Example sentences of "[noun pl] [that] something [is] " in BNC.

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1 Even when our bodies give us very clear signals that something is wrong , we will hardly ever take responsibility for any problems that we may incur .
2 This seems an absurd consequence and signals that something is wrong with Freeman 's basic assumptions .
3 Whether problems stem from personal shortcomings , from the structure of society or from some combination of these two broad influences , the focus must be on the family and on signs that something is likely to be ‘ wrong ’ .
4 I think erm that sometimes the fact that children have moved to a school where they have a timetable which has got subjects written down on a piece of paper , and the fact that they bring homework back with them and parents can see work in exercise books , sometimes that acts as a kind of reassurance to parents that something is going on which they recognise as education .
5 Obviously , there is some truth in the old maxim that " you get what you pay for " , but as in many other areas of life , price and value are not always synonymous , and you should be very wary of accepting without questions that something is necessarily better because it costs more .
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