Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [adj] [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason given for this is that a distinction is created within the Treaty between those matters ( under Titles II , III and IV ) which , as amendments to the Treaty of Rome , are changes to the law of the land , and those aspects ( Titles I , V , VI and VII ) which concern the new entity of the European Union and are the subject of intergovernmental agreement and which do not therefore in a strict sense affect British law ( the stated reason why only Titles II , III and IV are subject to parliamentary ratification ) . |
| 2 | The reason given for this is that the costs of installing and maintaining an accounting information system that computes individual cost centre rates is complex and expensive . |
| 3 | The two main reasons given for this were that it was too ambitious and it was too far removed from bureaux experience until too late in its development . |
| 4 | Some of these books are raw as hell , but whether the inspiration comes from Jilly Cooper or Thomas Hardy , Iceberg Slim or Samuel Selvon , what can be said for sure is that the Black British Novel is here to stay , giving voice to a bunch of people with a whole mess of new stories to tell . |
| 5 | All that can be said for certain is that I respond to all of it — vixen , trees , plants , birds , the lot — but it does not respond to me . ’ |
| 6 | One thing to be said of that is that it does not at all follow , from the fact that we can not give particular descriptions of items that fall within a set , that we can not satisfactorily conceive of and describe the set . |
| 7 | One argument advanced for this is that it makes no sense to include mortality data in a formula for resource allocation as dead people make no use of health services . |
| 8 | The principal justification offered for this is that it triggers discussion between the police and organisers , and prevents demonstrators from springing surprises on the police . |
| 9 | One reason advanced by some is that we tend to value the personal above other things . |
| 10 | The position when the Division was formed in 1973 was as follows : |
| 11 | Another modification introduced in 1992 was that any business which moved into new premises would inherit the transitional relief ( i.e. the phasing in allowance ) of the previous occupant . |
| 12 | The conclusion derived from this is that if an object is such that in principle it can not be referred to directly and unequivocally with a simple symbol , only described , then it can not qualify as a fundamental ontological existent . |
| 13 | Another fact that may not be known to all is that once again we were privileged to have throughout the week the delightful company and invaluable help of several ladies from the Cathedral . |
| 14 | Simple pressure of calls has taken us from one to five lines over the years and the only reason we have stuck at five is because the office is simply too small to take any more . |
| 15 | The reason that this question is seldom , if ever , posed like this is that the answer seems to be self-evident . |
| 16 | Er human testing and immunizations is still going gone in this are and I hope it wo n't ever stop . |
| 17 | One stipulation of Lend-Lease agreements signed in 1941–2 was that Britain should concentrate on the production of fighter and bomber aircraft for the war effort ; its transport needs would be met by American aircraft . |
| 18 | He began on a note of defiance : " If what is meant by that is that the President of the Republic has personally taken the decisions which it was incumbent upon him to take , that is entirely correct . " |
| 19 | What is meant by this is that people begin to come to terms with what has happened . |
| 20 | The reason suggested for this is that these girls feel that they should be able to cope with their pregnancy and problems on their own instead of sharing them within the unit , as most other girls do . |
| 21 | Items published in 1992–93 were as followed : |
| 22 | So the lesson to be learnt from that is that erm it 's not always possible to keep yourself out of trouble , but you can do what you have to do to keep yourself safe by maintaining a proper separation distance . |