Example sentences of "is [pron] [adj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth , I do n't know about two front seats . |
| 2 | Indeed , almost the most valuable part of the coelacanth anatomy , to the Comoreans , is its rough heavy scales . |
| 3 | Their main source of heat is their own metabolic activities , and nearly all maintain core temperatures of 38.5°C ( most mammals ) to 41°C ( most birds ) . |
| 4 | Another idiosyncrasy of carp is their unpredictable feeding times . |
| 5 | Injustice was not only done , but seen to be done and this is something all thoughtful citizens should applaud . |
| 6 | ‘ This is something all local authorities are expected to undertake but I believe Clackmannan are ahead of the field in this respect . ’ |
| 7 | Millions of parts and supplies must be got to the right place at the right time , which is something American military forces have not always been able to do . |
| 8 | So what other , is there any other friends ? |
| 9 | So is there any other friends you go out with ? |
| 10 | And was there any other ways you used to , is there any other things you used |
| 11 | erm and I think maybe that you , you jumped in should n't have done that er because obviously M Martin got quite defensive at that point you know because you were only going there to do this financial planning service and er selling them anything , you were just offering this financial planning service and then you jumped in with these , when I come back with my recommendations erm tt I also thought that erm you know it was a little bit dodgy actually to say you , well you know erm tt we have found that our records are incorrect and I thought well then that maybe and erm you went ve you went very o when you were talking about the dependants erm you , you you did n't seem to get into er erm how many children have you got and is there any other dependants , it , you , it seemed to take you a long time to actually get there . |
| 12 | Is there any spare boxes in there ? |
| 13 | Can you get through to town there 's no through road that way , other end , but could n't is there any short cuts you get into town that way ? |
| 14 | Can you find the ye , if is there any yellow pads about ? |
| 15 | Why is it that bogus applicants , and even genuine asylum seekers , are given housing when they claim to have no alternative accommodation ? |
| 16 | Why is it that content words tend to be preserved and function words omitted ? |
| 17 | Why is it that Eastern peoples acquire languages so easily while we in the West make such heavy weather of it ? |
| 18 | But if , indeed , higher returns on retirement can be bought at the expense of derisory returns on death , how is it that terminal bonuses play such an important part in the ultimate returns . |
| 19 | Perhaps there are so many new routes being done West Cumbria that the writers can not keep up ; or is it that other areas are more important to the committee ? |
| 20 | Why is it that black kids are so amenable to the influences of their peers ? |
| 21 | Why is it that black kids develop their sporting progress to the point that , by the time they leave school , their educational motivation is rather low , while their sporting motivation is soaring ? |
| 22 | And , finally , why is it that black kids find support for the idea that they have only limited employment opportunities ahead of them , not only from their peers but also from the school ? |
| 23 | Why is it that European companies do not regard looking after their workers well in terms of hours and wages as destroying competitiveness , but instead see it as a way to obtain good work from their workers ? |
| 24 | Is it that English players are not hungry enough ? |
| 25 | But why is it that Northern towns , like anywhere else , have their monumental civic buildings , public libraries and baths , named after and often founded by the old city fathers , local entrepreneurs , the class enemy ? |
| 26 | What is it that social anthropologists actually do ? |
| 27 | Once that is understood then the answer to my original question : What is it that social anthropologists actually do ? becomes easier to understand . |
| 28 | LADY JONES : 'T IS what all young gentlemen will do ! |
| 29 | Firmness on crime is what most inner-city blacks cry out for : their life is made hell by muggers , pimps and drug dealers . |
| 30 | That too , as we shall see , is what some other schools would recommend , especially in England , where the main stream of Anglican theology has been strongly critical of Barth 's ‘ one-sidedness ’ . |