Example sentences of "[conj] be [art] [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does , does it call into question the fact that that was really what the peasants did think and believe , or were the peasants opportunists , and if they felt they could get away with anything they would get away with anything ? |
| 2 | Nor are the blight years which affected potato crops in about one year in three , in the not so distant past . |
| 3 | It is their dreams and ambitions that are the building blocks for an even better future for us all . ’ |
| 4 | The whole specimen was alive with the wretches that are the polio viruses , at their very worst , attacking the whole spinal column and the brain tissue . |
| 5 | But the decoders that are the decoder lines that are active . |
| 6 | Let us close our eyes with the eyelids that are the drop curtains of the mind 's theatre , and let the great show commence . |
| 7 | Of all the animals that sham dead it is the snakes that are the star performers , some of them going to amazing lengths to convince their assailants that they are truly deceased . |
| 8 | These bachelor males may not be more deprived of sexual outlets than are the harem owners themselves . |
| 9 | They are certainly a less pervasive influence than are the boardroom knights who sign over company funds to the Conservatives . |
| 10 | These are less affected by stretching and restretching than are the animal skins formerly used . |
| 11 | There are also known differences in the trappability of mammal species , with some species being readily caught in traps and others not , so that the comparative samples obtained by trapping are no more representative than are the predator assemblages . ) |
| 12 | Although the central confederations of employers ' associations are usually much less involved in collective bargaining than are the industry associations , nevertheless in a few countries the peak organisations do play a major role . |
| 13 | Nor were the Attercliffe gypsies the only people who misled the enumerators through fear , ignorance or simple forgetfulness . |
| 14 | No leakages were permitted at any points nor were the canvas sides allowed to bulge inward to any greater extent than that caused by the slackness of the canvas specified on the drawing . |
| 15 | A small room below the Operations Centre at CI5 : a room laid out like a telephone exchange , with junction boxes on the wall , and switchboards built into the smooth panels that were the work surfaces ; a quiet room , save for the hiss of the air conditioning and the easy movements of two men in chairs , monitoring flickering TV screens . |
| 16 | there 's no way we could use it either of those , panels that were the glass panels that we 've got in the garage , no , separate them , I mean it , |
| 17 | " I appreciate your position , Mr Grout , but I 'm afraid that is the way things are set up . |
| 18 | Proteins : These are made up of amino acids , and are the building blocks of growth and repair . |
| 19 | An incident electron wave singly scattered to the detector by atom α , and another electron wave doubly scattered by atoms α and β before reaching the detector , can be written ( refs 21 , 22 ; P.H. and D.A.K. , unpublished results ) respectively , where the exponents represent the phases of the scattered waves relative to the origin , and are the scattering factors for singly and doubly scattered waves respectively , containing curved-wave effects . |
| 20 | The gynaecologist asks me : ‘ Is this size of vaginal speculum really used in the Netherlands and are the delivery beds that wide ? ’ |
| 21 | The accessory antennal nerves issue from the antennal lobes and are the motor nerves of the antennae . |
| 22 | His Lithuania is personified by the characters in these photographs and is the myriad expressions of his fellow countrymen and women . |
| 23 | He took early retirement from Stormont in September , 1979 , and was a Planning Appeals Commissioner for Northern Ireland from December , 1979 , to February , 1989 . |
| 24 | In local government finance , work by Tony Travers ( 1988 ) is useful as are the case studies on local authority budgeting edited by Elcock and Jordan ( 1987 ) and the ensuing more theoretical book by Elcock et al. |
| 25 | Some of it is now Gothic and later , but the Lombard/German plan is still distinguishable , as are the nave supports of alternating columns and piers . |
| 26 | There is a long run of teak grabrail on each side of the coachroof and the side decks and foredeck are skinned with laid teak , as are the cockpit seats and sole . |
| 27 | Major vegetation types are described , as are the nature reserves , and the place is given where each photo was taken . |
| 28 | The elements of the model set out below are drawn from Niskanen , as are the policy recommendations flowing from it . |
| 29 | The show scene in Australia is very active , as are the obedience trials and latterly the fast-growing Schutzhund sport . |
| 30 | Contributions are earnings related , paid by both employer and employees , as are the pension payments . |