Example sentences of "this [noun] [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This being must have been in some way necessary to humanity , it is inconceivable that this is not so , for surely there would have been evidence of at least one enduring civilisation that had neither ‘ god ’ nor temple . |
| 2 | Crucial as this innovation may have been for co-ordination , it has contributed to an increased sense of ‘ distance ’ between policy makers and implementers in a policy system that operates primarily in a unified , top-down , manner . |
| 3 | A couple of years ago this crowd would have been in Ralph Lauren from head to toe , but today there 's a mixture of Guess , Nautica , Tommy Hilfiger ( ‘ Tommy got the colours ’ ) , Fila and even Duck Head , an obscure Southern prep-wear firm . |
| 4 | If , upon hearing of the manifest truth of the work of art or of the textual , fictional character of the world , the reader will let a knowing smile play upon his face where previously he maintained an attitude of high seriousness , then the aim of this book will have been in part achieved . |
| 5 | If 5,000 people ring the Samaritans each day , within 15 years half the adult population of this country will have been at their wits ' end . |
| 6 | ‘ A few years ago this painting would have been worth about £3 million , now it is a third of that . ’ |
| 7 | Unfortunately , there are too few reliable records to indicate how centralised the authority of this family might have been over Zealot contingents throughout the Holy Land . |