Example sentences of "it is [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is Signora Mancini who has turned these buildings into an attractive residence , and it is the lady 's exceptional talents and great love of country life which have found a true expression in the transformation of Residence Elena into a lovely property of character and charm . |
| 2 | It is Diniz Vasquez , the Portuguese youth , I would see , ’ Nicholas said . |
| 3 | As she insists on dabbling in nuggets of ‘ culture ’ , I must remark that there is only one swan in her chosen Sibelius tone poem , and it is Dr Jekyll who turns into Mr Hyde . |
| 4 | By the time Paul becomes active , James may be official head of the Nazarean Party in Jerusalem ; but it is Simon Peter , whether by virtue of the mission entrusted to him by Jesus or by virtue of his own charisma , who wields the greatest influence and commands the most fervent allegiance . |
| 5 | AS THE World Cup gets under way , it is interesting to note that , in the previous four tournaments , it is Viv Richards and Graham Gooch who have won the most Man of the Match awards . |
| 6 | It is Laura Stratton 's fifty-fourth birthday . |
| 7 | ‘ That it is Joan de Warenne rather than the lady Anne who accompanies you to the Tower , must be a close-kept secret , ’ Elizabeth Woodville told him , her mind working rapidly . |
| 8 | Oddly enough , in the Fabian collection , it is Professor Raymond Plant , chairman of Labour 's working party on voting systems , who goes furthest in insisting that the debate must be much wider than that . |
| 9 | It is Normande milk that makes Camembert cheese . |
| 10 | But it is Jan Timman who has gained the attention of the Dutch . |
| 11 | The impression given by political commentators is that it is Mrs Thatcher who controls inner city expenditure — as she controls just about every item of government spending . |
| 12 | ‘ It is Mrs Markham , is n't it ? ’ she asked , by way of an unnecessary opening gambit . |
| 13 | ( Actually , it is Oxford University Press , but we can be sure of this only because we already know something about this publisher . ) |
| 14 | It is Sunday lunchtime . |
| 15 | It is Sunday morning in the suburbs . |
| 16 | It is Sultan Ismail Petra who probably holds the key to Kelantan 's future . |
| 17 | It is Morland Beddoes who is right , and he gives the answer to those who have called Elizabeth 's work ‘ trivial ’ ; it is life . |
| 18 | It is Jaime Ortiz Patiño 's recent move from a house in Vandoeuveres , outside Geneva , to smaller quarters in London following in his father 's and his maternal grandfather 's footsteps he has recently accepted an appointment as an advisor to the Bolivian government that has prompted the present consignment of Old Masters , silver and French furniture . |
| 19 | It is Vinnie Dirkin . |
| 20 | ‘ It is Ianthe Broome ? ’ he asked tentatively and with no trace of foreign accent . |
| 21 | It is Maria Bertram , whose moral sense is dubious , who rejoices that the church at Sotherton ‘ is not so close to the Great House as often happens in old places ’ ( it is a full mile away ) , while the admirable Colonel Brandon 's Delaford in Sense and Sensibility 'is close to the church , and only a quarter of a mile from the turnpike-road , so ‘ t is never dull … |
| 22 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper of his client as ‘ an important , refined , knowledgeable collector ’ , he says that it is Lloyd Webber 's intention to ‘ buy only world-class art already in Britain with the aim of keeping it here ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ But it is Doctor Sparrow . |
| 24 | It is Santa Maria in Cosmedin , and it is very old . ’ |
| 25 | It is Sergeant Eddie Grant at the RMP Control Room , warning him of a possible major problem in the Soviet Sector . |
| 26 | Bob Ewell who is the father of the so called victim , Mayella , is prepared to use his influence as a white to get Tom convicted even though we know that it is Bob Ewell who should be taking the punishment as it is made clear in the trial that he is the person who abuses Mayella not Tom . |
| 27 | If that change can be put down to one man it is Bob Brett , who took over coaching duties from Balazs Taroczy in February last year . |
| 28 | It is Ben Tee which is the real eyecatcher from anywhere along Loch Garry or the Great Glen itself : a solitary , lofty cone seen through birch and pine , mirror-imaged in the waters of the surrounding lochs . |
| 29 | It is Schüssler Fiorenza who has been foremost among those who have argued that we should promote a solidarity of sisterhood with the women of the earliest Christian community . |
| 30 | I know it is Emma buttermilk dessert |