Example sentences of "be [det] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Granted that the whole of history may have a meaning , a purpose and a direction — and granted , too , the power and fruitfulness of many of Hegel 's ideas — are that purpose and direction so easily uncovered as he suggests ? |
| 2 | Specific requirements are that Unix or VMS is usually the primary operating system and that primary distribution is via direct or OEM sales to technical markets . |
| 3 | Specific requirements are that Unix or VMS is usually the primary operating system and that primary distribution is via direct or OEM sales to technical markets . |
| 4 | One of the problems with traditional remedial teaching has been that spelling and neatness are fetishes . |
| 5 | It must have been that day or the next , Adam thought , that he or one of them , surely he , had first suggested the commune idea . |
| 6 | A more fundamental objection has been that music-hall and vaudeville were essentially controlled by showmen who were of course entrepreneurs . |
| 7 | There had been little investigation or calling for witnesses . |
| 8 | It had been a wet , raw winter , with the ground waterlogged and streams running high ; but at least there had been little snow and the hill passes were open , which was just as well for a journey to mid-Annandale . |
| 9 | For younger mothers it usually comes as a surprise , an unintended consequence of a past or current sexual relationship , and an event for which there has been little planning or preparation . |
| 10 | In fact , some argue that there has been little growth or development over the years in the service . |
| 11 | There has been little understanding or recognition of the rights of teachers as employees let alone as adults with needs , expectations and aspirations . |
| 12 | If there are many cable crossovers the loose tension will hardly show and will certainly make the knitting easier , but where there are few cables and a lot of plain knitting the looseness of the plain knitting will take over and make the work look faulty . |
| 13 | But there are few women and even fewer men who do n't slip up at some point in their lives , in thought if not in deed . |
| 14 | There are few columns or piers in these domed forms of construction , thus leaving open spaces in the interior where wall , vault and ceiling pictures can be seen without interruption . |
| 15 | There are few trees and no parks to be seen . |
| 16 | He took an interest in most School activities , and there are few societies and clubs which he did not help by his advice and encouragement . |
| 17 | There are few cars or jeepneys in Dapitan City — no Philippine traffic jams here — just taxi tricycles ( trishaws ) going round and round the plaza at a leisurely pace , looking for business . |
| 18 | There are few archers or hand gunners who can stand against decent combat troops in a pitched battle . |
| 19 | There are few jobs and unemployment stands at 24.3 per cent for males and 10.4 per cent for females compared to 12.5 and 6.8 respectively in the rest of Bristol . |
| 20 | And the bridesmaid 's , the little bridesmaid 's jacket are this colour and this colour in print and all out of fabric and erm definitely go for the darker . |
| 21 | So an example of words we should use are this example and there 's a handout to write , to recite , to identify , to differentiate , to solve , to construct , to list , to compare , to controls . |
| 22 | My reply was a relatively feeble but an entirely sincere one : ‘ There are some occupations and activities , ’ I said to them , ‘ where the extent of the benefits you receive depends upon the goodwill of the people you are serving . ’ |
| 23 | The most awkward response is that of a partial similar , there are some improvements but there are still problem symptoms . |
| 24 | It 's mostly for journalists , but there are some golfers and some celebrities . |
| 25 | There are some boys and girls going away to school , their fathers and mothers filling up the moments of waiting with many injunctions in order to shut out their anxieties which their children must not see . |
| 26 | Here are some observations and facts which you may find useful : — |
| 27 | When there are some meetings or , he puts the reports on the desk of the secretary and . |
| 28 | Inevitably there are some ups and downs in such a lengthy work , and volumes two and three represent a slight decline from this lofty pinnacle of excellence . |
| 29 | There are some powers and relationships that recognizably fall within the rubric of the Constitution . |
| 30 | Among the worst rewards are some salary and wage systems . |