Example sentences of "to be [det] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall he was not a happy man : ‘ There did not appear to be much Christmas spirit about this year . |
| 2 | In the process the message for practitioners seems to be that child abuse and child protection practice should be located in child care practice . |
| 3 | The net result seems to be that lowland farming conglomerates are financially happy , as are the manufacturers of agricultural chemicals and the owners of storage silos . |
| 4 | If there is to be more defence co-operation in Europe , why is it necessary for Britain to have its own capability , in addition to that of France ? |
| 5 | Computer products are relatively much cheaper in the US than in the UK , and Americans tend to be more computer literate . |
| 6 | Claimed to be more user friendly is a product from Interpet , Pond Balance , which is said to be environmentally safe and actually encourage plant growth . |
| 7 | Doubt is cast upon Bursali Mehmed Tahir 's statement , however , by the fact that in the concluding lines of what appears to be another autograph manuscript of the same work , Molla Husrev remarks that he finished the composition of it certainly refers to the work , not the manuscript ) on Saturday 2 Jumada I 883/Saturday 1 August 1478 , having begun it on Saturday 12 Dhu " l-Ka'da 877/Saturday 10 April 1473 . |
| 8 | To use the argument from error without that assumption we would have to point to cases when we mistakenly took there to be another mind present . |
| 9 | Unclothed and at rest , cold-adapted humans can maintain a core temperature ( i.e. central body temperature , measured by mouth or rectum ) of 37°C in still air down to 27–29°C , or in water down to 35°C ; in either case the skin and extremities are likely to be several degrees cooler ( Edholm , 1978 ) . |
| 10 | Mr Deputy Speaker , no I did not know the exact amount of the recommendation but I of course assumed there was likely to be some pay increase and I have made an increase in grant which I am just about to explain to the house which will go some way to meet the requirements of local authorities and there are other assets and resources they have er which I will illustrate later on in my speech . |
| 11 | So you 've got er those kind of problems but er there ought to be some troop support for you . |
| 12 | That of course will go and what 's more there 's going to be some drag hunting on his land of which he will not be consulted because if you had to negotiate with organisations for controlled access to its land for the use of drag hunting . |
| 13 | Therefore there is a real tradeoff involved , between the need for any bonus to he relatively generous when compared with a flat salary , and the need for there to be some bonus element . |
| 14 | They lead the first division by one point from Gloucester , so it 's going to be some cup tie . |
| 15 | If the tests are negative at the time of the initial examination , it is quite a good idea to ask the doctor whether he thinks there is likely to be any infection present or what he believes your symptoms are due to . |
| 16 | ‘ There does n't seem to be any safety net for laying people off and there is the belief put about by certain politicians that full employment would cause inflation to rise . |
| 17 | There did n't seem to be any traffic code or signalling system . |
| 18 | In this context , management development can be seen to be any learning experience undergone by those holding managerial roles in an organisation . |
| 19 | It turned out to be this cargo net . |