Example sentences of "be that [prep] [art] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The architecture is that of a thousand prep-schools ; just as at a boarding school , authority seems at the same time ludicrous , arbitrary , and deadly serious . |
| 2 | A desirable state is that of the two energies in balance , and the best site is located where there is a change from landscape expressing one type of energy to landscape expressing the other . |
| 3 | … the complete Union of the two countries is stamped and sealed in the most satisfactory and solid manner for it is not only a union of the two governments — the two sovereigns — it is that of the two nations ! |
| 4 | One can not compare exactly the customs accounts from the two ports , because those for London ending in 1460 conclude at the end of July instead of the normal date of Michaelmas , so the second period employed in the comparison is that of the eleven years 1450–61 . |
| 5 | My chosen character is that of the three witches from Macbeth , a tragedy by Shakespeare . |
| 6 | His Honour Judge Maddocks , dismissing their appeal , said the practice of the partnership was that of the two offices together because the partnership ran them as a single business . |
| 7 | One contrast , however , was that of the thirty-two cardinals created by Innocent nearly 50 per cent were masters ( men who had been at universities ) . |