Example sentences of "[be] [conj] [pron] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Estimates of the effect of the few Concordes currently in operation are that they have a negligible impact on the ozone layer . |
| 2 | Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability . |
| 3 | Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability and they can be objective . |
| 4 | The strengths that these people show are that they have an ability to combine a sense of concern , with a sense of order and purpose . |
| 5 | In 768 Alhred married Osgifu , daughter of King Oswulf ( 758–9 ) , presumably an attempt to strengthen the dynastic aspirations of both families by a judicious alliance , and the indications are that he made an effort to behave in a way appropriate to his new position . |
| 6 | The positive things that have come out of the divorce are that I have a much better relationship with my children and I can read a book in bed and not have a jealous partner by my side trying to prevent me . |
| 7 | The differences are that you have a feminist movement in Europe for example , which you can classify or they classify themselves , in terms of the origination of the politics Liberal , Radical , Marxist , Socialist and this is what happened in Europe . |
| 8 | Gaily 's quiet defence had always been that he liked a certain monotony . |
| 9 | The Irish Times quoted Craig as claiming that a reason for banning the march had been that it posed a threat to the United States military base in Derry : |
| 10 | Up to this point the only political significance of racism had been that it provided a divided work force for employers . |
| 11 | Now if you 're if somebody becomes a persistent discounter first of all they 'll they 'll question it back at head office . |
| 12 | It was not without its problems — co-operation between the individual producers was not always as effective as it might have been and it lacked a satisfactory system of ensuring that the quality of productions was kept uniformly high — but it was an influential scheme , and the bias towards the tape-slide medium amongst audio-visual teaching aids in the UK remains to this day . |
| 13 | They are if you like a correctness of mismanagement . |
| 14 | Old-fashioned they may have been but they proved a point , which today 's deregulated TV stations would do well to heed , that what the public actually want to see is characterization , plot , and relationships . |
| 15 | I do n't know what the financial arrangements are but he has a double role , he attends the classes but he also does spinal manipulation and massage for those of Brand 's clients who need it or say they do . ’ |
| 16 | My reading of these figures would be that they reflect a surging interest and are not quite as unpopular as you would indicate . |
| 17 | When archaic figures of this type first became known they were called ‘ Apollo ’ , and it may be that they have an early association with his worship , but certainly not all can represent him and the non-committal ‘ kouros ’ is preferable . |
| 18 | But may be that we had a description , want to get the description out to as many people as possible , to see if anybody recognizes the person described , er then we 'd come to you there , give you the description of the |
| 19 | You know it seemed to be that we had a working rule that had functioned reasonably well over the years and all of a sudden he was tearing up various paragraphs that did n't suit him , and altering bits you know and changing them round just to suit the company , and all to our disadvantage . |
| 20 | If I had any criticism of our organisation it would be that we have a tendency to hide our light under a bushel . |
| 21 | With stress on ‘ comes ’ , could it be that she gets a lift back ? |
| 22 | His problem seemed to be that he believed a Government could do exactly as it liked without taking public opinion into account . |
| 23 | An appropriate valedictory comment on W. C. T. might be that he underwent a dramatic rags-to-riches transformation , conveniently abandoning the Dissenting zeal of his ancestors in the process . |
| 24 | Could it be that someone had an interest in keeping it alive ? |
| 25 | It may be that I find a situation hard to manage because I am apparently unable to prevent myself from reacting with paralysing anger when spoken to in this way . |
| 26 | It may be that you have a form of postnatal depression that needs treatment . |
| 27 | It may be that you have an Ordnance Survey plan in your office that you can work with the seller in order to produce an accurate plan , at least one for identification purposes only . |
| 28 | If I were looking for a fault with the conception of the series , it could only be that it lacks a single volume overview of the whole of the development of quantum theory , a volume concentrating on the broad sweep of ideas and leaving out the mathematical detail . |
| 29 | A typical objection against it might be that it involves an attempt to settle a metaphysical issue without first clarifying the conditions under which such an issue can be meaningfully discussed . |
| 30 | It can of course be no more than speculation to consider whether this total concern with instalment size makes people less likely to keep up conscientiously with the payments than they would be if they had a clear idea of their total commitment . |