Example sentences of "be an [noun] that [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Though I think neither Eliot nor Pound explicitly used the idea of ‘ the threshold ’ , the idea is surely implicit in the criticism of both men ; and it is an implication that in our own criticism , and our own practice as verse writers , is almost universally ignored .
2 There is an understanding that at subsequent elections all seats will be openly contested .
3 There is an argument that by using the close-in position you can apply more force down on the shaft .
4 There is an assumption that at some stage the child will marry and that he will either cease to contribute or that his contributions on marriage will be greatly reduced , and therefore it is usual to apply a low multiplier in cases of this kind .
5 Because there are children and therefore the woman has obviously been part of a couple at some point , there is an assumption that in her single state she is critical , cynical and undermining of couples around her .
6 It is an irony that despite Perkin 's setting up a dye works and doing well out of it , the dye industry had become almost completely German by 1914 .
7 It is an irony that in this mechanical age the Royal Veterinary College is probably as secure as it ever has been , while the scientific and professional challenges become ever more complex .
8 ‘ There is an indication that under Magnus Magnusson , people will at least talk ’ , he said .
9 Despite assertions to the contrary , it is an indication that in reality Morocco had changed its status and become dependent .
10 But it was an extension that in the first instance was of greatest benefit to the middle classes , who were , in both a social and a transportation sense , the mobile classes .
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