Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Usually these researchers work with organisations already associated with Fujitsu or are university researchers . |
| 2 | It is sometimes argued that certain subjects are better vehicles for a liberal education than others , because they are concerned with the human rather than merely the natural , or are reflexive rather than merely instrumental ; hence the term ‘ liberal ’ has been most often associated with the arts , and in this century social sciences , though it has been used of some science courses as well ( e.g. ‘ Liberal Studies in Science ’ ) . |
| 3 | Some combine with , or are part of , a Janitorial Supply House . |
| 4 | Most British overseas banks are linked , or are part of , British domestic banks , e.g. Barclays Bank or Lloyds Bank . |
| 5 | If this has three cables , then A is on a spur fed from B , but if B has two cables then you must check back further ( to socket C ) , to see whether A and B are run as an old two-socket spur from C , or are part of a radial circuit . |
| 6 | If John and Bill have a lot in common if , for example , they come from the same community or are part of the same culture then Bill is likely to interpret most of the signals in the way John intended . |
| 7 | Again these industries — shipbuilding , railway equipment , iron and steel , pharmaceuticals — are usually principally suppliers to government agencies or are state owned . |
| 8 | Is it because Nancy has been hospitalized or are smack and crack no longer regarded as social evils numbers one and two ? |
| 9 | Is the room the only dining space or are family meals usually taken elsewhere ? |
| 10 | Secondly , many of the ‘ interactions ’ are actually mediated by other organisms , usually micro-organisms , whether they be involved in allelopathic phenomena in succession , or are gut microbes in primate stomachs , or mycorrhizae , or fixing nitrogen , or living in ant nests or fig syconia or the guts of termites , or perhaps involved in promoting pig migrations . |
| 11 | Obviously , if you have a heavy cold , a headache , are suffering from lack of sleep or are jet lagged , you should not be flying . |
| 12 | All stories are now drawn in colour or are photo stories . |
| 13 | It has the management skills and manipulative expertise acquired through having to survive , by hook or be crook , in the apartheid years . |
| 14 | Each object is said to possess , or be part of the Akasha , which to some is a universal ‘ ether ’ in which the world 's events are said to be recorded . |
| 15 | Wind turbines can generate electricity for the local community or be part of the national grid , such as the Orkney Islands and Carmarthen Bay . |
| 16 | Would like to build or be part of a team . |
| 17 | Distaffs may also be attached to a spinning wheel or be floor standing . |
| 18 | The tribal stage , with its three subdivisions , is itself followed by one of two alternatives : either by the stage of the city state or be feudalism . |
| 19 | Undoubtedly , the CPA 1987 does simplify the plaintiff 's task in establishing liability , since a victim no longer has to show that the producer was negligent or be party to a contract . |
| 20 | None the less , the press still showed a moderately powerful influence on voting even when we controlled for voters ' initial partisanship and ideology ( Table 8.13 ) It had most effect upon those who were initially undecided or were Alliance identifiers . |
| 21 | These had been voluntarily sold to the Nazis , or were not repurchased by the owners who had sold them under duress , or were part of the estates of Dutch citizens who died during the war leaving no heirs . |
| 22 | Did Dundee United play out of their skins , or were Thistle just diabolical ? |
| 23 | It only applies in specified courts , for specified proceedings , and to those who fall within the financial conditions and have reasonable grounds for taking , defending or being party to an action . |
| 24 | That event & 's separation in the same year blighted by retirement … but is now divorced & we 've all brushed ourselves down & picked ourselves up again ! ) ) |
| 25 | Compared with the other types of hair there are very few of them , but they play a vital role when the cat is exploring in poor light , or is hunting . |
| 26 | Or is scampi style . |
| 27 | Or is part of it missing so that you trust what you know but wonder what the rest is like ? |
| 28 | The question of whether the recognition of faces is a specific ability ( Yin , 1970 ; Tzvaras , Hécaen and Le Bras , 1971 ; Whiteley and Warrington , 1977 ) or is part of a more general visuo-spatial processing system is unsettled ( Ellis , 1975 ; Hay and Young , 1983 ) . |
| 29 | But there are times when a dispute is harder to resolve , or is part of a wider problem . |
| 30 | If the car belongs to someone else or is part of a hire purchase or leasing agreement , payment for the total loss or destruction of the car will normally be made to the cars legal owner . |