Example sentences of "[be] [subord] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another daft view is that all the woes which have beset the Soviet Union and its satellites are because these countries did n't know how to run their economies . |
| 2 | And it would have to be if those societies seriously aimed at being democratic . |
| 3 | Though this would not satisfy purists , the only factor that would invalidate the productivity index for this purpose would be if some companies had widely different subcontract proportions in their outputs ; these would have apparently higher figures than the others . |
| 4 | Experts say that could be because many orchards no longer use fungicides . |
| 5 | This variation might either be because these forms are tied in some way to a particular kind of context and so are not freely transferable , or because the second context imposes inhibiting conditions which prevent learners from accessing and applying what they know . |
| 6 | This may be because these goals have changed , but it may equally be because the social world for which the original policies were designed has changed . |
| 7 | It is fairly universally accepted that Chinese is not related to any of the four other languages , so the similarity can not be because these words are cognate . |
| 8 | Yes that 's right , it could be because those steamers they , I |
| 9 | This may also be because those subjects appear to offer fewer possible problems with regard to reconciling our behaviour , or everyday life , our origins perhaps , with other beliefs . |
| 10 | It is perhaps not surprising that when older pupils come to sit their leaving examinations , they generally view the prospect of the examinations without much apprehension ; this may be because most decisions about their future are taken on the recommendation of their teachers rather than directly on the basis of examination results . |
| 11 | The question in this latest tragedy would appear to be whether those guidelines were followed . |
| 12 | Where would he be when those hours came round again ? |
| 13 | Has anyone got the Leeds ticket office or fax number , We are planning to try and make the wednesday match on feb the 12th , that is if any tickets are still available . |
| 14 | Has anyone got the Leeds ticket office or fax number , We are planning to try and make the wednesday match on feb the 12th , that is if any tickets are still available . |
| 15 | This is because such inferences often arise wherever features of the context do not actually block them , with the result that they can be easily confused with the permanent aspects of the semantics of the expressions involved . |
| 16 | This is because such schemes are taking a long time to get off the ground and because employers generally recruit from non-local networks ( see also Ladbury and Mira-Smith in this volume ) . |
| 17 | It is because such interfaces are believed to be dangerous that men act as they do in ritual situations . |
| 18 | It is because such equalities are therefore not worth investigation ( they are all false ! ) that a totally different interpretation is usually attached to the statement |
| 19 | This is because such households would find themselves holding more money on average to finance the same total value of transactions . |
| 20 | This is because many children want to talk about the subject but can not find an adult in whom to confide or who is willing to talk about it . |
| 21 | This is because many compounds used in treating diseases have an adverse effect on the gills from which they never recover . |
| 22 | This is because all behaviours , spoken and unspoken , are overt and manifest . |
| 23 | This is because both agencies are fighting for a larger share of the available budget and seek to create a good impression by producing the most frightening scenario . |
| 24 | This is because both forms of enterprise are identical to the individuals who own them ; their creditworthiness is that of those individuals . |
| 25 | This is because both frontbenches accept that it is the function of the House to permit the two sides to state their cases , and each party in power has respected the right of the Opposition to determine the subjects of debate for about one-third of the total time of the House . |
| 26 | This does not seem to be because the UK has more crime , or more serious crime , than comparable countries ; rather it is because more offenders are sent to custody , and for longer periods , in the UK than elsewhere . |
| 27 | It is because those Governments have been arguing for coal utilisation while our Government have sat on their hands wanting to take a swipe at miners and their communities . |
| 28 | This is because some disinfectants serve to reinforce rather than overcome such scents which are not discernible by our noses . |
| 29 | This is because some tablets , especially those prescribed for deworming purposes , often have a nasty taste and may cause your dog to salivate if they are swallowed in this form . |
| 30 | The reason for this is because some odorants are toxic but their toxic effects are not necessarily related to the perception of the odour per se . |