such a useful instrument and a wonderful way to communicate with each other . ’ |
| 19 | It is such a beautiful day today . |
| 20 | And yet it is such a magnificent journey . |
| 21 | Porcelain can also be TL tested , but it is such a hard ceramic that a drill can not be used to take the sample because of the heat generated and the spurious luminescence signals produced . |
| 22 | ‘ But it is such a useful box , ’ she said , ‘ I have been looking about for one like it . |
| 23 | ‘ It is such a nice day , why not go for a swim ? |
| 24 | Carol said : ‘ I was never very keen on them taking up dancing because it is such a hard life . |
| 25 | I love it because it means I get to lots of other countries and see different people and different cultures , and I hate it because it is such a hassle and keeps me away from my family and friends . |
| 26 | The reason for including R in the picture is that , at least in all existing organisms , successful recombination requires the presence of enzymes , which in turn must be coded for by genes ; it is such a gene that is symbolized by R. The symbol r in Figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective in bringing about recombination . |
| 27 | But although it is such a widespread condition , endometriosis is often overlooked because it can only be diagnosed by a minor surgical procedure called laparoscopy ( the insertion of an illuminated instrument through a small incision in the abdomen ) and many suffers do have problems getting their GPs to refer them to a specialist who can do the these for them . |
| 28 | Denise Wong , the artistic director of the company and director of the piece says , ‘ We wanted to look at mothers , but it is such a vast topic that we decided to concentrate on the mother and daughter relationship , and the concept of unconditional love . |
| 29 | Equally , I am prepared to advocate that , in historical terms , the time has arrived , in the absence of other viable legal institutions , to forsake the requirement of bisexuality and thus abandon the negative definitive criterion of homosexuality , if indeed it is such a criterion . |
| 30 | Because it is such a long molecule the DNA is folded and twisted within the chromosome . |