Example sentences of "[conj] [det] be [adj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because ( as we have seen ) registered particulars means the particulars delivered for registration and where these are accurate the chargee will not be prejudiced by any defects arising from transcribing the submitted particulars on to the register . |
| 2 | The assertion that that is all the information given to shareholders when a company comes to market , or is subject to a takeover bid , will not wash . |
| 3 | Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told cabinet colleagues , ‘ We can not do very much , but we can seem to be very busy — and that is half the battle nowadays . ’ |
| 4 | And that 's all the problem is . |
| 5 | And that 's all the help I got from my G P . |
| 6 | Wading into those skinheads — and that 's all the gratitude I get ! |
| 7 | And that 's all the information ? |
| 8 | Enya as entity began with the Ryans , and that 's all the truth we need . |
| 9 | Erm I think if I could start by explaining the Borough Council 's position on this matter and that 's that the Borough Council is committed to the concept of an orbital road system around Harrogate and Knaresborough and that should be as part of a balanced transportation package for the area . |
| 10 | He never gives in and that 's half the battle in fast bowling . |
| 11 | The more I researched , the more I realised that I was missing the dog that did n't bark — and that was all the stuff that was being done by women to men , that nobody wanted to talk about . |
| 12 | And they 'd visit one another and take their knitting with them and sit and yarn , and that was all the enjoyment . |
| 13 | And that was all the evidence I needed . |
| 14 | He shook the sauce bottle and that was all the noise there was . |
| 15 | The figures were promising , but not spectacular , and that was all the ammunition the next round of opponents needed to fire a broadside across Doctor Who 's bows . |
| 16 | ‘ I pity the lady if that 's all the sympathy she gets from you ! ’ she snapped . |
| 17 | She lifted a hand in acknowledgement , and this was all the encouragement he needed to come in . |
| 18 | Of course , if this is correct the chronicle presumably reached St Augustine 's by way of the Cathedral , Christ Church . |
| 19 | If all is satisfactory the credit card is handed back to the customer with a copy of the sales voucher and a receipted bill . |
| 20 | If all were successful the government would be giving ‘ substantially ’ more than the measly £10m that had been paid out in previous years . |
| 21 | They had one beautiful hotel and one beautiful beach , but that 's all the island had . |
| 22 | It always fails , but that 's half the fun . |
| 23 | But that 's half the fun . ’ |
| 24 | In the case of those groups which are less advanced today the process will take longer , but that is all the difference . ' |
| 25 | The tyre industry did attract bids ( including that of Firestone by Bridgestone , a Japanese firm ) , but that is true the world over ( note Pirelli 's bid for Continental in Germany ) . |
| 26 | Lynch made amends before long and equalised from close range , but that was all the reward Southwood were to see for their efforts . |
| 27 | But some are welcoming the change . |
| 28 | This huge increase should have allayed the peasants ' suspicions of the new regime , but this was hot the case . |
| 29 | Because that 's half the battle if you can keep |
| 30 | The problem for the layman consumer is how to interpret the label when this is all the information he is given . |