Example sentences of "[be] the [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Differing slightly from Ibrams are the many cases where ‘ cumulative provocation ’ has been directed towards D over a period of time , and then some minor act sparks off the loss of self-control and killing . |
| 2 | Most gardeners are aware of the galaxy of spring-flowering bulbs and corms , but less well-known are the many treasures that can adorn gardens in summer and autumn . |
| 3 | Then there are the many forms of Unix which , unfortunately , are not compatible with each other , so you have to choose one hardware supplier , which means a lot less choice . |
| 4 | Then there are the many forms of Unix which , unfortunately , are not compatible with each other , so you have to choose one hardware supplier , which means a lot less choice . |
| 5 | Walker 's most liberating pictures of femininity are the many watercolours of groups of women sometimes with children gathered by the sea . |
| 6 | Forty years later , the only families that seem to be really flourishing are the many varieties of fungus ( a mould that grows in damp conditions ) . |
| 7 | Illustrations are the many uses to which the negotiable instrument has been put . |
| 8 | Other useful scavengers are the many kinds of tiny shrimps which can be found by simply turning over a rock in any reef tank . |
| 9 | Finally , there are the several nurseries which specialize in roses — indeed , some grow nothing else — and which welcome visitors to walk around the pads and fields to look at what they are buying . |
| 10 | In the opinion of many , even more effective than the ladybird beetles are the several forms of hover or serphid flies , and this opinion is growing following the work of the Henry Doubleday Research Association ( HDRA ) into other plants that attract and encourage creatures that prey upon pests . |
| 11 | Next I was going to ask before erm are there any questions of fact , I do n't want anybody anticipating the debate but are the any questions on fact . |
| 12 | Are the any weapons er which the aircraft er would not be able to , for example the J P two three three closely associated with the tornado , er is that a system which you would anticipate Eurofighter two thousand to be able to carry ? |
| 13 | Before I can establish whether they are the same votaries as before they disappear into the Horse Guards . |
| 14 | These are the same youngsters who spurn the school dining hall on weekdays . |
| 15 | There are the same problems in estimating incidence , in defining the phenomena and in defining the characteristics of the abuser or the situations which give rise to abuse . |
| 16 | They are the same machines used everywhere else in the world . |
| 17 | The powers of the interim receiver may be restricted by the court but , if they are not , then they are the same powers as the official receiver would have as receiver and manager ( in the period between the making of a bankruptcy order and the appointment of a trustee ) ( s 286(3) ) . |
| 18 | The forces that permit , and even promote , smaller corporate entities are the same forces that permit , and even promote , smaller national entities : flexibility , accountability , motivation of the individual , innovation , freer world trade in both the physical and capital markets , and lower thresholds for economies of scale . |
| 19 | The criteria used to judge the centre 's readiness are the same ones applied , under devolved responsibility from SCOTVEC , by Directors of Education to assess authority centres . |
| 20 | Now the areas that I 've identified are the same ones as I put on the board last week . |
| 21 | These are the same celebs who grace children 's TV shows with inspiring lines like : ‘ Me ? |
| 22 | There are the same faces , the same nurses . |
| 23 | These are the same bulbs though that have made a new flower this year . |
| 24 | My guess would be that they are the same advisers or perhaps from the same coterie of advisers . |
| 25 | The livret does not say whether the oboes in the first entrée are the same performers as the harmonie rustique that accompanies the récit , but for reasons having to do with economy of personnel and continuity in the staging , it seems likely that they were . |
| 26 | In this type of file there are the same sets of indexes as are required for an inverted file . |
| 27 | There are the same elements of bragging , self-dramatisation , childish defiance , and an assumption of the uniqueness of one 's own behaviour , all combined with a heavy sense of irony . |
| 28 | If there are the same pressures contributing to the use of contract computer staff as for agency secretarial/office staff , the two groups are in other ways very different . |
| 29 | There are the same imponderables about ‘ serious arrestable ’ offences . |
| 30 | ‘ These are the same types of rays as nuclear Gamma and X-rays and both are capable of seriously damaging the skin 's DNA . ’ |