Example sentences of "be [that] in [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not always possible to say precisely which kind of eyes these are pretending to be , but the chances are that in most cases they are mimicking the forward-facing eyes of birds of prey . |
| 2 | The chances are that in some organizations there will be real difficulties and dangers such as in nursing , coal mining , and heavy industries or indeed any work situation which has machinery . |
| 3 | The fact seems to be that in such cases it is inappropriate to think in terms of discrete variation . |
| 4 | erm It may be that in certain places there 's so much pressure on land from the people that there 's not a lot they can do . |
| 5 | The truth is that in European affairs it would be difficult to diminish further the power of this Parliament . |
| 6 | In the context , this ‘ very lax attitude ’ seems to be measured against circumstances ( such as late Old English or the present day ) in which there is a uniform standard of spelling : thus , what this really means is that in Early ME there was no uniform standard , and indeed Scragg adds that these scribes had ‘ no conception of a spelling standard ’ . |
| 7 | If there is a moral in the sequence of events as recounted above , it is that in penal reform there is always the potential for more influences to operate than those the planners have in mind . |
| 8 | A further possibility which is suggested by Lord Denning 's judgment is that in such circumstances it may not be a case for injunction but only for damages . |
| 9 | He has to watch his step very carefully vis-à-vis the Russians but my guess is that in this instance they went too far . |
| 10 | The point that is being made is that in this situation none of the profit figures are a guide to the future . |
| 11 | The point I want to make is that in most cases they could not . |
| 12 | The reality is that in most cases it is hard to prove the cheque was issued ‘ knowingly ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ the encouraging fact is that in most areas there is capacity to allow both for the protection of the countryside and to build the number of houses we need . |
| 14 | The major difficulty with them is that in most contexts it is not in general possible on theoretical grounds alone to exclude the influence of one variable on another . |
| 15 | The fact is that in some countries there is more than one party affiliated to the Socialist International . |
| 16 | A current theory is that in some individuals who have specific genetic predisposition , alcohol and other mood.altering drugs Progressively act upon brain tissue and distort its biochemical function to produce abnormal chemicals similar to THIQ . |
| 17 | The condemnation of the figures that the hon. Gentleman has read out is that in those boroughs we need never have had so many liability orders or so many people taken to the courts or threatened with prison if they had not been misled by Labour Members of Parliament and councillors into running up enormous debts . |
| 18 | One way of conceiving of this is that in any period there are in some islands a greater than average number of demanders , and in others a smaller number than average . |
| 19 | The peaks also correlate with high NO 2 values , so our assumption is that in these episodes we are measuring lower-latitude air as the denitrified polar vortex moves away from the site under the influence of planetary wave activity , as has been demonstrated with previous NO 2 data . |
| 20 | How many hundreds or thousands of those gallons were tipped into the saucepans the report does not reveal , but certain it is that in these days it is not at all uncommon to find dishes of chicken , langouste or lobster flambé au whisky on the menus of French provincial and Parisian restaurants . |
| 21 | From the king 's standpoint , the vital consequence was that in each county he had a loyal cadre of men whose services and renders he could call on directly when he chose . |
| 22 | Hence it was that in many subjects he was behind the knowledge of the day . |
| 23 | The irony was that in normal circumstances she would have insisted on seeing a working installation of a new product if only to satisfy herself that whatever she wrote would n't infringe the Trades Descriptions Act . |
| 24 | A final point of note here was that in cosmetic use there was no substantial resistance to the idea of convenience in use . |
| 25 | ‘ The next point taken by Mr. O'Connor ’ — for the lessee who was being sued — ‘ was that in any event there was a compromise before the county court judge . |