Example sentences of "but it is [vb pp] that they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strictly speaking , collocations represent syntagmatic and paradigmatic knowledge rather than semantic , but it is argued that they represent the implicit application of syntactic , semantic and pragmatic knowledge [ Sharman , 1990 ] , and for reasons of simplicity have been referred to as a source of semantic information . |
| 2 | They part , but it is arranged that they can meet again any day in White Friars , near Chester 's Inn , at seven in the morning . |
| 3 | The dolphins ' opinion of Miss Goddard was not recorded but it is believed that they would be unlikely to demur from her conclusion . |
| 4 | It was not known yesterday what the exact number of redundancies would be but it is hoped that they can be achieved voluntarily . |
| 5 | As far as government backbenchers are concerned , their instructions are to be present at these committees but it is hoped that they will be silent as each speech only adds that much longer to the proceedings . |
| 6 | However , it has been agreed that they should be analogous in structure and language to the National Certificate Module descriptors , but it is anticipated that they may not be so prescriptive in content . |
| 7 | And they could have continued to pay £1 a year for the next 21 years but it is claimed that they failed to act in time . |
| 8 | The activities of Whips are a mystery to most people outside Parliament but it is known that they do occasionally cajole , threaten and even bully MPs who might not toe the party line . |
| 9 | Their function is not known , but it is suggested that they may be used to pin a patch of mucosa in position during feeding , or that they may prevent the entry of foreign matter into the buccal capsule when the worm has detached from the mucosa . |