Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] be [adv] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | But about many of its manifestations there can be something ominous — something that is acutely understood and eloquently exposed in The Counterlife . |
| 2 | But , he adds : ‘ There is an enormous advantage in building change on to something that is already known and respected . |
| 3 | Proponents of this view tend to see the idea of parental possession as one that is still protected and upheld by the law and by social agencies ; and they believe this state of affairs to be damaging to children , given that parents ' and children 's interests sometimes conflict . |
| 4 | However , the corporation that owned the plant regarded it as being inefficiently run and took steps to introduce a regime of tighter discipline . |
| 5 | As it does with anything that is widely liked and appreciated , this modern money-mad world has made the rose big business , and the plant obeys all the ups and downs of fashion , high pressure competition and selling — even racketeering — as do pop records , clothes and motor cars . |
| 6 | about the Olympic champion , he 'll be in Rome , he 'll be ready for the World Championships , I think he 's had an easy summer so far , but we 've got the likes of Sergio Lopez who 's just taken my European record away , there 's two Americans ; Kirl Stattel and Mike Barryman who 've just gone under the old World Record , so there 's perhaps a dozen of us that are really shouting and trying to get up to number one position . |