Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [verb] [is] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A third effect which could be added is that business experience would be gained by the local merchant , and thus the society begins to develop a pool of people with such business experience . |
| 2 | One of the hypotheses which will be tested is that comprehension of the logical character of ‘ mental state verbs ’ is necessary for understanding that some sentences are true in virtue of their form alone ( eg ‘ The father is a man ’ ) . |
| 3 | What can be seen is that Parliament can not have intended an implied limitation along the lines of Ex parte Blain , 12 Ch.D. 522 . |
| 4 | All that can be said is that Labour has lost elections in the past when the press was more favourable than it now is . |
| 5 | The most that can be said is that S.I.B . |
| 6 | The first generalization that can be made is that andesite lavas are more viscous than basalt ones . |
| 7 | The constantly-dripping nose for which no explanation can be found is another example , the catarrh which never quite clears up , the cold that comes out of the blue when life is difficult for us . |
| 8 | Still , it is sometimes possible to infer alterations over time , and one direct conclusion that can be drawn is that part , at least , of landlords ' rationale was economic : within a situation affected by such non-economic factors as pious donations , landlords organised estates and renders to maximise resources . |