Example sentences of "be [adv] [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This is because there are rather few ways in which an image of the incident light can be formed .
2 But , however many ways there may be of being alive , it is certain that there are vastly more ways of being dead , or rather not alive .
3 To date , however , there has been rather little evidence on the means of transmission of difficulties .
4 In much of Western Europe a predominant characteristic has been trade union pluralism ( and sometimes reluctance to engage in continuous relationships with employers ) promoted by ideological , philosophical and religious differences , although in recent years there has been rather less emphasis upon the importance of religious affinity .
5 Comparative anatomists tell us that there are remarkably few differences between our brains and those of monkeys and apes , other than that ours are bigger .
6 There are remarkably few fumblings between the main historical chapters as the narrative is handed from one writer to the next .
7 There are obviously many reasons for the conjunction of forces which produced its institutions and these must include the Reithian spirit ( described above ) , a political system secure enough to grant broadcasting a relatively free hand and the absence ( or the negation ! ) of deep social divisions .
8 There are obviously many types of typical CAB problems for which the telephone is not useful but it is a fact that there is a heavy demand , particularly from women , for telephone contact with the CAB .
9 Between these two extremes there are obviously many degrees of importance , so we can hardly make hard and fast rules which suit all occasions .
10 What are you 're dou if you 've got to think about it you may there are obviously some questions in your mind .
11 I mean there are obviously some aspects of a school 's policy that are relatively easily changed .
12 Although rhyolite lavas do not occur in large volumes anywhere in the world , they are much more characteristic of destructive plate margins than constructive ones .
13 Data processing professionals are much more facilitators in this environment , and they may be brought in to assist on tasks such as detailed debugging .
14 However there are much more data on incest in western societies , where the sexual abuse of children is becoming recognised as a social problem .
15 The organisations concerned have asked that details of the comments received be mad public , criticising the level of secrecy surrounding the exercise , but to date , the UKCC 's response , from registrar Colin Ralph , has been only that publication of the consultation report is ‘ possible ’ .
16 Having said that I mean I think there there has been obviously some concern about some security measures , other than terrorist or so called terrorist threats in relation to staff personal security in the building which is why we 've actually moved towards more one stop per section area so there are limits to where the public are actually free to move around the building .
17 The visitor pressures at Younger , Dawyck and Logan Gardens are much less severe , since these Gardens are all some way from major population centres , and Younger and Dawyck in particular have the acreage to provide for visitor dispersion .
18 There are perhaps more collectors of antiques in this country than anywhere else in the world .
19 Nonetheless it fits in beautifully with the black and white timber-framed houses and cottages which are so much part of the county .
20 Deer are so much part of our hill heritage it is worth knowing a little about them .
21 ‘ There are so many scumbags in boxing — but I have to thank Barry Hearn and the American referee Joe Cortez for standing up for me . ’
22 There are so many works of art in the church that it has been declared a museum and is included as such on the official list of Milanese museums .
23 There are so many cases of genuine , unbearable hardship [ he wrote ] that unless your protégée can produce some family connection here , I do n't see how you 'll be able to swing it .
24 Why is the paying of dividends so important , when there are so many advantages to not paying them ?
25 David Lyles , the coach , says their winning secret is constant hard work and dedication and determination … they have problems finding enough pool time because there are so many clubs in Swindon but it is a nationwide problem because there are only two good pools in this country which is not a lot for fifty million people …
26 Because there are so many locations within the Castle , it simply is n't practical to detail every last carpet and piece of furniture — if we did this book would be twice the size ( and twice the price ! ) .
27 Astronomers tend to always think the probability is high because they think there are so many sites on which life could develop , but the biologists take completely the opposite view , that there are so many evolutionary pathways that lead to biological dead ends , that this outweighs the number of sites on which life could develop .
28 There are so many casualties in England and shit colour coordination ( sic ) is no way to start .
29 There are so many periods during which such plateaus could have been formed and dissected that , in the absence of geological evidence in the form of outliers , it is not surprising that theories of origin have varied widely .
30 There are so many towns to be seen , and each must be — or ought to be — approached for the first time on foot : certainly all the smaller towns .
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