Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [be] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main drawback of such workings was that by their very nature they were of only limited duration . |
| 2 | Perhaps the most telling of such echoes is that between the stallion 's ecstatic animal cry of " " wehee " " as it races off towards the mares ( 4066 ) and Alisons 's gleeful cry of " " tehee " " after making such a fool , in her way , of Absolon ( 3740 ) . |
| 3 | One of the great advantages of such journeys is that from this moment someone else solves all practical problems . |
| 4 | The extraordinary factor in such debates is that at the end of them we get the feeling that there is little that we can actually do to alter the course of events . |
| 5 | The only assumption one makes in using such expressions is that in the corpus of writings referred to there are some characteristic uses of language , which are capable of abstraction as a style . |
| 6 | As obstruction in these cases is because of the tumoral process itself , we postulated that their longterm patency in benign biliary strictures was likely to be better . |
| 7 | These conditions are that at no time during the relevant accounting reference period — ; |
| 8 | The merits of these coalitions are that through direct discussions and active support they should raise as many questions as they pose . |
| 9 | Callinicos ' conclusion to these arguments is that despite their efforts , built around a claimed contrast of the postmodern either with or within Modernism , these authors have produced only ‘ mutually and often internally inconsistent accounts ’ of the ‘ postmodern ’ , manifesting an ‘ inability to come up with a plausible and coherent account of its distinguishing characteristics ’ ( p. 28 ) . |
| 10 | How important these compromises were and to what degree they were amplified by Freemantle or her editors and publishers can not be judged precisely on the evidence available . |
| 11 | The golden rule with these benefits is if in doubt , claim ; and read Your Rights , also published by Age Concern . |
| 12 | He was terrific and made me realise the only reason I had these thoughts was because of the enormous love I have for you . |
| 13 | One disadvantage of this to all parties is that over a long period memories fade and evidence becomes more difficult to establish . |
| 14 | The reason we did those mailings is because of the warning that we had they were the only mailings available by the way . |
| 15 | The characteristic of all those areas is that for a long time they have been Labour controlled , although Conservatives have been in control in Brent for the past year and the Liberal Democrats have recently been in control in Tower Hamlets . |
| 16 | Anyone who is charged with running classes , sections of schools or whole schools needs to be aware of what those assumptions are and of their effects . |
| 17 | What appealed to both partners was that by doing so well in the revue , Ken had become an established comedy actor — not comedian , but comedy actor — and that was the kind they were looking for . |