Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] is [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hypothesis is that these varying conceptions in the mind have real psychic and political consequences which ought to be taken into account when considering change strategies in organizations and , more fundamentally , when considering what we mean by the term ‘ quality of working life ’ . |
| 2 | First , Nicholas Budgen , the somewhat maverick right-wing Tory MP , said on 5 December 1984 when receiving the Spectator Backbencher-of-the-Year Award , ‘ My hope is that this Parliament will see a restoration of Cabinet government . ’ |
| 3 | My judgement is that many of the problems are grossly exaggerated . ’ |
| 4 | There is an additional aspect that erm we we must look also , I think , at the viability of the services and facilities , er , within the new settlement , if the new settlement is , for the sake of argument five hundred houses then my submission is that that really offers no long term viability for any facility or service , erm , clearly you might get a primary school if the new settlement size was of the order of eight hundred to a thousand dwellings , but you would not get any sizable retail element , and so however far that settlement was located from the main centre they would still become dependant on that centre , and that 's why I think it 's important to recognize that if you are to achieve the erm if you like the balance of requirements , of achieving erm a reasonable degree of self containment within the new settlement , but also meet the needs of York , it has to be a reasonable size , but located as close to York as possible |
| 5 | Maybe what I ca n't help bringing into some of my work is that all this beauty on Koraloona demands a price . |
| 6 | Now , my proposal is that this section is established on the seventeenth of January nineteen ninety four . |
| 7 | We 're on the same side and you know and I know that some of the troops are gon na find that , I , my opinion is that some of the troops will find that hard going for eleven weeks unless they know exactly what the hell they 're supposed to be doing in |
| 8 | My opinion is that this is a bit harsh and narrow sighted — in the long run Norway will be better if their players get wide experience in good leagues around the world . |
| 9 | My desire is that these criminals leave my district and abandon their fantastic dreams . ’ |
| 10 | And Liberal Democrat Peter Bergg said : ‘ My reaction is that this is absolutely diabolical . |
| 11 | But what worries me my friend is that that erm |
| 12 | My feeling is that two separate matters sometimes get mixed up : the practice and study of connected speech is agreed by everyone to be of great importance , but this can sometimes result in some relatively unimportant aspects of speech ( e.g. assimilation , juncture ) being given more emphasis than they should . |
| 13 | I can understand the designers ' reasoning , in that the knobs for the front pickup are to the front , and so on , but consciously or subconsciously , guitarists work from the selector switch , and my feeling is that that should point towards the pickup controls currently in use . |
| 14 | But my argument is that that culture should not be accepted uncritically . |
| 15 | My argument is that this harmonious interpretation can be fully understood only by interpreting Dicey 's entire theory in the light of the ancient conception of the rule of law . |
| 16 | Secondly , although it is true that all the institutions that are discussed have been described as " marriage " in the relevant literature , the whole point of my argument is that this very fact tends to mislead . |
| 17 | My answer is that these children already have a backlog of uninterpreted experiments . |
| 18 | My information is that that is the correct way er th the correct authority to which to look . |
| 19 | Having watched both the East End Park team and Kilmarnock in action against Raith this month , my guess is that two teams from Fife will compete in the Premier Division for the first time next season — provided Dunfermline get their act together in defence . |
| 20 | My guess is that many of you have had enough of life before modernity . |
| 21 | So the erm but as , but as Katherine reminds us , I mean if , if that 's the kind of life our emotional parameters are my , my guess is that that , is that that 's probably the truth , certainly a persuasive argument . |
| 22 | ‘ My guess is that one of them found the other end of the conduit , maybe the Fax machine at Pegasus or evidence of Cawthorne acting on information he should n't have had . |
| 23 | Indeed , my guess is that this particular political scandal will have a far more profound effect on the spending patterns of the British public than any Autumn Statement incentive or cut in interest rates . |
| 24 | Now I would imagine that the aim is for the English retrainer of the French teacher of English , say to be fully bilingual ( however defined ) and qualified to do the job , though my guess is that this will not in fact always be possible . |
| 25 | My guess is that most have been discarded once an aircraft goes out of service , or even worse , confined to the skip when a travel agent or airline goes out of business . |
| 26 | ‘ Human nature being what it is , my guess is that any maid worth her salt would have put a slightly imperfect dish in front of anyone but her master or mistress for the cook 's sake . ’ |
| 27 | What effectively , I think , I mean I 've never actually sat down because it would be an enormous mistake and nobody would thank me for it , but my guess is that those enormously complex classificated can be understood as a method by which old men rig the system for their own benefit and hide this kinds of ridiculous anonymous and the anomaly basically is the young men end up with old wives |
| 28 | I mean there are so many ways to take you question , is n't it — one way is to simply look at the sales of poetry books ; well I have no idea , but my guess is that those perhaps have n't changed very much . |
| 29 | I am raising a point of order because my understanding is that this is the United Kingdom Parliament , which has representatives from all over the United Kingdom . |
| 30 | My doubt is whether any further delay is fair to the bank . |