Example sentences of "[be] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benjamin remarked , tellingly , that it is less a question of what a man 's beliefs are than the kind of man those beliefs make of him . |
| 2 | As stated in the prototypical CKR , Sea Waybill Rule 4 provides that the sea waybill will be subject to the application of any international convention or national law if such a source of law is compulsorily applicable or would have been if a bill of lading ‘ or similar document of title ’ had been issued . |
| 3 | At least there were no lights on Kernick Head , which there would have been if the operation was still in progress . |
| 4 | What presumption it would have been if the man had assumed this without hearing from Christ . |
| 5 | The court has power to make such order as it thinks fit for restoring the position to what it would have been if the transaction had not been entered into and also , in this case , for protecting the interests of persons who are the victims of the transaction : subsection ( 2 ) . |
| 6 | ( 3 ) … the court shall , on such an application , make such order as it thinks fit for restoring the position to what it would have been if the company had not entered into that transaction . ’ |
| 7 | ( 3 ) … the court shall , on such an application , make such order as it thinks fit for restoring the position to what it would have been if the company had not given that preference . ’ |
| 8 | The court can make such order as it thinks fit to restore the position to what it would have been if the company had not given that preference . |
| 9 | Detailed studies of the cost of such tied aid have indicated that the resultant prices to the recipient country are typically 20 per cent more than they would have been if the country had a free choice in its supplier . |
| 10 | Maybe not as hectic as it would have been if the sun had got his hat on . |
| 11 | Nevertheless the court went on to discuss in some detail what the position would have been if the appeal could properly have been entertained , expressing the opinion that ( i ) ( Silke V.-P. differing ) there was no ground to intervene in the Barclays ( Asia ) case ; and ( ii ) ( all members of the court concurring ) there was no ground to intervene as regards the order in which the cases should be decided . |
| 12 | It talks about one budget covering for the two centres and it also talks about two heads of centres which is more practicable and more rational than any other s situation that would have been if the merger decision would have stayed . |
| 13 | I find that whenever I notice some sentence in context , I immediately find myself asking what the effect would have been if the context had been slightly different . |
| 14 | From this it follows that we could give some account of what it might mean to ‘ change the context ’ in the sense in which Fillmore ( 1977 : 119 ) envisages this when he says ‘ I … find myself asking what the effect would have been if the context had been slightly different . ’ |
| 15 | And it would n't have been until the development of the first cities that streetwalkers really started to come into their own 11,000 — 12,000 years later . |
| 16 | They are if the chap |
| 17 | I suppose it must have been because a string of boyfriends seemed quite willing to spend their last penny on her before going off to the front . |
| 18 | It could n't have been because the pub was busy , it was more likely she 'd just forgotten where the phone was . |
| 19 | It may have been because the school was voluntary-aided that the head also wanted religious education to have an important place , not so much in shaping the school but in underlining the requirement that everyone should at least think about his or her religious belief . |
| 20 | Last September Mrs McIvor reported that complaints had dropped by 25pc , but that the reduction may have been because the public is not fully aware of her work . |
| 21 | In part this may have been because the trend towards larger-scale workplaces meant children were less likely to see them working ; but there is also evidence of the now growing pressure to retire . |
| 22 | The reason why the House of Lords cut down the meaning of the phrase must have been because the House did not believe that Parliament intended to cover the particular situation . |
| 23 | ‘ But if you do n't know , how can you be sure when you 're really in love and when you just think you are because the person you 're with is so attractive ? ’ |
| 24 | Besides , what nobler work of civilisation could there be than a child happily asleep ? |
| 25 | What better example of devolution to the individual could there be than the provision in amendment No. 3 that |
| 26 | This one foot , they must be than the other . |
| 27 | An example of 4.3C would be if a person 's withdrawn , defensive personality made it difficult for her to establish close friendships , and if those same characteristics of personality , rather than her lack of friendships , made her prone to depression . |
| 28 | The only exception would be if a child 's life was in danger . |
| 29 | What do you think the difficulties could be if a Christian went out with a non-Christian ? |
| 30 | How cross you used to be if a goose 's feather 's were n't drawn straight ! ’ , |