Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [vb pp] [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 These same activities are used whatever the setting — home , clinic or hospital — and communicating is even more important ( if that is possible ) when a child is involved , or a mentally handicapped person , or when the contact is made for psychiatric problems , as Hardcastle ( 1988 ) clearly outlines in ‘ First impressions ’ .
2 Specialists in linguistics sometimes claim that if non-specialists are asked what the function of language is , they will reply that it is ‘ to send
3 Specialists in linguistics sometimes claim that if non-specialists are asked what the function of language is , they will reply that it is ‘ to send information ’ or ‘ to tell other people your thoughts ’ .
4 In Behrend v. Produce Brokers ( 1920 K.B. ) part of the goods were delivered which the buyers accepted .
5 In 1893 the Forget-me-nots were billed us the ‘ smallest dancers on the variety stage .
6 Paths were lost which the water had obliterated and silent highways were marked by great trees lying prostrate across the track .
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