Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why , on the costing basis , we are right to say that it represents another 10p in the pound on basic income tax . |
| 2 | Betty would have been upset to know that they had been talking of the devil . |
| 3 | The problem is often the more awkward because owners of country houses are hesitant to protest when they realize that other options may bring the new road much closer to the houses of neighbours . |
| 4 | For one blinding moment she knew absolutely that Galileo should have died for his truth , and yet had also been right to retract because he had still not known one particle of the whole . |
| 5 | Part of him would have been sorry to hear that she had been shot , or sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in the filth of an Austrian gaol . |
| 6 | Presumably he had been a football fan but it has not been possible to discover whether he supported Liverpool or Everton . |
| 7 | " I have been connected with different unions for this last twenty years " , he declared to the Royal Commission on Labour in 1892 , " but I am sorry to state that they have been formed for the benefit of one man , for he has generally cleared out with the funds " . |
| 8 | I am sorry to confess that I did not look forward to seeing him at all . |
| 9 | There is a captive audience , most of whom can understand the relevance of the message , and many are prepared to participate as they await their flight . |
| 10 | Not always knowing what to expect makes some of the physical and emotional changes associated with pregnancy harder to deal with — things like feeling more vulnerable , being easily upset , and crying a lot , are easier to take if you know this is a normal , if disturbing , aspect of pregnancy . |
| 11 | Their worries are easier to understand if you recall how much Singapore depends on foreign trade . |
| 12 | Early experiments ( Cattell , 1885 ) found that letters are easier to read when they form a word than when they do not ( the word superiority effect ) . |
| 13 | Thus Castro was in dire need of a Soviet commitment to preserve his revolution , and in a speech given to the United Nations on 26 September 1960 the Cuban leader may have been hinting at the price he might have been willing to pay when he said , ‘ We understand how terrible the subordination of the economy and life in general of nations to foreign economic power is . |
| 14 | Things had been ticking along nicely between them , just as long as she 'd been prepared to forget that she wanted more out of the relationship than a roll in the hay and a bright ‘ cheerio ’ at the airport . |
| 15 | I was never really good at pretending that I could assume my client to be innocent because I or my instructing solicitor had been careful to ensure that he did n't actually confess . |
| 16 | By a notice of appeal dated 23 March 1992 the father appealed on the grounds that ( 1 ) the judge had been wrong to conclude that he had no jurisdiction to make the orders sought and ( 2 ) having found that A. had been removed from his home with the father the judge had failed to order his return whether pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989 or otherwise . |
| 17 | You loved her very much , but I am interested to see that you saw yourself as having sex , not making love . |
| 18 | I am interested to note that they have not unscrewed the fingerplates from his doors . |
| 19 | These ‘ Jewels of Creation ’ are free to flutter as you discover their intriguing life story in a journey past unusual plants , set in a landscape to create a natural environment of leaf and flower for these fantastic creatures . |
| 20 | In considering such reports and recommendations , the Houses are free to decide as they wish and it is not unknown for them to divide along party lines where there are party political implications involved . |
| 21 | We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide ! |
| 22 | The session should provide information on any restrictions placed on women including whether they are free to travel as they please and allowed to work . |
| 23 | And her only words to him are : Now you are free to tell that you have seen me all unrobed — if you can tell ! |
| 24 | The minimalist interpretation maintains that they are willing to obey if they have no judgment of their own on the merits of performing the required action . |
| 25 | I am prepared to wait if I know that in the end he 'll be let in , but in the meantime I just want them to allow my children to attend school . |
| 26 | I am delighted to say that we do n't see any babies in this dream . |
| 27 | In my first year as chairman I am delighted to report that we have again achieved outstanding results , and we have increased the gap between ourselves and our nearest competitors . |
| 28 | I am delighted to see that he has also dissociated us from the objectionable features of article 104B regarding fiscal deficits . |
| 29 | ‘ It has not been easy to do because we have never given guarantees before . |
| 30 | ‘ THE SMITHS are impossible to love unless you wish to mother Morrissey . |