Example sentences of "[be] [det] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the sites listed are that of the 1956 crash of a nuclear-armed bomber aircraft at Albuquerque , New Mexico , and the Agriculture Research Center at Beltsville , Maryland , where scientists used radioactive matter to test the effects of fall-out on crops in the 50s and 60s . |
| 2 | view is that one hopes that my hopes are that of the direct report you er worked for erm is equal and competent and is erm in a sense courageous and brave and that they realize that sometimes to get the best results you have to do things which are perhaps challenging and orthodox |
| 3 | In the twentieth century the most dramatic political collapse has been that of the Liberal Party . |
| 4 | Indeed , her pose by the fire had been that of the consummate temptress , and yet … there it was again , the feeling that something did n't add up . |
| 5 | The most influential model of ninth-century political change since Montesquieu 's has been that of the Belgian historian Jan Dhondt . |
| 6 | For a long time after independence , English was the language of the educated élite , just as it had largely been that of the colonial administration . |
| 7 | The royal grant which had offered Richard the best chance of a viable power base had been that of the forfeited de Vere estates , made in August 1462 , but these had been restored to the earl of Oxford at the beginning of 1464 . |
| 8 | The royal grant which had offered Richard the best chance of a viable power base had been that of the forfeited de Vere estates , made in August 1462 , but these had been restored to the earl of Oxford at the beginning of 1464 . |
| 9 | ’ One traditional way of discovering God 's will had been that of the biblical sortes — the question would be posed and the Bible then opened at random . |
| 10 | In 805 Charles chose one chieftain to reign as his vassal king , and bestowed upon him the ancient title of Chagan , which had originally been that of the independent High King of the Avars . |
| 11 | The most influential presentation of the ‘ strong ’ version of the ‘ autonomous ’ model has probably been that of the social anthropologist . |
| 12 | The main symbol of death had long been that of the old man holding a familiar rural implement , the scythe , implying that man would be cut down when he was ripe for it . |
| 13 | Despite its age there are few of the early features of Patrington remaining . |
| 14 | However , there are some on the receiving end of a star fist who become members of a sad sisterly fraternity — beaten wives and girlfriends . |
| 15 | The worst offenders are some of the Eastern European countries , who are unlikely to be able to make substantial financial contributions . |
| 16 | These are some of the clearest concerns of God for our lives , running uncontradicted through Old and New Testament alike . |
| 17 | These are some of the other possible changes in control that could take place : Conservative seats at risk to Liberal Democrats : Plymouth Sutton : surprise late retirement of Tory veteran Alan Clark encouraged Julian Brett Freeman to feel he can achieve the four per cent swing needed for victory . |
| 18 | Unfortunately the resulting diagram is not so easy to interpret as are some of the other forms of chart . |
| 19 | Wicker baskets , wrought-iron work and embroidered tablecloths are some of the other traditional crafts . |
| 20 | What then are some of the other conclusions that can be drawn from the study of environmental history ? |
| 21 | What are some of the clues if you like that tell us if people behave in an assertive , aggressive , passive way what are some of the other clues take that away from us ? |
| 22 | Well well I want to know where are some of the other cuts going to hurt . |
| 23 | In terms of concentrations of dust in the air , Chinese industrial cities are some of the dirtiest in the world . |
| 24 | Those are some of the practical effects of compulsory competitive tendering in which ideology takes the place of practicality and common sense . |
| 25 | In open rock pools , Bullheads , Taurulus bubalis , Dragonets , and Gobies , are some of the small fish that can be scooped up with a small net , together with Hermit Crabs that can be spied trundling over the bottom . |
| 26 | And nor is it simply a question of numbers — among these studies are some of the subtlest , most ingenious and most penetrating essays written in our time , and the factor common to almost all , the naive or the clumsy as well as the brilliant , is the conviction explicit or implicit that Joyce is an outstanding , indeed for some the outstanding , modern writer . |
| 27 | These are some of the complex issues which will be our concern in this chapter . |
| 28 | Ljubljana ( Emona ) , Sremska Mitrovica ( Sirmium ) , Belgrade ( Singidunum ) , Niš ( Naissus ) , Skopje ( Scupi ) , Osijek ( Mursa ) , Mostar ( Andetrium ) and Bitola ( Heraclea ) are some of the principal Roman settlements which are still important urban centres in modern Yugoslavia . |
| 29 | Tim Robson of auctioneers Sotheby 's says that Latin American railways bonds depicting trains and elaborately coloured Chinese bonds are some of the prettiest notes around . |
| 30 | Tim Robson of auctioneers Sotheby 's says that Latin American railways bonds depicting trains and elaborately coloured Chinese bonds are some of the prettiest notes around . |