Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [be] not surprising that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amphibians in the wild are food for so many other animals that it is not surprising that they do not always show themselves well even in confinement . |
| 2 | All the Duchamp brothers were at this time passionately interested in mathematics ; Jacques Villon was engaged in reading Leonardo 's Trattato della Pittura , while Marcel Duchamp was a close friend of an amateur mathematician named Maurice Princet , so that it is not surprising that they should have been responsible for introducing a more scientific note into Cubist discussions . |
| 3 | These are extreme cases , but there are many lesser cases that we hear of more frequently , so it is not surprising that house-buyers are asking : |
| 4 | In their natural state , such lands are characterised by large herds of herbivores that seasonally migrate in tune with biomass availability , so it is not surprising that overgrazing and land degradation ensue . |
| 5 | Those were the days when a farm worker earned about thirty shillings a week , and three pounds was quite a good wage , so it is not surprising that a Saturday afternoon at the cinema cost tuppence , and four different sweets could be bought for a penny . |
| 6 | This feature is present in the standard unified model , so it is not surprising that the experimental data are satisfied . |
| 7 | It is a fine venue with wonderful views , so it is not surprising that at the turn of the century special trains were laid on to bring the visitors . |
| 8 | Whilst the royal funerals continued to be furnished ‘ in-house ’ by the Lord Chamberlain via the royal upholders , there were a number of top-quality cabinet-makers , mercers and upholders willing to undertake the organization of funerals for members of the nobility and the landed gentry as an extension to their established clients ; so it is not surprising that Chippendale , for example , also furnished funerals if called upon to do so . |
| 9 | It should be remembered that Hadley Wood tunnel and the East Coast main line was a favourite haunt of the Deltics that used it for almost all of their working life , so it is not surprising that one of their number should reappear on its familiar route . |
| 10 | He is also , like many archaeologists , a connoisseur of real ale , so it is not surprising that he singles out as a favourite this inscription from Upton-on-Severn : |
| 11 | Western philosophy has a long tradition so it is not surprising that it has changed over the centuries both in content and in method . |
| 12 | Retaining fertile eggs within her body long enough for them to hatch there does not require major anatomical or physiological changes , so it is not surprising that all the major groups of land-living animals contain species that produce live babies . |
| 13 | The somewhat bitter though minty flavour of hyssop leaves has given them a mixed reception amongst cooks and gourmets. so it is not surprising that hyssop 's original use was medicinal , as suggested by the specific name — officinalis ( from the Latin officina , workshop ) indicates that the plant was authorized for use by the medical profession and could be sold in pharmacies . |
| 14 | The dimension of unc is that of voltage , so it is not surprising that many people refer to it as voltage or induced voltage , a usage into which I often lapse myself . |
| 15 | Real numbers are both very versatile and very simple , so it is not surprising that learning processes use them in many different ways . |
| 16 | Objections were particularly strong from rural areas so it is not surprising that the Conservatives rejected the Redcliffe-Maud scheme . |
| 17 | The early bipedal hominids were smaller than us so it is not surprising that they had smaller skulls , but there are no good grounds for supposing that men have gradually been evolving into creatures of greater and greater intelligence . |
| 18 | This game is one where left-handedness has some advantage and considerable nuisance value so it is not surprising that as many as 18.5% of these first-class performers were left-handed . |
| 19 | The to infinitive is called for with such verbs , so it is not surprising that perceptual verbs should take to before the infinitive when used in the more conceptual inferential sense . |
| 20 | It has been suggested that in their nest-building and brood-rearing habits , ants secrete large amounts of antibiotics , which check pathogens and it is these that affect pollen , while bees and wasps do not , so it is not surprising that ant pollination systems are rare . |
| 21 | We race constantly so it is not surprising that 90 per cent of accidents are caused by excess speed . ’ |
| 22 | Pension schemes are already notoriously complicated , so it is not surprising that lawyers have turned to the actuarial profession to establish valuations of the pension benefits in divorce cases . |
| 23 | Results showed that there is an increasing interest in meat-free meals , so it 's not surprising that the products from the healthy Balance range have become even more popular . |
| 24 | I may be the first challenger for Lennox , so it 's not surprising that I 'm behind Bowe . ’ |
| 25 | Few of the face routes were in nick , so it 's not surprising that new route activity was limited and mixed in style . |
| 26 | In Friedmann 's models , the galaxies are all moving directly away from each other-so it is not surprising that at some time in the past they were all at the same place . |
| 27 | The two causes were closely linked from the 1840s and it is not surprising that when Cassell visited New York in 1853 as a delegate to a World Temperance Convention he would also use Beecher at work in Ohio . |
| 28 | Insects are fragile and easily damaged , and it is not surprising that they are sometimes destroyed completely . |
| 29 | The role of Treasurer over the years has grown from overseeing simple book-keeping to an extensive involvement and the contributions of Leslie Wise , A.J. Chapman , Albert ( Bert ) Ford and currently Jim Grey , have been valuable indeed and it is not surprising that Arthur Chapman felt the work was too demanding for an Honorary Treasurer , although what each does might vary depending on what bias the secretary brings to his post . |
| 30 | It was a classic imperial response in every sense , and it is not surprising that it was to feed into Fascist Italian and German canons of architectural taste . |