Example sentences of "this be a [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 They were not required to escort prisoners from court or to other prisons , this being a police responsibility in India , so during the day there might be 70 or so warders in the prison at any one time .
2 Well of course erm the basis used to be that many courts erm had written above them ‘ Police Court ’ and I think some of the older courts where this was sort of carved in stone may still have this above them , but Magistrates have gone to great lengths erm in recent times to emphasise this is not a police court , this is a magistrates ' court .
3 The D sharp note really means that this is a Blues Scale lick as opposed to a pure Pentatonic lick , but just think of the extra note as a passing note .
4 In many ways this is a no-frills jacket , but one with the features you would expect in a mountain jacket — four cargo pockets and one internal pocket , a generous hood , Velcro cuffs and a good wide flap over the front zip .
5 Here 's one for all you Star Trek fans , basically this is a windows version of the very popular EGA Startrek .
6 Yeah , this is a windows thing .
7 This is a collectors ' item !
8 This is a singles " bar . "
9 IC3 is the delay line chip , and this is a PMOS device .
10 Lets not forget this is a SUPPORTERS list .
11 This is a centuries old , charming village situated on the promontory that separates Lake Como from Lake Lecco , so you 're getting two lakes for the price of one !
12 But , er er this this is a highways erm matter
13 This is a Back-Benchers ' day , and a motion has been tabled in the name of the hon. Member for Romford ( Sir M.
14 This is a children 's series … ’
15 This is a police matter . "
16 And this is a police force , you will remember , Mr telling you very remarkable characteristic .
17 This is an enthusiasts Pullman special hauled by Directors 62664/3 on the climb from Broughton Lane towards Attercliffe Junction .
18 And this is an uplands farm ?
19 An opera of violence that unfolds with a painfully slow gravitas , this is an outsiders ' ( Leone and Morricone , Europeans — the film was shot in Spain ) yearning fantasy of America before the forces of civilization ‘ spoiled ’ it .
20 THIS is an ideas battle … not every one of these things can be distilled into politics — you know , who 's for this and who 's for that , and if this person is for this , somebody else has to be for that .
21 This was a planners reaction this lunchtime .
22 This was a solicitors pick it up and my Lord so you can , you can see what the dispute was .
23 This was a Hibs side , too , with no need to fear relegation and every incentive to probe for damage done by Rangers ' injury crisis while seeing if they could move themselves closer to a place in Europe .
24 No you , this was a criteria and when George said that the figures are massaged erm Mr shouted out rubbish .
25 This was a police matter , and such information should only be divulged to the legal teams , and possibly to the families , she said .
26 By way of explanation , the bemused kids were told this was a police operation , and they were to gather in the corridor and wait quietly for further instructions .
27 In that final quarter , though , Wooderson had a lot of people to pass — on the inside , of course , for this was a gentlemen 's race — and he zipped smoothly from one to the next to the finish line .
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