Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [verb] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , she argues for a socialization theory which sees the individual as ‘ a function of what people around her expect her to be , and what the over-all situation in which she is acting implies that she is ’ ( 1973 : 395 ) . |
| 2 | The tags are put on in front of the mother and she is asked to confirm that the name is right . |
| 3 | She is led to believe that she will be happy and fulfilled if she serves others , devoting herself to the needs of her husband and children . |
| 4 | This may be a good moment to indicate to her very gently that she has grieved well and long , and that if she is beginning to feel that her period of mourning is nearing its end ( even though you appreciate that she will always carry the scars of her sorrow ) , you are ready to give her any help she needs to adjust to her new and different life . |
| 5 | She is bound to answer that there is no possible action and that the Shops Act 1950 is an unenforceable law . |
| 6 | Each time , the review officer asks ‘ is there the evidence ? ’ ; each time he or she is permitted to say that it may be obtained by further questioning . |
| 7 | Therefore it is fitting to remember that such houses are no substitute for fair rent housing from local authorities or housing associations ( Clark 1981 ) . |
| 8 | It is cheering to discover that there are some enlightened employers who value personality above experience or qualifications ( and age ) when it comes to recruiting . |
| 9 | For all irrational and exploitative forms of authority , self-assertion — the pursuit by another of his own goals — is the arch sin because it is a threat to the power of the authority ; the person subject to it is indoctrinated to believe that the aims of the authority are also his , and that obedience offers the optimal chance for fulfilling oneself . |
| 10 | Whether or not that is true , the fact that it is said shows that there is a feeling of isolation in the north-east . |
| 11 | Now , however , it is refusing to confirm that the trials have actually gone ahead , saying only that ‘ It 's taken longer than we anticipated ’ . |
| 12 | Although it is appealing to believe that bits of the two stories can be added together , we maintain that there are always two stories to tell and that combinations do not solve the problem . |
| 13 | As antimalarial drugs were desperately needed during the war , it is startling to realize that chloroquine was first synthesized several years before the war and recognized at that time as having antimalarial activity . |
| 14 | It is startling to read that his father paid him a visit in hospital , though presumably without knowing his son was being treated for gonorrhoea . |
| 15 | It is startling to discover that many outdoor organisations are unaware of this proposal . |
| 16 | Yet it is damaging to suggest that they can be answered separately from questions about the educational needs of children and young people themselves . |
| 17 | It is aspiring to know that the Offload page can save a person 's credibility — none other than BASW chairperson , Graham Thompson . |
| 18 | It is made to seem that he was a stranger , a gentleman , a ‘ watcher from the sidelines ’ . |
| 19 | If we begin by saying ‘ Wordsworth was a mystic , therefore … ’ , or ‘ Wordsworth was a poetic genius , therefore … ’ or , as in recent years , ‘ Wordsworth was psychologically abnormal , possibly mad , and certainly strange … ’ we deceive ourselves ; it is flattering to think that we have explained Wordsworth , and need therefore pay no attention to what he says . |
| 20 | It is astounding to find that the Gilberts Californian real-estate and property magnates have managed to acquire a collection of this importance in just over thirty years . |
| 21 | Though it is mistaken to suppose that the British made no effort to leave the Masai better than they found them , it is clear that their potential emergence from the colonial period much as they had entered it was something their administrators could in the end accept with equanimity . |
| 22 | When a module name is first entered into LIFESPAN , it is checked to ensure that the same name has not already been chosen for another module . |
| 23 | It is mentioned to indicate that we stand at the start of communication changes and must prepare to play our part imaginatively in the future and not just retrospectively . |
| 24 | the limitation on circulation of the report : normally the client 's instructions , the scope of work and the time constraints in which it is performed mean that circulation should be restricted to those to whom the report is addressed and to other named parties to whom the report is relevant . |
| 25 | It is taken to mean that there are greater forces at work than the earthly powers of men . |
| 26 | 8 Make a final check on the photograph before it is taken to ensure that it will do its job . |
| 27 | 8 Assess each picture before it is taken to ensure that the picture is relevant and makes its point . |
| 28 | It is designed to ensure that students gain full benefit from the video , and provides a variety of reading material from newspapers and other authentic sources , paralleling the items on the video . |
| 29 | It is reassuring to remember that fact when we lie awake worrying about how we are going to feel next day . |
| 30 | It is reassuring to know that experiments performed in these three rather different time-free environments have all given results like those shown in Fig. 2.2 . |