Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major functions of social institutions are those which help to meet the functional prerequisites of society . |
| 2 | He seems to be implying that sound religions are those which are hereditary . |
| 3 | Tie tall plants to their supports as they grow , and break off the tips of the main shoot of plants you want to be bushy , just above a leaf or pair of leaves , when they are a few cm ( in ) tall ; basil , rosemary , hyssop , marjoram , mint , sage and savory are some of these . |
| 4 | ‘ Giants are all venal , ’ said Feradach . |
| 5 | In Fig. 11–6 , assume initially that the conditions of the matching grant are such as to reduce the price of good X ; i.e. the grantor will match at a rate of 23 to O2 . |
| 6 | Illegible notes are more trouble than they are worth . |
| 7 | Those with faith are those who can ‘ see ’ , and who may therefore only engage in a limited dialogue with the ‘ blind ’ . |
| 8 | He mentioned that he sought advice from ‘ the masters ’ for particularly scientific sections , and Boerhaave , Boyle , Blair , Grew , Halley , Hales and Newton are all acknowledged in the text . |
| 9 | Some of the most fascinating demi-caractère ballets are those where the choreographer has sought inspiration from oriental dance . |
| 10 | Clan badges are many and varied , and several have been selected from the local plants . |
| 11 | Former hooker Steve Jones has taken over from John Perkins as coach , included in their personnel are former Lions Staff Jones and Graham Price , and club captain Chris Huish , who announced his retirement at the end of last season . |
| 12 | We have one of the best fire services and the best brigades in this country Mr Chairman and you none the least Mr Chairman on some of you recent visits and meeting some of our fire personnel are more than aware we are the the best equipped , the cheapest brigade and our chaps and girls in Leicestershire , the morale is very high , regardless of what 's going on around the pay dispute at the moment and I think that we need to show our support to those fire personnel and provide the adequate funding for the southern fire station . |
| 13 | Pa and Ma are both vegans . |
| 14 | Farmyard , horse , cow , pig , sheep , goat , poultry and similar ‘ raw ’ manures are all very variable because they must depend upon the food intake of the animals concerned , and the age of the manure — the time it has been stacked for nitrogenous urine to have drained out or been decomposed . |
| 15 | Bath , Bristol , Stratford-upon-Avon , Oxford and the Forest of Dean are all easily reached for day trips . |
| 16 | In a ‘ poor ’ solvent , the interactions are fewer and coil expansion or perturbation is restricted . |
| 17 | Despite the passage of time since 1981 — their biggest billers are those of the original core who remain . |
| 18 | ( 3 ) The odd strophes have far more nouns and adjectives than the even ones ( 17 nouns as opposed to 6 , 10 adjectives as opposed to 1 ) ; the nouns in the odd strophes are all abstract , those in the even strophes all ( more or less ) concrete . |
| 19 | If and so long as the terms of any settlement are such that any person has power to pay or apply income or capital to or for the benefit of the settlor or his spouse , all income arising under the settlement shall be treated for all the purposes of the Income Tax Acts as the income of the settlor for that year and not the income of any other person ( TA 1988 , s674 ; and see Blausten v IRC ( 1971 ) 47 TC 542 ( CA ) ) . |
| 20 | The reasons are many , but the main causes of your customers ' cheques not being in the mail are : |
| 21 | A particular fish either ends up on its own because it has been badly injured , or has lost its mate , or may have been bought on impulse , the reasons are many and varied . |
| 22 | The reasons are many and well worth examining . |
| 23 | The reasons are many . |
| 24 | Successfully reflected reasons are those which show that the directive is valid . |
| 25 | The Liquid Faeries are all chicken wire guitars with a primitive production and basic arrangement . |
| 26 | The Liquid Faeries are all chicken wire guitars with a primitive production and basic arrangement . |
| 27 | Aphorisms are all very well , but sometimes a point needs to be made more directly . |
| 28 | This form of guidance may be used where any instruction involving movement is refused ; not tidying up is an obvious one , and failing to put on clothes , replacing knocked over objects are all suitable for the guidance of a child 's limb to complete the instructed task . |
| 29 | Secondary qualities of objects are those arrangements of its corpuscles which cause certain ideas in us as sentient beings . |
| 30 | Registration and administrative and financial returns are all functions which computers can carry out in a modern general practice . |