Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] that [pers pn] [vb base] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem with such lists is that they do not specify any order . |
| 2 | Part of the problem with encouraging girls to take ‘ useful ’ subjects is that we do not know whether it makes any difference to the kinds of jobs they eventually do ; and whether , indeed , these jobs would still be highly rated if women did them . |
| 3 | The problem with these street preachers is that you do n't get the choice not to hear them . ’ |
| 4 | One of the unwritten rules of non-Muslims who work or travel in Muslim countries is that you do n't eat or drink in front of your fasting friends . |
| 5 | ‘ Our biggest problem with A-levels is that they have not been modified in the light of the GCSE , ’ says Brian Howseman , principal of Luton Sixth Form College . |
| 6 | One advantage of Chinese celebrations is that they do not linger on , as everyone knocks off and goes home to bed at about 9 p.m . |
| 7 | One of the most commonly used arguments against the use of probabilistic grammars is that they do not take semantic information into account . |
| 8 | One major difficulty for insects is that they do not have a circulatory blood system . |
| 9 | ‘ I think the problem with new guitars is that they have n't lived , ’ ponders Alex suddenly . |
| 10 | One of Derry 's pressing problems is that they do n't possess a natural left-sided midfielder — hence the constant chopping and changing to try and find the right balance across the middle . |
| 11 | One of the problems is that we have not found a way of doing it cheaply , and this has caused great anxiety . ’ |
| 12 | modern traffic calming measures however er I believe we have experts on the Council er in these matters but I believe that by narrowing the road and perhaps giving us pavements because one of our problems is that we have not got a continuous pavement through the village , and it is necessary to cross the road four times in some cases to walk from one end to the other . |
| 13 | The problems is that you do n't know what documents you need for your enquiry . |
| 14 | The disadvantage of recorded searches is that they do not allow the student personally to experience the interactive capacity of a computer-based information retrieval system . |
| 15 | The problem facing surgeons is that they do n't have the time to devote to research . |
| 16 | ONE advantage for small countries in large empires is that they do not have to think up a defence policy : their armies do what they are told . |
| 17 | The one thing I do ask all my patients is that they try not to question whether or not the regression is real during the course of the session itself . |
| 18 | Er what we tell these patients is that they do n't have evidence of obstruction , or if they do have obstruction , then that obstruction does not threaten their kidney and that it would be appropriate to wait and watch their symptoms . |
| 19 | The fundamental weakness of these bodies is that they do not usually own the land they are trying to control , so that the most effective preservation of landscapes may well stem from private landowning bodies that have an interest in conservation . |
| 20 | As we noted before , one of the prime concerns of teachers is that they do not have enough time to carry out the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of their jobs to their own satisfaction , let alone to invest in enhancing their own skills , or reflecting on their roles and priorities , to anything like the extent which they would like . |
| 21 | The beauty of small lightweight expeditions is that they do n't take that long . |
| 22 | A major advantage of the above examples is that they do not require participants to give up their jobs or move away from their homes and families to undertake training . |
| 23 | However , the plea continually made to us by senior police officers and members of the Police Federation and other organisations representing the police is that they do not have sufficient people . |
| 24 | They are yet to be involved in the testing process : ‘ My real concern for my children is that they have n't gone through the tests for 14-year-olds yet , ’ he says . |
| 25 | The basic problem with these killed virus flu vaccines is that they do not provide either complete protection or retain their effectiveness for very long . |
| 26 | The problem with a lot of acts is that they do n't realize their limitations . |
| 27 | The trouble with this and other moralistic creeds is that they do not allow for the righteous manifestly not enjoying the fruits of their exemplary conduct . |
| 28 | The other major weakness of the proposals is that they do not properly identify the nature of the problem . |
| 29 | Dorset Fire Safety Committee senior fire prevention officer Ian Clark said : ‘ One of the biggest problems with hotels is that they do not maintain the requirements of the Fire Certificate . ’ |
| 30 | One major criticism of many of the major schemes is that they do not subdivide subjects according to consistent characteristics . |