Example sentences of "[subord] the [noun pl] [be] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the circumstances are that a plaintiff ( such as a mail order company ) wishes to bring separate proceedings in one county court against a great number of defendants , provision is made for a combined request and particulars of claims by the Lord Chancellor 's Practice Directions made on 1 March 1979 and 17 March 1987 setting out full instructions ; these are given in the notes under Ord 3 , r 3 in The County Court Practice . |
| 2 | The problem is that the pool of liquid usually forms underneath the car , where it is both inconspicuous and difficult to get at , so the chances are that it will not be mopped up . |
| 3 | It is an interesting activity , so the chances are that they will quickly forget about the camcorder and behave naturally . |
| 4 | We knew the weather conditions were calm enough inshore but fresher on the other side of the Channel so the indications were that she had probably crossed from France overnight . |
| 5 | If the indications are that there is a continuous drift in one direction , even though still within tolerance , he will be alerted to possible need for readjustment of the process . |
| 6 | If the indications are that there is a continuous drift in one direction , even though still within tolerance , he will be alerted to possible need for readjustment of the process . |
| 7 | But , before you do , wait to see what is proposed around the 19th and then again on the 24th , because the chances are that someone will feel embarrassed and may even offer you the earth when all you wanted was an apology . |
| 8 | Because the chances are that because you know more about the subject than the general reporter , to whom — this may be to you the most important part of the day , most important story of your day , to him it might be only one of four , five or six that they 're doing . |
| 9 | Marjorie Perloff has remarked that young American academics and students have a shared culture based on having read or studied the same books : ‘ they have , by and large , taken courses that expose them to writers like Freud , Nietzsche , and Marx , whereas the odds are that they have not taken a course in , say , the lyric poetry of Goethe , the fiction of Stendhal , or the theatre of Molière . ’ |
| 10 | But since the rules are that the place has to pay its own way , he has welcomed all comers , from the World Indoor Bowls Championship to Militant Tendency , who staged their annual conference in the Palace of the People . |
| 11 | Never shop when you 're tired as the chances are that you 'll find any bed comfortable |
| 12 | For the chances are that one will be shrouded in a cool mist , while the other bakes in blazing sunshine . |