Example sentences of "this [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The obvious checks to this are a sense of individual identity , a willingness to assume responsibility , a mature morality and a developed sense of integrity . |
| 2 | Added to this are a couple of million pre-cataloguing or inventorial forms . |
| 3 | Following this are a retrospective of Eva Hesse and a view of Carol Seborovski 's work . |
| 4 | Had this been a function for Chedworth , one might at least have expected to find suitable tools . |
| 5 | Had this been a scene in a movie , it would have been followed by pistol shots and , no doubt , the entry of a deadly snake into the Sigmoid tent . |
| 6 | Had this been a studio ‘ take ’ it would have been phenomenal , but the fact that it is ‘ live ’ has one bordering on disbelief . |
| 7 | Could this be a revenge thing ? ’ |
| 8 | Could this be a sign that the Ministry 's power is all-pervasive ? |
| 9 | If there is a regional variation in the rate of treatment for glue ear need this be a sign that overtreatment occurs in some areas ? |
| 10 | Will this be a problem , or merely a challenge to discover new historiographical methods ? |
| 11 | Maastricht is now over ; let this be a test of the new Europe 's resolve . |
| 12 | Sister Margaret Traxler , of the National Coalition of American Nuns , said that she had told Dr Runcie : ‘ The Roman Catholic Church says this is a deterrent to unity ; but we say , how can this be a deterrent to unity when discrimination against women is evil ? ’ |
| 13 | And was this a would this be a man that would do this or would this just be a boy ? |
| 14 | ‘ Let this be a lesson to you , Jesse Frankenstein's-Daughter . |
| 15 | Were the organisation to make a profit for any particular period of accounts , would it be liable to pay income tax , or would this be a matter for negotiation with the Inland Revenue ? |
| 16 | Should this be a matter of concern ? |
| 17 | Could this be a symptom of a more fundamental and deeper problem ? |
| 18 | Could this be a prelude to a trade war even more destructive of world prosperity than a military war ? |
| 19 | Now granted that current account deficits bring downward pressure on a currency , should this be a source of concern for the authorites ? |
| 20 | Had Vitor called and might this be a note to warn he was due back ? |
| 21 | Can this be a line from the same music paper which advised Bob Geldof and Paula Yates to get an abortion ? |
| 22 | Would this be a condition or would the wrappers still constitute part of the consideration ? |
| 23 | The black keeps the race relations lobby happy , but can this be a detail we missed hitherto — a yellow Jesus ? |
| 24 | I must begin with a coincidence which I would not dare to recount if this were a work of fiction . |
| 25 | If this were a story by a ‘ serious ’ writer the critics would pursue the symbolism of hidden latches and dark tunnels as diligently as the children pursue the gang of international smugglers discovered in the cave at the end of the tunnel . |
| 26 | Scott J concluded that if this were a case in which there was any question or threat of general disclosure by the defendant of confidential information concerning the way in which the plaintiff carried on its business or concerning any details of the affairs of any of its clients there would be no answer to the claim for an injunction ; but it was not general disclosure that the defendant had in mind . |
| 27 | If this were a musical , she thought irrelevantly , there 'd be a song about now . |
| 28 | If this were a respite it was a shortlived one . |
| 29 | If this were a study in local history we should now , of course , be looking ever more closely at the ups and downs of everyday life in Frome . |
| 30 | It was a soft , slow moaning , punctuated with sharp little sounds like cries ; the earth grieving in a whisper , but in some weird way with a purpose as if this were a language , a communication . |