Example sentences of "is that [adj] were " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of these 21 , or over half , had considered an MBO in the last 12 months , 15 of these actually started and the result to date is that nine were completed and three are still in progress . |
| 2 | The reason for the rather dull image herbs have previously had is that most were grown to provide leaves for culinary use , and the flowers were of secondary importance ; thyme and mint are typical . |
| 3 | And I think the er inward investors that Professor Lock is referring to in terms of the German car manufacturer er the information that we have is that those were the very factors they considered and erm North Yorkshire is not short- listed . |
| 4 | The simplified distinction , from then on , between all dinosaurs is that some were bipedal ( two-legged ) , and some were quadrupeds ( four-legged ) . |
| 5 | A sign of the importance attached to shells at this time is that some were obtained from a distance . |
| 6 | An important point to note here is that these were not really arguments against correctionalism as such . |
| 7 | These two examples of successful problem-solving when dozing or dreaming are typical only in that a feeling of certainty accompanied them — what is unusual is that these were realistic solutions . |
| 8 | The assumption is that these were wounded veterans , from the wars with the Saracens in Spain , rather than victims of hunting accidents , and that it was Arab , not Christian surgeons who were adept at fitting these early attempts at an artificial limb . |