Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [conj] [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distortions of communication which occur in these social institutions are as they are , as a result , in part , of unconscious activity of groups of people over time . |
| 2 | Yeah well this is what 's not , I mean we do n't know who who those accounts are that you 're dealing with where that 's the situation |
| 3 | I think one of the , the best things a member of the royal family has done , is Prince Phillip and Prince of Wa , and Prince of Wales have actually opened their mouths up and said they 're opposed to wha a lo a lo a lot of what the present government policies are and it 's not , not before time , in my opinion ! |
| 4 | But the signs are that they are going to get tough with clubs that offer idle excuses for not getting their cup-ties out of the way . |
| 5 | All the signs are that we are going to have to put up with far from satisfactory liquid crystal diode displays if we want portability , and recognising that the things are far from ideal , Japanese manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to improve the things . |
| 6 | The signs are that he is prepared to sign up for the emerging versions of both political and monetary union . |
| 7 | The signs are that he is right . |
| 8 | ‘ All signs are that it is making a real impact in reducing the spread of Aids , ’ Mr Roberts said . |
| 9 | Counterfeiting is a multi million pound industry and all the signs are that it 's growing at an alarming rate . |
| 10 | Many of the routine social situations we find ourselves in are clearly rule-governed , but it is often extremely difficult to specify exactly what the rules are or what are the potential breaches of the rules . |
| 11 | Frequently recurring criticisms of the contracts are that they are of up to nine years ' duration , they contain hidden annual increases , that the costs of settling old agreements are added to the undisclosed capital value of new equipment , and that the total cost of a contract is not disclosed . |
| 12 | The advantages of using this measure are that it is independent of the subfield , and of the year of citation . |
| 13 | Er one wonders how on earth they speak to each other , or if indeed they even know who each other is or where their offices are and there is n't that personal relationship that one might expect to find in the normal concept of a legal firm and indeed er without clearly we go to off the point somewhat to have a discussion as to whether or not er a partnership is a suitable legal entity for these people to trade under . |
| 14 | ‘ I know who the kids are but there 's nothing I can do about it . |
| 15 | The advantages in determining serum 7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one concentration are that it is an even simpler method , that only a serum sample is needed , that no radioactivity needs to be used , and that it is less time consuming . |
| 16 | The disadvantage are that it is necessary to set a maximum value for the number of different tags are allowed in any one position . |
| 17 | So who would Wily Imp be if he were a human being ? |
| 18 | But he seemed to think because you 'd had your stroke almost a year ago that I should be over it ; his exact words were that I was looking for sympathy . |
| 19 | The most important of these characteristics were that they were the administrative centres of royal estates , or more rarely great ecclesiastical estates . |
| 20 | As originally conceived in the White Paper , the main characteristics of the polytechnics were that they were to be large , comprehensive , have an applied philosophy , be primarily teaching institutions with a brief to develop courses in new areas , and their courses were to be validated by the CNAA . |
| 21 | Another reason to be cautious of over-reliance on the mean is that there are certain important between-group differences which a simple comparison of group means can not reveal . |
| 22 | One of the most wonderful things about religion is that it 's always there waiting for us . |
| 23 | I think the most important thing about community arts is that it 's arts for the community , and invariably one is not approaching it in the same way as one would market , say , a show at the Theatre Royal for instance . |
| 24 | Although this is not so good as the quick sponge or madeira cake for cutting and shaping , it is ideal for the simpler shaped fantasy cakes and its advantage over the quick sponge is that it is lighter . |
| 25 | Now the reason I used the word association is that it 's different from correlation which is what we 're gon na talk about shortly . |
| 26 | ‘ Not really because it seems to do any good but just because the thinking is that it 's better for him than other commercial products , ’ says Kathleen . |
| 27 | What 's funny about Frank Spencer is that he 's a fella . |
| 28 | One explanation of the progressive advance of the temperature rhythm is that it is being driven by a body clock that is running too fast . |
| 29 | My one real consolation in the face of almost any betrayal or grief is that I am without doubt an extremely talented writer , come danger or candle stump . |
| 30 | The reason Scottish Equitable is proposing this deal is because it is short of the necessary capital needed to carry on growing its business . |