Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She provides for the physical needs of the family , she is its emotional organizer , mediator of feelings , with a responsibility to dampen and absorb confrontations and generally keep the family running smoothly . |
| 2 | An active member of the Cercle Francais de Guildford she is their current treasurer . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , she is , ’ Shanti said in a matter-of-fact tone , ‘ she 's not my first Mummy , but she is my real Mummy . ’ |
| 4 | She is my little heifer . ’ |
| 5 | He 's thought of changing his will and his investments — but she is his only daughter . |
| 6 | All we need from you is your token consent to the legalities . |
| 7 | Against him is our old friend , fear of Kinnock . |
| 8 | He wears a pinstripe suit , red tie , and next to him is his black magician 's bag ; he never lets it out of his sight . |
| 9 | The nice thing about him is his self-deprecating manner . |
| 10 | ‘ She comes whistling out of the dark when folks is in their beds and the most they 'll see of her is her green eyes and the red fires blowing up her smoke . ’ |
| 11 | For example , when the forty days of mourning a death are over and the women in the family who have foregone food or combing their hair can start a normal life again , it is their female friends and sisters who cook for them and comb and oil their hair . |
| 12 | It is their democratic right and modern technology makes it possible . |
| 13 | The down hairs are the ones closest to the skin and it is their primary task to keep the animal warm and to conserve its precious body heat . |
| 14 | If , at Z Press , the editors at Layer 111 find and develop manuscripts into books with market potential , it is their general editor at Layer IV who fits those books into the press 's overall list , who thinks ahead to their position on next year 's list and later allocates resources to their production and marketing , and who makes projections about the publishing and book-buying trends of the next two to five years . |
| 15 | If the PWRs have an Achilles heel it is their steam-generator tubes . |
| 16 | It is their anti-social influence in that deep sense which is at issue , and which can be measured only by the extent to which such works encourage conduct which threatens the rights and freedoms of others to enjoy a peaceful and secure life under the law . |
| 17 | It is their good fortune to have the luxury of comment without the responsibility of action that enables them to appear more in tune with public feeling than the ideologists of either side of the political spectrum . |
| 18 | Owls ' eyesight is good in dim light but not so good in total darkness ; it is their acute hearing and the accuracy with which they can pinpoint sounds that make them such successful hunters . |
| 19 | This small group ( within the larger group , the organization ) is often called my role set or my team , and it is their transmitted expectations which affect my performance most of the time . |
| 20 | It is their long-term removal to England to which he objects . |
| 21 | Only now , when the tribal peoples have almost gone , has the West awakened to the fact that , rather than their lands and possessions , it is their subtle abilities and specialized environmental wisdom , forged since the beginning of time , which are of paramount importance to us all . |
| 22 | I always advise people to have a bitch if it is their first Rottweiler . |
| 23 | The contribution made by these visitors to the atmosphere and overall success of the day is considerable — for many of them , it is their first taste of the life now fully adopted by their sons , brothers and boyfriends who are now on parade . |
| 24 | It is their first taste of European work experience and the college hopes more students will have the chance of work in France , Holland and Spain next year . |
| 25 | In particular they stressed that ‘ The framework [ for English ] should ensure , at the minimum , that all school-leavers are competent in the use of English — written and spoken — whether or not it is their first language . ’ |
| 26 | Those who enter a course leading to the qualifications awarded by a Professional Association ( such as Membership , Associateship or Fellowship ) should make themselves familiar with the regulations of that body , as it is their personal responsibility to comply with them . |
| 27 | The free junctions which are connected topologically to the fixed junctions must therefore also move but it is their mean positions which are embedded , moving affinely with the continuum . |
| 28 | In this country , it is often assumed that teachers are a law unto themselves once they are inside the classroom and that it is their professional training and sense of professional responsibility that are the chief influences on their practice . |
| 29 | There can be no connection between the appointment and the person unless it is their utter unsuitability for the position . |
| 30 | But it is their cumulative weight that has brought about an unprecedented , and critical , situation . |