Example sentences of "be [conj] [det] [noun sg] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rules of the game are that each person is allowed to turn over two cards and , if they are the same , to withdraw them and place them by their side . |
| 2 | ‘ My instructions are that this boy is to move on . ’ |
| 3 | Indicates are that this figure is continuing to rise . |
| 4 | The non-lexical task most intensively studied is reading nonwords aloud , and the most commonly advocated view has been that this task is accomplished by using a system of rules relating spellings to sounds . |
| 5 | A third view could be that such investment is not an element in a zero-sum game : investment abroad is not a simple net loss to UK plants but , instead , creates productive facilities which complement and are integrated with UK production . |
| 6 | One of the reasons underlying the inconsistent results with regard to the effect of familial sinistrality might be that this factor is likely to be confounded with family size ( Bradshaw , 1980 ) . |
| 7 | It can be that this behaviour is mistaken for psychiatric problems . ’ |
| 8 | It may be that this explanation is not an acceptable answer to the question , but it is presented by the speaker in a form which conveys ‘ what I think we 're talking about ’ in this part of the conversation . |
| 9 | The first conclusion must be that this failure is not unexpected because social services were not designed to reduce such inequalities . |
| 10 | A strong gatekeeper role will limit sales access to influencers and decision takers in the way laid down by company policy , and it may not be until that policy is changed that an individual supplier may be permitted sales access to present his wares . |
| 11 | But LFF evidence tends to corroborate suggestions that this may be because such film-making is just not very good at the moment . |
| 12 | The transient nature of the binding may be because this sequence is recognized on account of its structure without additional hydrogen bonding contacts . |
| 13 | but clearly there , there is an element of that , there is an element that they 'd gone beyond it that 's that that bit is difficult to define and quantify . |
| 14 | Its basis is that all life is to be valued and treated with respect ; that the rhythm of life is something implanted by the Creator ; that the different ecosystems have to be treasured , even when we regard them as hostile to human life itself . |
| 15 | As we know , exercise plays an important part in any diet/exercise routine , but the key thing is that all exercise is not the same . |
| 16 | ( The seller will generally try to restrict this to a warranty of specifically identified information : the acquirer will want a warranty of all information but not if the consequence is that all information is to be treated as a disclosure ) . |
| 17 | The sentence is itself ‘ redundant ’ with respect to the opening sentence of Beckett 's Malone Dies which it self-consciously imitates , and the implication is that all discourse is but a re-hashing of another 's words . |
| 18 | The result is that little attention is given to people 's own experience and understandings of these processes and the fact that such understandings in turn lead to ways in which they attempt to improve their circumstances within the constraints and opportunities with which they are faced . |
| 19 | The main concept , which goes against much traditional thinking about language , is that such change is a natural and inevitable process . |
| 20 | A fundamental disadvantage with the conception of the British schemes is that such compensation is neither considered nor provided . |
| 21 | One rather strange anomaly is that such intercourse is legal between consenting male adults over the age of 21 , but is illegal between heterosexuals and is punishable by a large fine or four years in prison . |
| 22 | Those who are ‘ wise ’ may keep to one purpose , but the implication is that such wisdom is not allowed to exist for very long . |
| 23 | In the same way , we should declare that we believe in the existence of God even when all the evidence is that such belief is absurd . |
| 24 | The main problem is that neither cluster is at all prominent , and it is easy to be misled by the adjacent star-fields . |
| 25 | A slightly sinister element is that neither side is producing its smears . |
| 26 | In my judgment the basic answer which any real property lawyer would give to a question about an assignee 's power to deal with a tenancy interest is that each assignee is the owner of the whole estate and can deal with it so as to alter it or its terms . |
| 27 | One important difference between eurocheques and ordinary cheques is that each eurocheque is guaranteed by your eurocheque card up to the approximate currency equivalent of £100 . |
| 28 | The difference is that each location is stuck with its contents , once and for all . |
| 29 | What is important is that each student is made aware of the chasm which separates the comfortable assumptions we make as teachers and the reality of the world beyond the school walls . |
| 30 | The beauty about the Causeway Coast Masters , which will more than fill the gap left by the sudden demise of the Bushmills Irish Masters two years ago , is that each game is of the 21 shot duration , and not three sets of seven up . |