Example sentences of "[that] [verb] [be] part of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Virus F/x-01–74482 , soon referred to as , simply , the Mahon virus was , as far as she could understand , a unique example of something that up till now had only been postulated : that deep in the ocean , under the terrific pressure and in temperatures approaching absolute zero , there had remained chains of biochemicals , primitive viruses that had been part of the great ‘ organic soup ’ at the creation of life , remaining unchanged as the rest of the primordial swamp had undergone the long evolutionary journey to form all the complexities of life on earth . |
| 2 | It was in 1982 that TMAM finally moved in to the airfield , taking over two pre-fabricated huts that had been part of the Station in the late 1940s and early 1950s . |
| 3 | The only evening dress she had brought with her was the colour of well-polished copper , which added a little colour to her pale complexion , but it was not going to be warm enough and so she took the mink that had been part of her trousseau from the wardrobe and slung it around her shoulders . |
| 4 | In the end , ten republics — including some that had declared independence — agreed a joint statement which indicated that a loose union would be established based on Russia and the Central Asian republics , and that around it there would be a ‘ common economic space ’ that would include most if not all of the republics that had been part of the USSR . |
| 5 | Yields from the peat lands that had been part of the swamp were disappointing , however , and the land became subject to subsidence and oxidation . |
| 6 | Also barrels of apples and tobacco and many other useful items that had been part of the boat 's cargo were strewn all along the beach . |
| 7 | Later in this book , when discussing the divine nature , ideas of existence and of the self that have been part of the debate over theism will be discussed . |