Example sentences of "this [be] that [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is strange about this is that phonemes are no more than elements of meaning but kinship terms also represent real relationships lived by people . |
| 2 | The reason for this is that women are forced to carry on the main productive activity by themselves because of their subjection . |
| 3 | The consequence of this is that women are feared because they are seen to be sexually aggressive , and relations with men are spoiled because a close tie to them , which might otherwise constitute a conflict-free alternative nevertheless connotes a parallel threat of passive dependency . |
| 4 | The reason for this is that students are not a homogeneous category . |
| 5 | This is that students are expected to respond in a subjective and emotional way to texts ; yet they must also accept the ‘ objective ’ judgement of the canon . |
| 6 | The reason for this is that ramparts are normally of dump construction , consisting of spoil from the ditches cast inwards to form the bank . |
| 7 | It 's a lot of money Well this is that Ian was making in the first place is n't it , product actually |
| 8 | This is that B 's letter is a nullity even if it arrives on time . |
| 9 | Although much of the argument before him and much of his judgment were devoted to the legal rights of a 16-year-old , the only reason for exploring this was that W. was resisting a change of regime . |
| 10 | The reason for this was that Angela was a very neat , spruce and tidy little person . |
| 11 | The chief reason for this was that people were living longer . |