Example sentences of "be [that] [adj] [noun] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rules of the game are that each person is allowed to turn over two cards and , if they are the same , to withdraw them and place them by their side . |
| 2 | ‘ My instructions are that this boy is to move on . ’ |
| 3 | Indicates are that this figure is continuing to rise . |
| 4 | The non-lexical task most intensively studied is reading nonwords aloud , and the most commonly advocated view has been that this task is accomplished by using a system of rules relating spellings to sounds . |
| 5 | It may be that one partner is so involved with their own painful feelings during the experiences of midlife , that there is no room for the other 's needs . |
| 6 | There are slight stylistic differences in the execution of the relief work , and it may be that one cup is an exotic , a Minoan import , and the other was made by a Mycenean craftsman to make a pair ; on balance , I think it more likely that both are Minoan ( Figure 31 ) . |
| 7 | Or it may be that one environment is over-stimulating for the child — a classroom full of other children , with colourful posters covering all the walls may be so distracting for a mildly hyperkinetic child that he or she behaves far worse than usual . |
| 8 | First check your water quality — it could be that one fish is indicating a problem that will soon be common to all , such as nitrite poisoning . |
| 9 | A third view could be that such investment is not an element in a zero-sum game : investment abroad is not a simple net loss to UK plants but , instead , creates productive facilities which complement and are integrated with UK production . |
| 10 | One of the reasons underlying the inconsistent results with regard to the effect of familial sinistrality might be that this factor is likely to be confounded with family size ( Bradshaw , 1980 ) . |
| 11 | It can be that this behaviour is mistaken for psychiatric problems . ’ |
| 12 | It may be that this explanation is not an acceptable answer to the question , but it is presented by the speaker in a form which conveys ‘ what I think we 're talking about ’ in this part of the conversation . |
| 13 | The first conclusion must be that this failure is not unexpected because social services were not designed to reduce such inequalities . |
| 14 | but clearly there , there is an element of that , there is an element that they 'd gone beyond it that 's that that bit is difficult to define and quantify . |
| 15 | In short , the law is unclear , though perhaps the better view is that subjective knowledge is required . |
| 16 | The clear implication is that greater weight is being given to macro-planning , in the hope that greater effectiveness here will indirectly benefit individual projects . |
| 17 | The worrying fact is that serious over-use is drying up some of our rivers and natural underground water levels . |
| 18 | ‘ The really worrying thing is that higher education is being regarded as a commodity for sale rather than something that we should invest in . |
| 19 | Smith says the message from Soviet data is that one year is the most people can take . |
| 20 | One commentator suggests that : " the essence of agency is that one person is entrusted with the power to act for another in that other 's interest , a clause enabling him without warning on a particular occasion to act in his own interest , or in the interest of another principal , seems plainly inconsistent with the whole nature of fiduciary responsibility . " |
| 21 | stuff that Oh is that that Nestle 's th Yeah , Milky Bar . |
| 22 | The trouble is that that 58% is largely money in-and-money-out . ’ |
| 23 | Its basis is that all life is to be valued and treated with respect ; that the rhythm of life is something implanted by the Creator ; that the different ecosystems have to be treasured , even when we regard them as hostile to human life itself . |
| 24 | As we know , exercise plays an important part in any diet/exercise routine , but the key thing is that all exercise is not the same . |
| 25 | ( The seller will generally try to restrict this to a warranty of specifically identified information : the acquirer will want a warranty of all information but not if the consequence is that all information is to be treated as a disclosure ) . |
| 26 | The sentence is itself ‘ redundant ’ with respect to the opening sentence of Beckett 's Malone Dies which it self-consciously imitates , and the implication is that all discourse is but a re-hashing of another 's words . |
| 27 | The result is that little attention is given to people 's own experience and understandings of these processes and the fact that such understandings in turn lead to ways in which they attempt to improve their circumstances within the constraints and opportunities with which they are faced . |
| 28 | The main concept , which goes against much traditional thinking about language , is that such change is a natural and inevitable process . |
| 29 | A fundamental disadvantage with the conception of the British schemes is that such compensation is neither considered nor provided . |
| 30 | One rather strange anomaly is that such intercourse is legal between consenting male adults over the age of 21 , but is illegal between heterosexuals and is punishable by a large fine or four years in prison . |