Example sentences of "be [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There are few things more obstructive to the composing impulse than those word books children queue up with , or those erasers they use to correct the first spelling mistake , often in the first word . |
| 32 | There are few things better than the reluctant black smile : worth a hundred dollars . |
| 33 | As many of you will know , from first hand experience , there are few things which have a greater impact on morale and productivity , than the working environment and associated facilities . |
| 34 | For the tweeny years , fed on pantomimes , theatre-in-education tours of schools and TV series stage spectaculars , there are few plays taken from popular children 's books ( could you include Shakespeare ? ) . |
| 35 | There are few reports , however , of p53 gene alterations in the precursor adenoma . |
| 36 | There are few reports of the cost effectiveness of manometry , but in one study published 10 years ago , Meshkinpour et al concluded that the cost of each change in patient management was $6482.00 . |
| 37 | However , there are few communities like that . |
| 38 | The police deny it , because it is against the law , but there are few motorists who do n't believe it exists . |
| 39 | There are few examinations of the special management problems thrown up by library systems , and the area could provide a fruitful one for future work . |
| 40 | There are few experiences more exciting than starting your own business . |
| 41 | ( As in the usage of Dicken , 1986 , the term Transnational Corporation is preferred here to the term Multinational Corporation , because there are few corporations with an equal footing in two or more leading countries , even in the EC . ) |
| 42 | Much work remains to be done on the structure of the shire community , and there are few shires where it has been closely analysed . |
| 43 | Nevertheless , minimum cultivation methods are much more dependent upon agrochemicals , especially herbicides , so there are few benefits for wildlife . |
| 44 | Also the seams dip only gently and there are few faults . |
| 45 | Other entertainers on the wane can often fall back on a ‘ club circuit ’ , musicians and dancers can sometimes coach others , but there are few openings for the ex-footballer . |
| 46 | Clearly there are few barriers to filling the site 's personal computer with survey data , but what can be done with it ? |
| 47 | There are few countries which choose to rely on imports of basic cereals ( wheat , rice etc. ) if they can avoid it . |
| 48 | There are few restrictions on the type of support we can offer but the important feature is the idea ; once that is accepted we will help the researcher in whatever way may be appropriate to bring his idea to fruition . |
| 49 | There are few predators of bristleworms which can be safely introduced into a reef tank though doubtless a large crab or Triggerfish would devour them happily , but would also probably eat all your expensive corals as an appetiser . |
| 50 | There are few havens from storms , but the coastal scenery verges on the Wagnerian . |
| 51 | However , since there are few sites monitoring PM 10 with long-term records , assessments of trends in particulates usually employ TSP measurements . |
| 52 | There are few patterns as varied and beautiful as those made by the feathers of birds . |
| 53 | And there are few effects which require more time or effort to achieve . |
| 54 | There are few prisoners that I know of , and a hundred people live there , including two or three who are official security guards . |
| 55 | However , most of the campaigns are run by authorities in the more accessible countryside ; there are few campaigns organized by those in the remoter or upland areas , either because they deem them undesirable or consider the likely returns insufficient . |
| 56 | There are few tears to be shed . |
| 57 | 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 . |
| 58 | Although there are few certainties in the headhunting business , those firms which survived the 1970s are largely still in existence , and will probably continue to prosper , through building up a loyal client base . |
| 59 | There are few studies on the prevalence of smoking in diabetics but one from the West of Scotland suggests there is little difference compared to their non-diabetic fellows ( Kesson & Slater , 1979 ) . |
| 60 | As yet , there are few studies which describe the economic circumstances of households since April 1988 . |