Example sentences of "this be [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The reasons for this are a political philosophy of increasing private provision coupled with changes in the funding arrangements for those entering residential care , specifically the introduction of supplementary benefit payments to those unable to afford the fees at private homes .
2 Behind this are a separate small locker , and the battery tray which slides out of the fuselage side .
3 Programs such as this are an invaluable source of information and can be used time and time again .
4 Among the reasons for this are the continued creation of neologisms , the introduction of foreign words and the vast array of proper nouns that exist .
5 Examples of this are the phonetic information and the etymological descriptions of words .
6 Examples of this are the combined 1993 Dairy Range due for launch this summer and a strategic review of the business ' I.T .
7 One might alternatively suggest that a single standard driving schema exists and deviations from this are the appropriate measure rather than deviations from junction specific expectations .
8 There are times when understated architectural solutions like this are the right ones .
9 Examples of this are the brief discussion of Free Indirect Speech , and the extensive investigation of turn-taking in popfiction in a vein similar to that of Conversation Analysis .
10 Exceptions to this are the Linguistic String Project ( Sager , 1981 ) which had a lexical coverage of about 10,000 words ( although many of these are specialist medical terms ) ; the CLAWS system ( Leech et al , 1983 ) ( Atwell , 1983 ) ( Atwell et al 1984 ) used to tag the LOB corpus had a lexicon of approximately 7,200 words plus a 670 SUFFIXLIST which added word-tags to most other words ; IBM 's CRITIQUE ( formerly EPISTLE ) system ( Heidorn et al , 1982 ) with a lexicon of approximately 100,000 words and the Alvey Natural Language Tools ( ANLT ) ( Carroll & Grover , 1989 ) , an early version of which contained a lexicon of nearly 7,000 morphemes ( probably about 20,000 words ) .
11 The only people who really benefit from this are the larger companies that enjoy the benefits of both an informal workforce and government grants , loans and subsidies .
12 Added to this are the high repetition and drop-out rates .
13 In English , the most obvious examples of this are the cliched openings of jokes like ‘ Have you heard the one about the … ? ’ or personal anecdotes : ‘ Listen !
14 Witness to this are the large numbers worldwide who came to Glasgow to work with him and who are now distinguished practitioners in their own right .
15 Had this been the only evidence of any religious aspect of Chedworth , one could have considered the nymphaeum merely as an unusual feature .
16 Had this been the only ground of complaint , their Lordships might have reached a different conclusion on the appeal .
17 At last lie spoke : " Would n't this be a great location for a cigar commercial ? " .
18 Let this be a simple token of our friendship , neh ? ’
19 Would n't this be a perfect place to write a book ? ’
20 If no loss has been suffered by the client , and the matter resolved as soon as spotted , why should this be a disciplinary matter , reported to all and sundry ?
21 Will this be a good idea for you , the policyholder ?
22 Erm also the accountant you could 've tried to of got round because you were , you were digging the hole there erm you know where he 's , okay he wants to see the accountant , will this be a good idea I mean you could 've said yeah you know you appreciate that and all the rest of it and you could 've gone more into the tax side of where you , you know , you could 've perhaps er the company could 've benefited by putting some into the pension scheme as opposed erm paying all the taxes maybe you could 've gone in that way .
23 Something struck me , would this be a good idea for an outing .
24 But I wake up begging : ‘ Please , please , let this be a normal day . ’
25 ‘ I 've done modelling before — will this be a funny shot of me ? ’
26 Would this be a safe investment for , say , £3,000 ?
27 But how can this be a realistic demand in an institution which condemns any physical pleasure outwith marriage — for heterosexuals as well as homosexuals ?
28 Not only would this be a post-war record rate of growth if it were achieved , it would have to occur in the face of a worldwide recession .
29 A tiny alarm bell rang at the back of my head : could this be the classic distraction trick that comes just before a robbery ?
30 Why should the working-class housewife say she ‘ likes ’ or ‘ does n't mind ’ housework — why should this be the typical response ?
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