Example sentences of "be [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantages of these methods are that they allow for careful preparation of material and can make use of the best teachers available . |
| 2 | The interesting points to note for both papers are that they emerged at a time when the SDP , a party of the middle-ground , was in the ascendant , and that neither moved to the ‘ left ’ , not even the social democratic ‘ left ’ , in the 1987 election . |
| 3 | It is not possible to reconstruct a detailed history of Ine 's reign but the indications are that he ruled with firmness . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , the signs are that he died as a result of poisoning but this has to be confirmed . ’ |
| 5 | The chances are that you belong to one of the groups Derek Dean has identified . |
| 6 | Signs are that it fell into disuse during the period after the Romans had left and legendary Celtic leaders , such as Arthur , were endeavouring to maintain civilised standards against waves of barbarian invaders . |
| 7 | The Regatta chairman talks about the way hospitality had taken over the regatta course and howm glad they are that it seems to be declining . |
| 8 | The unique and dangerous features of the listeria bacterium are that it appears to be transmitted through meat or even vegetables grown in areas fertilised by the manure of infected animals . |
| 9 | In her foreword , Ruth Richardson , the Minister of Finance ( and not the most popular Kiwi politician ) , expresses it thus : ‘ The special advantages of accrual accounting are that it distinguishes between capital and current spending , and that it takes better account of the cost of current policies for future generations … |
| 10 | I wondered what the place with towers and searchlights had been that we passed in the night . |
| 11 | Well there might have been that nobody knew about , I do n't know . |
| 12 | Du Cann 's fundamental problem has been that he wanted to be seen as cross between a Tory grandee and country squire . |
| 13 | My own assessment before we had the check would have been that he worked within C.N.D. because he was a committed C.N.D. member rather than working in C.N.D. in order to further the interests of the Communist Party . |
| 14 | The prevailing view of such work group resistance has often been that it stems from workers ' misunderstanding of management 's intentions . |
| 15 | ‘ You would be a braver man than I am if you went into our dressing room and told the players that was how you thought of them , ’ said Robertson , rebuking the journalist who ventured the opinion that any squad minus nine of its original complement was necessarily sub-standard . |
| 16 | Obviously there are limits to what you can achieve , but you will not know what those limits are until you embark upon a programme of good nutritious eating and appropriate exercise . |
| 17 | There is indeed a single gene male which has recently been and it acts as a switch . |
| 18 | Mike and Lindy are full of suggestions as to where the prettiest spots are and which stretches of canal have the best pubs . |
| 19 | ‘ You need to know where they all are if you work for the Royal Mail , ’ Coltman says . |
| 20 | Not as high as they have been but they range from thirteen eighty five to fourteen forty . |
| 21 | like it , now but it 's alright where you 've been but it belongs to someone else does n't it ? |
| 22 | I had not realized how close they had been but she grieved for a long while for the grandmother to whom she had felt close and in whom she had found it easy to confide . |
| 23 | Absolutely no interest in politics whatsoever you know all they 'd done it 's you know it 's sad to see things the way they are but it seems to be that with the world over at the moment so . |
| 24 | Legitimacy … does not deal so much with whether activities of government are lawful as whether they accord with what are generally perceived to be or what have for long been held up to be , the fundamental principles of the constitution according to which government is or ought to be conducted . |
| 25 | Remember Ma Christie , our Norwegian Pathfinder , who wondered at how his crew just happened to appear as though from some mystique of chance ; how Middleton said in effect " my crew is the best in the Command … leave them be or I return to the Main Force " . |
| 26 | And the result of that , according to the Forum of Private Business , can be that they go to the wall , taking hundreds of jobs with them . |
| 27 | Er , we 've already got some items on the agend agenda this morning , specifically to do with issue of teen care , but it might be that we look at , at , at a lot earlier |
| 28 | It may also be that we look for different attributes in different parts of the public service . |
| 29 | I mean it may well be that we have in this country we have erm pretty much Mill 's system because MPs get paid relatively little bearing in mind what most of them could be getting elsewhere , so maybe we 've got something like Mill 's system but it strikes us as rather a bizarre suggestion that MPs should n't be paid to prevent adventurous and lower classes becoming MPs . |
| 30 | Could be that we wan na we could raise this even higher could n't we ? |