Example sentences of "be [verb] [that] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In each case , if I am to claim that this revelation or experience is of ‘ God ’ , and is not simply an expression of some form of mental delusion which should be referred to a psychoanalyst , then I am forced to debate the interpretation that I am giving . |
| 2 | It has been hypothesised that this characteristic is due to extra chromosomal material in the X chromosome as compared with the Y chromosome . |
| 3 | It was standard procedure for such conglomerates to collect contemporary art , now that it had been recognized that such art was plentiful , reasonably affordable , and able to yield substantial returns . |
| 4 | On the other hand , it has been recognized that such concessions can , if applied fairly and without discrimination , aid the efficient administration of the tax system . |
| 5 | It had long been recognized that many species are protected from predators by colouring that provides camouflage . |
| 6 | Offenders who are mentally disordered suffer the stigma of being labelled as both ‘ mad ’ and ‘ bad ’ , although for centuries it has been recognized that some people have diminished responsibility for their actions as a result of mental abnormality and that punishment and retribution , usually demanded by society of someone who has committed a crime , should be dispensed with in favour of providing humane care and treatment . |
| 7 | Is it not perverse , therefore , that some people are suggesting that those hospital trusts should be wound up ? |
| 8 | There is an item about this joint staffing watch at item ten , which suggests that the government are also finding that it 's got limited use , and are suggesting that these returns should be completed on a different basis , and rather than quarterly , annually . |
| 9 | Furthermore I am suggesting that each team should be no larger than 16 staff . |
| 10 | I am suggesting that this relationship is also to be found in games , in the arts and in life . |
| 11 | It has been calculated that some 37% of families would be better off , and 37% worse off , as a result of the change from Community Charge to the Council tax . |
| 12 | Advice has been received that such work would not be more than 5% of the adviser 's time . |
| 13 | While manufacturers were perceived as the traditional users of sales promotion , now retailers and financial institutions are realising that these techniques can help build business . |
| 14 | The educational background and training of chartered librarians in Britain has not been well understood by teachers , and in particular it has been noticeable how reluctant spokesmen of the School Library Association have been to acknowledge that some librarians have received a special training in work with children of school age , with materials for children of school age , and involving more than an acquaintance with the study of educational systems and methods and of child development . |
| 15 | Where some women are free to make vows of chastity , we are reminded that all women should be free to refuse men access to them . |
| 16 | There is no similar obligation to report where a debentureholder enters into possession and it has been recommended that this omission be corrected . |
| 17 | However , it has been claimed that some doctors in the province will perform abortions in certain circumstances . |
| 18 | The aristocracy — ie. titled landowners — do still exist and have been joined by the very wealthy ( through ownership or investment ) : it has been reckoned that this 1% of adult population owns one-quarter of all the wealth in Britain . |
| 19 | Sometimes historians assume when they are writing that this context already exists in the mind of the reader ( e.g. that you are familiar with a particular person or idea ; that you have background knowledge of a topic ) . |
| 20 | Geoffrey Ross comments ‘ It has been noticed that many men wash their hair in water that is too hot ( which over-stimulates the sebaceous glands and so makes the scalp greasier than it should be ) and are rough-actioned with the towel when drying the hair . |
| 21 | It has now been decided that both clubs will play on the Wednesday with 7.45 kick-offs . |
| 22 | Initially it had been felt that some families failed to take advantage of the services offered by the welfare state and , despite the basic social services , they fell into poverty and sickness , remained ignorant of the skills and attitudes needed to cope with life and failed to find accommodation for themselves . |
| 23 | It has also been said that such activities can help to raise the general level of energy of members of the household , the depletion of which may often show itself as a succession of minor illnesses . |
| 24 | It has been said that few revolutions have been so complete in the British countryside as the start and end of the railway age . |
| 25 | In common with Category 2 of the New South Wales legislation , it has been said that this offence is ‘ more significant for what it fails to include [ than ] for what it does include . ’ |
| 26 | It has been said that these rules will be applied less stringently to a commercial contract than to other types of document ( Henry Boot Construction v Central Lancashire New Town Development Corpn ( 1980 ) 15 BLR 8 ) but the drafter should bear them in mind and , if possible , avoid their application . |
| 27 | This requires diagnostic skills normally associated with doctors , but it has long been suspected that this responsibility is generally left entirely to the DN , so this section begins with an analysis of DN responses to the question : ‘ Who decided on current treatment ? ’ before examining that treatment . |
| 28 | For some time it has been suspected that these voltages affect aquarium fish , causing stress and possibly disease . |
| 29 | A guarantee had been made that any centre submitting all results by the end of a given month would have all candidates certificated by the end of the following month . |
| 30 | Checks have been made that this bone was not missed during laboratory processing of the pellet samples , and there is little chance of bones being detached from pellets before collection because of the compact nature of barn owl pellets . |