Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] be that [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem facing surgeons is that they do n't have the time to devote to research . |
| 2 | The most obvious definition for labouring poets is that it includes all those whose support normally depended on manual work , either their own or that of their families . |
| 3 | The reason for the excitement in using lasers is that they enable us to study unstable nuclei , which was not previously possible . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , one problem with using glosses is that you need to decide which terms to gloss ; some terms will have conventional meanings in the genre you are writing in , while other terms — like " synonymous " in the above quotation — will be common in non-technical discourse . |
| 5 | What is distinctive about standing rules is that they direct attention to the interest of the applicant in the outcome of the case . |
| 6 | One of the reasons for owning rather than borrowing textbooks is that they need to be marked to get the best out of them . |