Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although it is claimed that these cases indicate an impairment in executing symbolic gestures it may in fact be the case that this aspect of their difficulty is secondary to a deficit in dealing with sequences of movements in general , the apparent linguistic defect deriving from this ( Kimura , Battison and Lubert , 1976 ) . |
| 32 | Khrushchev asserted in March 1960 that ’ the Soviet Union is now the world 's strongest military power' ( Izvestiia , 2 March 1960 ) and , although it was recognised that Soviet economic capacity was then inferior to that of the United States , it was confidently predicted that the socialist nations would have outstripped the West within a decade . |
| 33 | It expressed the view that opportunities should be provided for suitably qualified students to obtain a degree , although it was acknowledged that many would not be prepared to take the longer course this entailed and some would not be considered suitable for admission to degree studies . |
| 34 | The third stage of the project was to involve reporting and discussion at the end of the observation period , although it was acknowledged that incidental feedback in the context of dialogue with teachers , students and outsiders was inevitable , and that smaller , interim reports to the SLG , as steering group , would be necessary . |
| 35 | Despite these remarks , it will be preferable to use a more compact notation , so , provided that it is understood that single nouns cover an intensional structure like that above ( and this will matter in later chapters ) we shall feel free to show them as simple occurrences of E , thus retaining as our notation for the pattern of any of the following : ( 14 ) green bottles hungry marchers chocolate cake 1.5 It is inappropriate and indeed impossible to characterize the semantic , and purely linguistic , value of qualification in extensional or referential terms . |
| 36 | It might be helpful to know that it is planned that low flying by jets will decline by about 30 per cent . |
| 37 | However , it seems unlikely that it was intended that less disclosure should be made to private customers than to professionals . |
| 38 | As a result the warbler increased in numbers until by 1988 the population had built to the extent that it was decided that some birds could be caught and transported to the island of Aride , some twelve kilometres north , which is managed by the UK-based Royal Society for Nature Conservation . |
| 39 | The fact that it was shown that corporal punishment in a school tended to exacerbate rather than diminish misbehaviour was the principal reason for reform . |
| 40 | The reference to ‘ the application in the prescribed manner ’ makes me believe that it was contemplated that some form of summary process would be prescribed in order to enable speedy relief to be given in clear cases . |
| 41 | Thirdly , that it was considered that any non-certified outstanding points could be decided subsequently by the Court of Appeal . |
| 42 | It is clear that he was considering that that extension would add two further bedrooms . |
| 43 | And many disabled people require large quantities of water , so it is expected that social legislation will provide grants to cover some of these categories . |
| 44 | Once it is decided that certain assumptions are true , it only makes sense to demonstrate this by counting on them in practice . |
| 45 | There are manifest dangers in the way a relative norm is chosen , but once it is accepted that relative validity is all we can aim at these need not worry us unduly . |
| 46 | For , surely , once it is realised that all that we do have and can rely upon are series of perceptions and ideas , it becomes clear that there can be no justification for assuming the existence of any such metaphysical " substrata " , and the whole doctrine of substance falls to the ground . |
| 47 | Once it is conceded that non-human animals might have qualities of this sort the observer is challenged to interpret the alleged symbolism and the alleged symptoms of emotion and attitude . |
| 48 | Once it was recognised that any kind of cancer had an identifiable cause , it was natural to try and determine the exact chemical identity of the substances responsible ( the ‘ carcinogens ’ ) . |
| 49 | Once it was accepted that this kind of question could be raised , the way was open to the conclusion that the Bible should simply be treated as a collection of ancient religious literature with no special claims to be heard or accepted except where it happened to express some general religious ‘ principle ’ that could be recognised as universally valid — the kernel within the husk . |
| 50 | They could well imagine the panic that would now ensue at Russian military headquarters once it was realised that all their previous secrets had been lost . |
| 51 | Once it was realized that financial self-sufficiency was no longer possible , the focus moved to forms of state control of the railway and the need for state resources to fund its deficit . |
| 52 | And I am told that another Metro got similar treatment in Newtownards on that Friday evening . |
| 53 | But fundamentally what succeeds is what keeps people listening or watching and so forth , and I 'm suggesting that that 's something to do , it , it 's something to do with being interesting and relevant and catching the imagination of that particular audience group . |
| 54 | The beans have now reached the top of their 6ft canes and I 'm praying that any autumn gales will be delayed until the beans are all safely harvested . |
| 55 | Women made up only a minor proportion of the prison population in Geurrero and I was assured that this situation was reflected throughout Mexico . |
| 56 | I have asked parliamentary questions about the illegal sale and possession of knives and I was told that 150 people were prosecuted in 1988 for having in a public place such an article with a blade or point and in 1989 , it was 2,018 — a huge jump . |
| 57 | In each case , if I am to claim that this revelation or experience is of ‘ God ’ , and is not simply an expression of some form of mental delusion which should be referred to a psychoanalyst , then I am forced to debate the interpretation that I am giving . |
| 58 | After a pause , she said , ‘ And you were hoping that one day she 'd give up seeing men altogether and have a steady relationship with you ? ’ |
| 59 | Nicola from Chartbury in Oxfordshire is very worried about her younger son , and she is hoping that some of you may be able to help . |
| 60 | And she was determined that this would not happen . |