Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] that [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great thing about families is that they keep your feet firmly on the ground — sometimes more firmly than you 'd like . |
| 2 | The dignifying characteristic of the professions was that they had their own codes of ethics . |
| 3 | The reason why the Free Church was concerned with the political activities of some of its members was that it saw its main purposes as evangelism and the servicing of church life . |
| 4 | Or ‘ The trouble with self-made men is that they worship their creator . ’ |
| 5 | The subtlety of the wrap-around influence of alien presuppositions is that they do their work before they are noticed . |
| 6 | The hidden message to the children is that you value their engagement in their work . |
| 7 | Another problem with aggregates is that they hide their constituent elements . |
| 8 | If you find a new diet in a magazine , or you decide to lose weight , the chances are that you pick your day for starting but make no special preparation plans . |