Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [adj] [conj] [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This applies particularly to stones designed for young people but because they are still growing and changing themselves , the moral and psychological lessons must not be rigid or overstrained for these young readers . |
| 2 | Consequently the meters are now obsolete and maintaining them was becoming increasingly difficult , particularly in sourcing spare parts . |
| 3 | And if it was pre-theatre the diners would be all edgy and watching their watches . |
| 4 | An occasional application of lindane at a concentration of 2 per cent to kill headlice is certainly likely to be more effective than breaking their legs with a nit comb and avoids the discomfort of literally feeling lousy . |
| 5 | And there is no reason why giving instructions should be more difficult than receiving them . |
| 6 | If he is to be totally unbiased when making his observations , then he will be obliged to record not only the readings on various meters , the presence or absence of sparks at various critical locations in the electrical circuits , the dimensions of the circuit etc. but also the colour of the meters , the dimensions of the laboratory , the state of the weather , the size of his shoes and a whole host of ‘ clearly irrelevant ’ details , irrelevant , that is , to the kind of theory in which Hertz was interested and which he was testing . |
| 7 | It is not enough for researchers to assume that if they do not make conscious decisions , try to be scrupulously fair when selecting their samples , that randomness will be assured . |
| 8 | ( left ) Dressing up or down this versatile outfit can be as simple as changing your shoes — comfy espadrilles for daytime , sophisticated heels for evenings . |
| 9 | It may not be as easy as surrendering your body to the doctor and simply taking the medicine , nor can you expect an over-night cure . |
| 10 | That wo n't be as bad as killing him outright . " |
| 11 | But he goes on to say : ‘ To take ( the book ) as the last word would be as unwise as putting one 's faith in a hand-out from the ( US ) Department of the Interior . ’ |
| 12 | To take it as the last word would be as unwise as putting one 's faith in a hand-out from the Department of the Interior . |
| 13 | Cooking with chocolate can be as rewarding as eating it . |
| 14 | I I 'm grateful I I I 'm winding up that we on this side we do believe that these additional six seats are very important because we believe that the European parliament elections are going to be very important and fighting them on these new boundaries with the minimum of delay in spite of the delay that had been caused by the government' incompetence , we regard as very important , we regard this debate tonight as very important to approve these orders because we can not so far work out whether the government will be fighting the er the whole campaign on the basis of back to basics while the E P P will be doing it on the basis of some other manifesto , vorsprung durch technik or whatever it might be , and they 'll be trying to merge those into two slogans of o of er vorsprung durch basics or or whatever it might be and this we do not know at all whether the government want to be part of Europe and whether their back benchers are gon na be willing to cooperate with the European peoples party or they take the money from the European peoples party but they do n't want to participate with them in the manifesto . |
| 15 | After five minutes or so both Rick and I were properly awake and using his scoop technique ( which incidentally had n't been quite perfected ) my first catfish was on the bank . |
| 16 | Had she lost respect for him for not being so positive and forcing her to stay last year ? |
| 17 | Being entirely uninhibited when expressing herself and equipped with a famous ( and at times infamous ) ‘ caustic wit ’ , her self-assertion was never subtle . |
| 18 | To evaluate Renaissance writing as only the expression of a cultural elite means being highly selective when choosing what material should be studied . |
| 19 | Carolingian influence on Wulfstan 's thought seems to have been marked , and doubtless increased his desire for a more peaceful society , but his aims and methods were so common that identifying his precise source on particular matters is difficult . |
| 20 | After a short while Alexander noticed that he was doing three things while reciting ; these actions were not present when using his normal speaking voice : |
| 21 | There is also some satisfaction to be gained from being deliberately rebellious or doing something outrageous and saying ‘ F*** you ! ’ to your own conventions for a night . |
| 22 | Would that it were as easy as sticking your hand up to vote for it Because I have to say that I see no evidence since that motion approving the management initiative was passed of Labour and Liberal members doing any more than paying lip service . |
| 23 | You know , about the crime statistics ; really what she 's saying is that parents ought to do a better job for their children , and I 'm sure we all agree with that but I think that that 's a very superficial response to what is er an enormous question of parents just being too poor and having nothing to give their children in the way of just basic food , basic medicines , to keep them alive . |
| 24 | My mum and dad had been through a very bad divorce , so I suppose she was frightened of being too strict and pushing me away , in case I turned against her . |
| 25 | The University is constantly developing and improving its degrees and other qualifications . |
| 26 | It 's entirely voluntary but displaying it would put your organisation in very good company alongside Barclays Bank , Boots , THF , Unigate and many others . |
| 27 | Yes really it 's just supporting or confirming what Mr said , which we did as part of the Southern Ryedale Local Plan , we contacted British Rail , and they were not averse to the reopening of stations on the York Scarborough line , providing they were funded by private investment . |
| 28 | This is what you can do : if he comes too close and narrows the gap , step to the side and extend it again ; a gentle touch to his arm is more emphatic than asking him to stop . |
| 29 | In the past he has used Brazilian mahogany , but he now believes the Amazonian rainforest is more important than replacing his small stock . |
| 30 | Encouraging children to wish to be good is more important than making them be good . |