Example sentences of "be [that] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The important aspect of the relative clause proposal seems to be that both relative clause and postnominal adjective share the characteristics of linking an adjective to its head noun by the relation of assignment , not simple qualification , while remaining within the same entity-identifying phrase as that noun . |
| 2 | Of course , it may be that under certain circumstances a more autocratic relationship is appropriate . |
| 3 | It may be that under certain circumstances one of the alternative methods of valuation is the most appropriate . |
| 4 | Since the density of wood averages about one-fourteenth of that of steel it may be that about thirty times the volume of wood is used , taking the world as a whole . |
| 5 | Evidence about who actually acts as an unpaid carer has to be pieced together from various statistical sources , but the best informed estimates seem to be that very few people are cared for by non-relatives , and that women provide about 75 to 85 per cent of relative care . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's that relentlessly upbeat approach that really grates with me ’ |
| 7 | What is known , is that approximately 200 enemy aircraft were encountered , in what was the most concentrated attack made on the 401st . |
| 8 | Crimes of violence , for example , are by and large one poor person hitting another poor person — and in almost half these instances it is a man hitting his wife or lover … the more vulnerable a person is economically and socially the more likely it is that both working class and white-collar crime will occur against them ( Matthews and Young , 1986 , p. 23 ) . |
| 9 | What is less well-known is that rather similar effects may happen with a blow on the forehead which does not penetrate . |
| 10 | The most important point is that rather flat-lying arrays can be generated by feasible mixing models despite the involvement of a plume endmember with fairly high Nd . |
| 11 | What lends this observation particular piquancy however is that remarkably few players sound particularly good . |
| 12 | The point is that normally such parents would prefer that their babies were not defective and would welcome a non-controversial cure were it to become available . |
| 13 | The problem is that normally potential purchasers have to incur the expense of undertaking surveys and arranging mortgage finance , without any idea whether they will be able to afford the final selling price . |
| 14 | The basic problem with this shift is that previously free NHS services have become means tested services along the way . |
| 15 | The biggest reason for Asia 's sceptical eye on the Gulf , though , is that not many Asians are convinced the fight makes any difference . |
| 16 | The next problem is that not all programs make use of the ANSI.SYS so do n't expect the key swap to be honoured by everything . |
| 17 | The problem for the schools is that not all parents accept their share of the authority . |
| 18 | The simple answer is that not all materials lend themselves to scientific dating . |
| 19 | One of the reasons for writing so much about growing your own plants is that not all flowers and foliage suitable for pressing are available from florists , which can considerably limit the palette of colours from which you will work . |
| 20 | Perhaps the first thing to realise is that not all page printers use laser beams ; there are many other successful technologies including LED arrays , LCD shutters , ink-jet , magneto-deposition and ion-deposition . |
| 21 | The concern of many is that not all GPs will be as thorough as Dr Ayles and his colleagues . |
| 22 | Part of the explanation for this failure is that not enough information about investment plans is available to the market , and also that market participants lack the technical ability to evaluate what may be highly complex and specialised projects . |
| 23 | The final point is that internationally increasing wealth has increased the demand for animal produce . |
| 24 | One of the strands of that concept is that even rational thought may not be just what it seems on the surface . |
| 25 | ‘ The truth is that even one drink can impair driving performance . |
| 26 | Its advantage over the Tabriz loom is that even larger carpets can be made . |
| 27 | But what is interesting is that even die-hard sexists have had to change their argument in defence of traditional usage . |
| 28 | The second caveat is that even this amount of support is reduced when hypothetical compromises are put to the public . |
| 29 | The problem is that plainly this depreciation charge can not reflect the periodic benefits expected to accrue from using the vehicle . |
| 30 | The point being that the more detailed the categorization of the restrictions becomes , the more likely it is that qualitatively different kinds of restrictions will emerge . |