Example sentences of "[pron] is [noun sg] that [det] " in BNC.

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1 And for the future , so long as there is hope that this may speed , I will be your go-between . ’
2 It was no use my saying , " I read in the papers that this happened " , " I believe that this happened " or " There is speculation that this happened " .
3 And yet , as if to contest all that , there is evidence that each read the other with respect , even avidity , occasionally sending copies of recent books as if eager for comment and commendation .
4 My Working Group felt that there is evidence that such an approach should help to improve pupils ' sensitivity to their own use of language .
5 Recently , and at vast expense , Loch Ken has been revitalised and restocked , because it had become fishless ; and there is evidence that many other lochs , surrounded by conifer plantations , will need similar treatment to save them from ruin in the foreseeable future .
6 There is evidence that many , and possibly all , addictions affect the dopamine cells in the brain 's mesolimbic system .
7 There is evidence that many psychophysical measurements , including measurements of hyperacuity , stereoacuity , colour , form and motion r25–29 , can not be normalized across the visual field on the basis of retinal magnification factors alone , indicating cortical specialization of visual processing in the central visual field .
8 The whole idea of large hospitals for the mentally handicapped is indefensible : there is evidence that many patients do not need , and do not receive , treatment , and a hospital routine is wholly damaging to them .
9 There is nothing new in these guidelines , but there is evidence that few authorities are giving the issue the attention it warrants .
10 In Rutland the jurors swore on 25 July that a great part of the county had been afforested by Henry II , though there is evidence that this had been done by Henry I. Subsequent returns for Leicestershire , Nottinghamshire and Somerset also demanded extensive disafforestments .
11 But there is evidence that this pattern is changing .
12 This is especially relevant with his tank containing Tufa rock , as there is evidence that this rock absorbs copper , endangering any inverts that may be added in the future , should they sit on the rock .
13 There is evidence that this tactic had some effect in marginal seats and , indeed , made the overall result far better for Labour than it would have been had people not voted tactically .
14 Most of the top-flight executive search consultants who now operate at the very top end of the market have developed their search careers by some functional or industry specialisation and there is evidence that this will continue to be an important factor .
15 However , it is important to note that such relationships , although dormant for a while , potentially can be reactivated and there is evidence that this does happen ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 , p. 155–6 ) .
16 The twenty-year-old sleeps with fewer interruptions than the thirty-six-year-old , and there is evidence that this increasing fitfulness in sleep continues throughout the lifespan , with sixty- six-year-olds sleeping more soundly than ninety-five-year olds .
17 There is evidence that this trend existed in the nineteenth century ( Hill 1925 ) as well as more recently .
18 In so far as sexual stimulation is generally geared towards sexual intercourse , the purpose of their violent activity may well be regarded as sexual intercourse where there is evidence that this subsequently took place .
19 Nevertheless , if there is any sense in which capitalism can develop the Third World , and there is evidence that this is happening in some countries or in some sectors , then the theoretical elaboration of the idea of dependency reversal may be useful .
20 We shall see that there is evidence that this was perceived as a genre in its own right in England , and in English .
21 There is evidence that this parent-party nexus is declining .
22 There is evidence that some earlier peoples in Central America , particularly the Olmec , were also concerned with time , but none to the degree that the Maya were .
23 There is evidence that some of the larger predators have favoured eating places , for example under trees in hot climates ( Haynes , 1982 ; Behrensmeyer , 1987 ) .
24 Already there is evidence that some firms which have introduced microelectronic production technology have experienced difficulties as a result of a shortage of engineers , technicians and programmers .
25 However , it also reveals that there is evidence that some analysts are still using less justifiable approaches such as the accounting rate of return and payback .
26 There is evidence that some species of trichonemes may become resistant to benzimidazole compounds and to avoid this it is suggested that these should be alternated with chemically unrelated anthelmintics on an annual or a six-monthly basis .
27 Heparin sulphate occurs on the surface of many cells including endothelial cells ( Lindahl & Hook , 1978 ) and there is evidence that both platelet factor 4 ( Busch et al , 1980 ) and β-thromboglobulin ( Hope et al , 1979 ) bind to cultured endothelial cells .
28 Although there is evidence that both hemispheres can control movements of the upper arm ( Sperry , Gazzaniga and Bogen , 1969 ; Van Der Staak , 1975 ) the extremities appear to be under exclusively contralateral control ( Brinkman and Kuypers , 1972 ; 1973 ) .
29 During the 1980s , interest in corporate reporting on environmental issues was muted , but there is evidence that more UK companies are beginning to provide such information in their annual reports .
30 Gifts in kind Gifts in kind are no less important than money in family exchanges and there is evidence that these can include both goods and services , including the basic necessities .
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