Example sentences of "[det] be [conj] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this is that for a vocabulary of size L , there exist Li-1 different histories . |
| 2 | This is that within a structure X Y based on assignment , the surface realization of instances of qualification within X ( however many there may be ) will tend to be such that subordinate items will precede , and within Y such that they follow the item qualified , provided in each case that no further instance of assignment supervenes . |
| 3 | Anyone who has heard it will declare that this is but of a piece with all the rest ! ’ |
| 4 | Leaders of the Colombian Federation of Teachers ( FECODE ) , believe this is because of a shift in policy in the early 1980s , when union members started to challenge educational policy instead of confining themselves to labour demands . |
| 5 | Tabs of Fuggles Fissenden was known for his strange custom of always leaving the Robin Hood public house backwards , this was because on a number of occasions having imbibed too freely , he fell forward on leaving , breaking his clay pipe , so for ever afterwards he removed himself backwards concerned not with his own safety but with that of his clay pipe . |
| 6 | He suggests that this was because of a dispute over the carrying of the Irish tricolour ; the NILP would not march with it and the republicans would not march without it . |
| 7 | They show an African head and the story behind these is that during a battle in the 15th century , when all the Pucci adults were killed , an African slave hid a baby of the family under her garments and fled via an underground passage , thus saving the Pucci line and earning herself a place in the family 's heraldry . |
| 8 | It should be er finished by about 8.30 this evening , so you should be alright after then , but until 8.00 tonight , Wokingham Road at Reading will be closed er that 's because of a bust gas main so allow some extra time for your journey . |