Example sentences of "[pron] [be] the present [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 . Sir I am the present overseer but these things was before I came to the Parish .
2 He should not wait until 1993 , which is the present proposal .
3 In keeping open the lines with the past , the redeemed memory carries encouragement and conveys warnings and lessons to faith as faith is engaged in fighting at that front line of the battle which is the present moment .
4 Accordingly he brought a further action , which is the present claim , based on allegations of breach of the agreement embodied in the Tomlin order on 10 June 1989 .
5 But it 's the it 's the present estate if you like , that will take us time .
6 Just remember , it is the present order which is unnatural .
7 Moreover , it is the present position that art expert buyers , in the absence of fraud or a fiduciary relationship , have no obligation to disclose information relating to the true identity of a painting .
8 It is the present role and perhaps dominance of the tutor which is most usefully challenged .
9 It is interesting to note that it is the present policy of some authorities to allow such a prisoner to die rather than to submit him to the indignity of forcible feeding .
10 Well and so what 's the present status on that ?
11 What is the present state of knowledge ?
12 What is the present position with the proposed series of steam operations out of the old Southern Railway termini ?
13 To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present level of those seeking political asylum ; and what were the comparable figures in 1989 .
14 What is the present level of grant paid to each of the port authorities in Northern Ireland ?
15 If this year 's dividend was 10p and the shareholders ' required rate of return is 10 per cent , what is the present value of the share ?
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