Example sentences of "[conj] be [adj] [verb] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the size variation puts them in slightly different markets , they are practical family cars that are easy to drive and fun , too . |
| 2 | The ensemble were formed in Farnham eight years ago by Myer Rosen , to give amateur guitar players the kind of experience that is available to wind and string players in local orchestral societies . |
| 3 | Stripped wooden floors do n't harbour unpleasant chemicals and are inhospitable to dust and house mites , which can cause allergies and asthma . |
| 4 | I think he 's got a whole metaphor going in this poem between wild animals and things that exist freely and are difficult to find and poems which are things that exist and have their own life but they are also difficult to find . |
| 5 | Children and young people have a right not to be mistreated , and are entitled to expect that adults will intervene to help them if they are being abused or neglected . |
| 6 | West Indians are great West Indian watchers , preferably when they 're winning , and are quick to foul when things do not concur with insular desires and outlook . |
| 7 | In contrast , however , with the position on the death of a member , the bankrupt will remain a member and be entitled to attend and vote — though he will have to do so in accordance with the directions of the trustee . |
| 8 | Do this initial cultivation in early spring , and be ready to hoe or fork out weeds again once or twice more before planting or sowing in mid-spring , as weed seeds will germinate more readily when the soil is disturbed , and with the start of warmer weather . |
| 9 | As a first experiment they improved the lighting for the test group and were pleased to find that productivity improved , but puzzled to find that productivity also improved in the control group . |
| 10 | We had gone to Uncle Charles for Christmas lunch and were sad to find that Aunt Edie Mann did not appear . |
| 11 | To further characterise the relevance of glycosylation of integrins for their function as cell adhesion receptors we performed initial experiments to analyse the integrin mediated cell matrix interation in HT-29 cells , and were able to show that inhibition of golgi mannosidase I by DMJ resulted in a significantly decreased adhesion of DMJ treated HT-29 cells to laminin , type IV collagen , and fibronectin . |
| 12 | Quinton and Rutter ( 1976 ) replicated this finding , and were able to show that disorder resulting from hospital admission was not explicable in terms of other medical factors such as persisting disability or low birth weight . |
| 13 | So we got ourselves an Ordnance Survey map for the year of my birth and were able to prove that houses had indeed existed there , ’ he said . |
| 14 | This was a very useful corrective to the hyperbole of the trade papers but on occasions even they expressed surprise at the popularity of their industry and were happy to concede that movies were succeeding for very basic reasons . |
| 15 | The Sports Council is proud of its association with these organisations and is keen to see that movement and dance continues to thrive in the future . |
| 16 | To say of John Smith " His name is certainly not George Washington " is capable of being defamatory of Smith : the ordinary reader knows that George Washington could never tell a lie , and is likely to infer that Smith is therefore untruthful . |
| 17 | She looked across at her father and was shocked to see that tears were streaming down into his beard . |
| 18 | Benjamin did not fully trust Mandeville and was unwilling to admit that Sir John Santerre might have gone to Glastonbury . |
| 19 | Bernice glanced over her shoulder and was relieved to see that Francis and Elaine were only a few metres behind her . |
| 20 | ‘ Then I 'll wish for the first and last dance tonight and as many as you can spare in between , ’ Harry rejoined , and was pleased to see that Cora-Beth was actually blushing . |
| 21 | She risked putting the lamp on and was pleased to see that Ana 's feet did not look as bad as her own felt . |
| 22 | Pam became hooked on Medau after joining Molly Braithwaite 's London Polytechnic class early in the 1960s while living in Wimbledon ; she moved to Essex in 1975 and was overjoyed to find that Medau flourished there too . |
| 23 | He reported a clean break to his little finger , but was ready to field when Essex began their reply to Lancashire 's 321 all out . |
| 24 | He found Carrie seated by the bedside , but was distressed to find that Anna would not talk to him . |
| 25 | Since s. 2(2) OLA 1957 requires the occupier to take such care as is reasonable to see that visitors will be reasonably safe in using the premises for the purposes for which they are invited or permitted by the occupier to be there , lawful visitors will be owed a duty only in so far as they remain within the scope of their invitation or permission to be on the premises . |