Example sentences of "[be] [adj] that some [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible that some elements of the Hooligan dress-style were derived from the clothes favoured by costermongers in mid-nineteenth-century London . |
| 2 | It is clear that some groups of animals , like the proboscideans ( elephants and allies ) , are much reduced now compared with the late Tertiary , both in variety and geographic distribution . |
| 3 | It is clear that some variables in English do function in a very general way : for example , variation between the alveolar and velar nasal in the present participle ending ( ing ) is universal and can be said to mark the whole English-speaking world as a single speech community . |
| 4 | It is unfortunate that some speakers in the debate — for example , the Prime Minister — have cast doubt on the quality of the debate on these momentous issues in other European Community countries . |
| 5 | He says : ‘ While there is no doubt that the Causey Mounth once was a public right of way , it is likely that some sections of the route may have fallen into disuse . ’ |
| 6 | It is probable that some islands around Britain have been formed by the oscillatory nature of Pleistocene sea level ( Fig. 9.3 ) . |
| 7 | It is probable that some units on sale will find applications in other , wood-rich developing countries . |
| 8 | It is true that some opponents of the Government saw rearmament as the main issue — notably Churchill . |
| 9 | It is true that some members of the party were inclined to take a ‘ soft ’ line towards Germany : prominent among them were Philip Noel-Baker and Richard Stokes , both of them middle-class members of the party . |
| 10 | It is significant that some parts of the mathematics curriculum ( notably arithmetic and algebra ) are seen by many people both inside and outside education to be relevant , whereas other parts ( topology and , perhaps , geometry ) are not . |
| 11 | The policy basis for this solution is that it is desirable that some points of law of general public importance be finally resolved by the House of Lords . |