Example sentences of "is [pers pn] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Self-preservation , replies Kate the British Committee librarian feebly , I ca n't afford a breakdown , this is me for the moment , there 's nothing I can do about it .
2 Yes , this is me with the Geiger counter looking for radioactive traces on the moor , nothing much actually , so in the end it was a bit of a waste of time ’ ) .
3 ‘ And of course the house is yours for the duration , my love .
4 So the choice really is yours at the end of the day … . !
5 I shudder at the recollection of those long , cold hours standing around followed by long , deserted routes where the only struggle is you versus the wind , trying to keep the banner upright .
6 Is she at the hospital ?
7 Oh Maggie is erm fine where is she at the moment , oh she 's at Hexham right well we 'll give her a call at Hexham and say this is where your new assignment is going to be .
8 On the razz is she on the pull ?
9 How interested is she in the preparation of this dress ?
10 Is , is she in the house ?
11 Everything that is here is mine with the exception of the carpets .
12 The question really means : What is it about the idea of a god that gives it its stability and penetrance in the cultural environment ?
13 " Is it about the competition , Mr Feather ? "
14 So , you know , is there anything , is it about the way you work , is it about the way the course is taught , is it about you know sort of reassurance and pastoral type stuff , is it about , you know , what ?
15 So , you know , is there anything , is it about the way you work , is it about the way the course is taught , is it about you know sort of reassurance and pastoral type stuff , is it about , you know , what ?
16 And what is it about the cat that is the specific trigger for the irrational panics ?
17 Is it about the Mafia ?
18 What is it about the changes that occur in a crossroads period that mark them out as structural changes , distinct from the movement and change experienced during the intervening years ?
19 If it is indeed the loosening of control over associative thought — Woolf 's ‘ Wings in the Head ’ — that is the basic mechanism responsible for autism then the question arises : what is it about the mind that modulates this process , allowing it some free rein , though being capable on occasions of going badly awry , leading to psychosis ?
20 Is it about the house ?
21 Is it beyond the wit , guts and grace of ordinary men and women to re-assemble in fresher alliances on the basis of fresh thinking ?
22 Whetstones Dhrystones No Coprocessor 133,000 9471 Intel 387DX 2497000 9471 RapidCad 3777000 10199 Is it worth the money ?
23 One more question you might ask yourself is : Is it Worth the Fight ?
24 They too must remember the many faces of fairness , and ask , in each case , what function the elected body serves , what they want to achieve ( punishing politicians , however deservedly , is an inappropriate answer ) and is it worth the upheaval ?
25 Is it worth the hassle ?
26 Is it worth the effort ?
27 Is it worth the upgrade ?
28 This may provide calmer sailing but is it worth the trouble ?
29 Is it with the hose ?
30 As surveys his operations , is it with the eye of the secretary for mining ?
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