Example sentences of "[det] be [conj] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above all , very few of them meet more than one of the criteria used in the inner-city for measuring network strength , and the essential reason for this is that their network ties are not mainly territorial . |
| 2 | The answer comes from the third element of classical foundationalism ; this is that our beliefs about our present sensory states are infallible . |
| 3 | One reason for this is that our metabolic rate slows down as we age . |
| 4 | The slight down side of all this is that your foe will usually know exactly how tough your cavalry is and target them with spells and artillery . |
| 5 | So , er , we were having a drink , you know , and er this is after her father got done for er stealing you know , for hauling stolen meat , and we were sitting and all and Christopher was , and Michelle said , oh , and you know the way she gets on Bernard , like , oh you 're gon na have to come round to my house and we 'll have a really lovely barbecue and all , and there was steaks . |
| 6 | This is because its construction did not take account of many of the equivalences that can arise between IF constructs , between ALT constructs , or as a consequence of |
| 7 | This is because its chronicity can be achieved only by delivering a massive insult or repeated dosing so that it takes a long time for the acute ulcer to heal and often leads to the death of the animal in the acute phase . |
| 8 | This is because their world knowledge tells them that the banks found near rivers are not usually of the financial type ( although it must be stressed that this interpretation is not wrong , it is just less likely ) . |
| 9 | Whether this is because their earlier success is an indicator that they have the appropriate capabilities , or because their earlier study has been important in preparing them for entry , or some combination of these , is difficult to say definitively without further research . |
| 10 | This is because his present stance does not allow him to move freely into the ball . |
| 11 | Perhaps this is because his problem is not a sociological one ; he is engaged in polemic rather than social theory and his work is built around an apocalyptic vision of the future of capitalism rather than a series of questions about social phenomena . |
| 12 | This is because his opponents in Congress set the rules and can change them whenever they want ; Congress amended the constitution more than 300 times during 1992 . |
| 13 | This is because our movements slowly become stereotyped as life goes on and we tend to move in a way that feels ‘ right ’ to us . |
| 14 | This is because our adversary can not have everything his own way . |
| 15 | This is because our ‘ taxi schema ’ contains a ‘ taxi driver ’ , and we assume that a taxi that arrives at our house has a driver . |
| 16 | This is because Our Lady seldom spoke . |
| 17 | This is because our semantic model ( chosen because it expresses the weakest equivalence required for most practical correctness issues ) does not distinguish between processes on the grounds of what communications can be observed after the refusal of specific sets . |
| 18 | This is because our brains did n't evolve under conditions dominated by mass media . |
| 19 | This is because our friends do not possess the capacity to project into the future or understand concepts . |
| 20 | This is because your hair goes through a growing phase which lasts from three to five years , then a resting phase which lasts for three to four month before it falls out . |
| 21 | A friend of mine suggests this is because my system is all transistor rather than valves , but the processor and power amp both sound fine when the volume of each is turned up with the volume of the other turned down . |
| 22 | Another is that its method of valuation was too complex and this would detract from its widespread adoption . |
| 23 | One reason for this was that its officers were not bound by past conventions or the class structure that so dominated MI6 . |
| 24 | This was that their mode of production isolates smallholding peasants from each other and prevents the development of a political organization to represent their class interests . |
| 25 | It was suggested that one of the reasons for this was that his main work as an advocate had been on behalf of trade unions , and on one occasion he had walked out of the National Industrial Relations Court in protest at the judge . |
| 26 | The reason for this was that his real name was probably known to the Syrian forces controlling Beirut airport , and certainly to the pro-Syrian Christian Lebanese Forces under Shamir Geagea who controlled the port of Jounieh and had already threatened his life after the NBC broadcast . |
| 27 | This was that his dad did not say please come back and he did not say that he loved him . |
| 28 | This was before my parents were married , so I think my mother is guessing . |
| 29 | This was because their programmes for investment of capital funds ( i.e. funds for the construction of new facilities ) , to support which ‘ growth ’ revenue for the running costs was of course required , were completely taken up with the task of moving general medicine out of over-provided London to the under-provided hinterland of Essex . |
| 30 | This was because his reason for getting up at all was to see if Abigail was all right . |