Example sentences of "is [adj] [noun sg] that some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | There is little doubt that some Frenchmen fired on Germans during the raid and afterwards , although on this occasion no hostages were shot . |
2 | Nevertheless there is clear evidence that some couples have modified their childbearing patterns in order to obtain a particular type of housing ( Busfield and Paddon , 1977 ; Madge and Brown , 1981 ) . |
3 | So beautiful is this emotion that some scientists and poets regard it as the elixir of life and pursue it for no other reason . |
4 | Granted the abstractness of the representations involved here , it is small wonder that some grammarians doubt the existence of an infinitive in English ( cf. |
5 | Unfortunately , there is increasing evidence that some trusts , particularly those in the ‘ first wave , ’ are trying to circumvent the current statutory instrument by such manoeuvres as appointing locums to non-existent posts or by using temporary consultant appointments . |