Example sentences of "[is] [pron] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's nothing the right colour at all . |
| 2 | The four circles are not presented as dealing with quite separate topics , such that to move from one to another would be in any sense a change of subject , but rather as four equally fundamental and interlocking dimensions of the same ground-motif that runs throughout : that Jesus Christ is the actualisation and realisation in time and history of God 's eternal decision to be God for and with man ; he is himself the everlasting covenant of God with us , and in that covenant the meaning and purpose of the created universe itself is contained ; and in him too lies the uncovering and overcoming of man 's estrangement from God by the divine ‘ No ! ’ of the cross which leads on to the ‘ Yes ! ’ of the resurrection . |
| 3 | This close attention is itself the major motivator and reward . |
| 4 | It is not possible at present to decide whether the Cys 177 sulfhydryl group is itself the ultimate recipient of the methyl group or whether it is required for catalysis of automethylation of the enzyme at some other site . |
| 5 | Secondly , because the reserves in question , notes and coin and balances at the Bank of England , are liabilities of the Bank of England , then the Bank is itself the sole supplier of such reserves . |
| 6 | It recognises ( a recognition reflected in such celebrated instances as the Bill of Rights 1689 and the Case of the Sheriff of Middlesex ( 1840 ) 11 A & E 273 ) that each House is itself the final authority as to the propriety of any particular method of carrying out its functions , and beyond the reach of judicial control in so doing . |
| 7 | In this way , casting ceases to be just an intermediary stage in the act of creation but is itself the finished product of that act . |
| 8 | The formal disruption is itself the visible manifestation of the political demand . |
| 9 | Not surprisingly , this indeterminacy is itself the main characteristic of ‘ hysterical ’ discourse which is never willing to assert anything definitively ( Irigaray 1966:29–30 , 1967:67–8 ) . |
| 10 | It is itself the English mind , the element in which we live and work . |
| 11 | No , under the right hand side , there 's none the left hand side Well I said I only washed |
| 12 | It is you the Great Spirits want . ’ |
| 13 | Is she the right colour ? |
| 14 | Is she the right person to do it from a Catholic school ? |
| 15 | ‘ Is she the black girl you were looking for ? ’ |
| 16 | Is she the first woman to have a baby ? |
| 17 | Is she the evil mother , who tries to prevent her daughter Pamina from discovering her true father , Sarastro , and entering the Temple of Wisdom ? |
| 18 | Oh is she the old lady that 's |
| 19 | It is something the International Board will have to look into very seriously . |
| 20 | This is something the disabled person will EXPERIENCE and KNOW through the atmosphere of peace , joy and unity present in the community . |
| 21 | Sadly , that is something the Labour group no longer wants to do . ’ |
| 22 | Sadly , that is something the Labour group no longer wants to do . ’ |
| 23 | Surmounting these hurdles is something the two winners of the award in 1992 have in common . |
| 24 | ‘ I know that three red cards in successive matches is something the disciplinary committee will look at . |
| 25 | The size of hole necessary for a soakaway of this type depends on the water table and the permeability of the soil and is something the local Building Control Officer will advise on : usually a hole about 2m deep and 1.2m square is sufficient . |
| 26 | Existing qualifications will have to be recognised for the time being , probably for some years , and APL , or accreditation of prior learning , is something the National Council for Vocational Qualifications is still exploring . |
| 27 | Clearly this is something the ambitious politician will want to do . |
| 28 | Getting on with the neighbours is something the lucky ones among us can take for granted . |
| 29 | If this is a problem , however , it is one the novel shares with many of the novels we now read . |
| 30 | If the matter is one the direct outcome of which may be trial of the applicant and his possible punishment for an alleged offence by a court claiming jurisdiction to do so , the matter is criminal . |