Example sentences of "[that] the [noun] is [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might say that the narrator is being fucked by the same in the position of the other — a formulation intentionally ambiguous as to who exactly is in the position of the other , since it is both : the narrator is in the position of the woman being fucked by the other of woman ( man ) . |
| 2 | Is the Minister aware that there is a feeling among farmers that the Ministry is being less helpful than it used to be in dealing with compensation claims arising from low flying by jets or helicopters ? |
| 3 | They say there 's no evidence that the land is being damaged , in fact it 's undergrazed . |
| 4 | One thing that regular reviews also reveal is the range of new publications that the system is being asked to produce . |
| 5 | Section 188(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 requires that where a company is in liquidation , every business document on which the name of the company appears must state that the company is being wound up . |
| 6 | The Bank has quadrupled its investment in environmental projects over the past year , from US$404 million to US$1,600 million , but critics charge that the money is being used to make projects look green rather than cancelling bad projects , which Bank officials are said to be reluctant to do . |
| 7 | There is a feeling , especially among parliamentary critics of the Socialist government , that the Prado is being neglected , and is overdue a favour . |
| 8 | That is the background of neglect against which we must realise that the Bill is being introduced . |
| 9 | It sounds as if the project has the active backing of Novell Inc , because it is said that the software is being built atop a future release of the DR DOS MS-DOS-compatible operating system . |
| 10 | It sounds as if the project has the active backing of Novell Inc , because it is said that the software is being built atop a future release of the DR DOS MS-DOS-compatible operating system . |
| 11 | It emerged that the Government is being forced to alter arrangements for protecting security of supply and impose fines on distribution companies that allow power cuts . |
| 12 | There may be an inspection during the course of the work by local authority officials to check that the work is being executed according to the plans submitted . |
| 13 | Does Nat Sec have any responsibility at all to ensure that the work is being done , and if so what is Nat Sec expected to do if an Area Sec does not appear to be doing his/her job effectively ? |
| 14 | As we do make important choices between alternative versions of sentences , even though each one is correct in itself , then in a succession of sentences , it is possible that the choice is being dictated by the sentence before , each one having a knock-on effect on the structure of the next . |
| 15 | That , together with the subject matter , accounts for our feeling at this point that the story is being sent to a child , the you . |
| 16 | Historians have found some manors where the local custom was for the widow to receive a half proportion , or even the whole , and yet in others apparently none — although in these cases it is more likely that the documentation is being misconstrued . |
| 17 | Amazingly the wild elephants accept the koonkies even though the catchers are on their backs and despite the fact that the herd is being chased by them . |
| 18 | ‘ These are encouraging signs that the message is being heard in the East , ’ he says , ‘ but this is a race against time and the odds of winning do not look favourable . ’ |
| 19 | This is important because it gives relatives and other residents the knowledge that the person is being cared for . |
| 20 | Disconcerting , therefore , to hear that the pub is being floated on the property market . |
| 21 | Interpreting is limited to the oral skills and implies that the translation is being done by a professional linguist . |
| 22 | As it is from the children of the semi- and unskilled working class who leave school without any qualification that the underclass is being recruited , it is important to ask which children are most likely to fall into this category . |
| 23 | I 'm assured by Program Solutions that the problem is being looked into , and that revised drivers will be made available as soon as possible , but even without that mode , this card is a winner . |
| 24 | The preferred method is measuring of the contaminant concentration , combined with some other measurement to ensure that the contaminant is being mineralised rather than being transformed to some other intermediate compound . |
| 25 | The third of the examples above suggests that the poem is being subtle ( whereas in fact it is the author — though again , this is arguably a matter of unknowable intention ) ; use of such personification involves a minor lapse in logic which you should be aware of , even if you decide that the final effect is worth it . |
| 26 | Oyston sees the north being reduced to Third World status , and is alarmed that the country is being taken over by foreign investment . |
| 27 | Alternatively , if used as part of the external audit process , a contract audit may demonstrate to one party that the contract is being managed efficiently and effectively . |
| 28 | Which means that the computer is being used , as it should be , as a user management tool which can vastly improve personnel management effectiveness . |
| 29 | So a futures price of 1825.0 implies that the index is being traded at 1825.0 and the value of the contract is 45,625 ( i.e. 1825.0 ×25 per index point ) . |
| 30 | You can tell that the film is being run backward because this kind of behavior is never observed in ordinary life . |