Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] is [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The speed at which the loop is formed is such that the bobbin is suspended , so eliminating any need for lubrication despite the continuous rotation of the bobbin carrier . |
| 2 | Maybe , but the point the Bible is making is that ‘ without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins ’ ( Hebrews 9.22 ) . |
| 3 | For this exercise , the procedure being examined is that carried out within a section , and the procedure owner is taken to be the person who could authorise changes at this level ( eg by the introduction of pro-formats for day-to-day recording of mileage etc ) , in this case the head of each section . |
| 4 | One prospect being touted is that institutional investors , who at the end of 1990 held 73% of ICI 's shares , will insist on splitting the job of the group 's chairman and chief executive in two . |
| 5 | Another factor that needs to be considered when policy is formulated is that lethal malformation will not always be diagnosed before delivery . |
| 6 | The role from which this paper is written is that of a social scientist who is concerned with the practical issues of living and working in contemporary societies . |
| 7 | In this particular case , the assumption being made is that only animals that are preyed upon need camouflage . |
| 8 | The vertical angle at which a shot is taken is another important visual signal . |
| 9 | Correspondingly , the authority by which research expertise is acknowledged is that of the academic peer group , the relevant epistemic community ; in contrast , teaching authority comes at least in part from the students . |
| 10 | Well I think that the way the case is put is that . |
| 11 | The only real-life burial where this combination of song and cavalcade is reported is that of Attila the Hun , in Jordanes ' Gothic History . |
| 12 | A RARE movie — the mainly horrible How The West Was Won is another — that tries to include the whole arc of the West in its plot , expending its first hours on the virgin land as Kevin Costner communes with nature and Indians , but the finale has to admit the good days are gone , as demonstrated by the coming of the brutish cavalry intent on making the Sioux the first victims of the expansionist whites . |