Example sentences of "[adv] this [be] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There seems little likelihood of more resources ( in terms of money ) becoming available , as a proportion of the total GDP ; and perhaps this is as it should be . |
| 2 | Perhaps this is because they really are wanting or perhaps it is because the professional refuses to take on a role that the parents want but that he or she thinks unsuitable . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps this is because I am American and because of the strong equal opportunities laws in the US , which protect women and encourage companies to promote women to executive positions . ’ |
| 4 | So that 's why their policies might seem a little bit wishy-washy in that how that if they were going straight for a rich peasant economy then perhaps you would have expected a more spectacular economic growth , but there was n't and perhaps this was because they did n't actually go positively just for a rich peasant economy , they were trying to achieve a greater degree of erm egalitarianism in the countryside at the same time . |
| 5 | perhaps this was because he could hardly see more than a yard in front of his face . |
| 6 | Perhaps this was because she belonged to Fred , which meant that there was no call to Oh , all that , he thought , shutting up in his own head . |
| 7 | Erm I du n no this is somebody else 's paper so This is before I had a I worked it out as I I th I thought it 'd work out a three- four-five triangle . |
| 8 | Right , so this is if we incorporate expectations in our model of supply response alright , so instead of saying that the the desired level of supply instead of saying that , we say it 's actually this right , if we actually incorporate expectations specifically alright , then we get a supply response model alright , like this and our hypothesis , y'know cos we do n't know how expectations are formed , right , economics ca n't tell us anything about how expectations are formed are they rational , are they naive , are they adaptive , who knows , nobody knows alright . |
| 9 | Possibly this was because he distrusted the enthusiasm , sometimes pushed to excessive lengths , which some agnostics felt for the church ( for example their defence of Cranmer 's Prayer Book ) , and Hardy 's enthusiasm amounted almost to love . |
| 10 | Usually this is because they got ready before the rain started falling and are unable to see that they are not going to stay up unless they wait until the shower has passed . |
| 11 | Probably this is because we were able to explore students ' work in an active way . |
| 12 | Now this is and I must admit when he pulled the trigger then I thought that was going to go right in the back of the net . |
| 13 | Often this is because they fail to understand what is expected of them under the broad , general duties of the Health and Safety at Work Act . |
| 14 | Well this is and I noticed erm sort of do my in this particular one , she said she 's interested in North American Indians |
| 15 | Years ago this was when it was Carfours |
| 16 | Sometimes this is because they are actually taken for granted . |