Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] be [adj] [noun] [Wh det] " in BNC.

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1 If things go smoothly you 've got the attention of a captive audience , you exert far greater control over events than in a meeting , and you are developing skills which are invaluable in gaining prominence .
2 He could not explain it , but his putting had gone to pieces for the past few months and he was missing shots which formerly he would have holed with ease .
3 So today we reverted back to what we used to do and it 's traditional dishes which quite frankly , what we build empires on , sausages , mash and onions , steak pie , chips and peas .
4 Electrical forces are basic to the system , being attributes of the sub-atomic particles , and it is electrical attraction which holds together the atoms and molecules .
5 The rental of such an office could not have been great , but it was little things which often had a quite disproportionate impact upon burgh councillors , for such a move would give tangible proof that the party which could arrange it had the ear of government and could thus effect other , and perhaps more far-reaching , changes .
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