Example sentences of "[adv] [ex0] [be] [noun sg] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps there 's hope for me yet , he thought as he unrolled the fillet on the cutting board .
2 Suddenly there was work for everybody and the deaf community took full advantage of this change of climate , as reported in the 1944 annual report : The effect of the war on industry has given the deaf and dumb opportunities such as they had never enjoyed for many years and it is with great pleasure that the committee places on record the excellent work the deaf Have done .
3 Suddenly there was anger in his voice .
4 Before she could scream a damp rag had been clamped over her mouth , and suddenly there was pain behind her eyes and all was darkness .
5 Suddenly there was fear in his eyes .
6 So there 's ambivalence towards you .
7 Free time is what people are left with once there is food in their stomachs , a roof over their heads , security for their families and all the bills have been paid .
8 Where members find it difficult to access courses , seminars , etcetera there is scope for them to organise their own structured discussion groups within their work-place or locality , perhaps using television programmes or videos to provide the structure Subject matter : Technical and regulatory aspects ( knowledge and application ) ; and development of interpersonal and management skills .
9 Her eyes were as blue as the patch of bright sky which had suddenly emerged from between the clouds and when she looked at him he was sure there was invitation in their depths .
10 ( Now there 's honesty for you ! ) .
11 Now there 's concern about their safety in the light of the latest campaign .
12 Now there 's confidence for you , assuming that if anybody gets hurt it wo n't be you .
13 They arrived in Liverpool after an uneventful railway journey and for the second time in three months Cam walked along the dock wall looking for the Langdale ; but now there was confidence in his stride and eagerness in his face .
14 Authority chairman Tony Russell said the hearing , which had already cost the authority £90,000 , was only due to last ten days but now there was prospect of it continuing for up to three months .
15 Everywhere there was blood in his memories , and now he was drinking it himself .
16 Of a sudden , for Yeremi at least there was law in his surroundings .
17 Again there was silence between them , but as Mr Beecham stared at this young man , he remembered Martin hinting that his aunt kept the young boy on a tight rein ; and he also went further back and recalled Arthur 's confidence and how he had once described his sister-in-law as a frantic leech .
18 POLONIUS : ( Aside ) Though this be madness , yet there is method in it .
19 He wrote to Sheldon , ‘ My folly and forwardness hath wrought my trouble ; but yet there was zeal in it , and I thought there was much reason , and I am sure I intended piously , and there are very many that still do think so . ’
20 Needless to say voluntary bodies are very nervous about that , because they have difficulty contracting to provide a service when they are totally dependent on unpaid volunteers , and therefore there is reluctance on their part to , to enter into contracts that bind them to provide something where they are uncertain about their ability to do it .
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