Example sentences of "[be] [det] [noun] and " 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 | One of the problems with traditional remedial teaching has been that spelling and neatness are fetishes . |
| 3 | A more fundamental objection has been that music-hall and vaudeville were essentially controlled by showmen who were of course entrepreneurs . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | There are few trees and no parks to be seen . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | It 's mostly for journalists , but there are some golfers and some celebrities . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Here are some observations and facts which you may find useful : — |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | There are some powers and relationships that recognizably fall within the rubric of the Constitution . |
| 18 | Among the worst rewards are some salary and wage systems . |
| 19 | There are some women and children but most are men from other camps , many too weak to move and with nowhere to go if they could . |
| 20 | I mean , you know we , we can all be very er , er liberal minded and enlightened about every body else , but when it comes to ourselves with a , and there are some exceptions and , and , and you 've identified yourselves here amongst this hundred , but a lot of us if were absolutely honest we would like to change things I mean one way or another and we all do various things , I mean we certainly wash our hair and people say you do n't need to wash your hair , if you leave it long enough it 'll wash itself , I do n't know what else you do maybe you shave bits of this and wax bits of that and |
| 21 | ‘ Vulnerable people should be aware that there are some laboratories and practitioners who rely on controversial and unproven procedures … which are not considered by independent observers either to be reliable or to have a scientific basis . ’ |
| 22 | From the national viewpoint there are some credits and one massive debit . |
| 23 | ‘ In here are some facts and figures that I 'm sure will interest you . |
| 24 | There are some illnesses and drugs that can cause vitamin deficiencies , and your doctor should advise on supplements . |
| 25 | Her are some tips and space for you to keep track of your progress . |
| 26 | Unfortunately there have been some problems and delay in getting them reprinted , and we have now decided with Margot to re-launch the campaign with a new logo , new stickers and leaflets . |
| 27 | Yes there have been some problems and the City Council |
| 28 | Recently , however , there has been some criticism and some arguments about its structure , in addition to the more long-standing discussion of how far ministers can dominate their departments and how far civil service practices and attitudes have proved too much for the politicians . |
| 29 | By the end of the project we could report that there had been some changes and developments in practice . |
| 30 | Apparently there must have been very heavy rain higher up the dale because there had been some flooding and the river was running very fast . |