Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Stand out at school by being fat , tall or tiny , ’ Hamilton-Phillips says , ‘ and you get persecuted . |
| 2 | It may just be a question of getting up ten minutes earlier in the morning or taking ten minutes when you get in from work to be alone and to reflect and relax . |
| 3 | James Menzies had locked up his warehouse for the day and come over in time to be included in the lengthening list . |
| 4 | But is it true that we learn just by virtue of being busy and having lots of experiences ? |
| 5 | Along with theorists such as Ronald Dworkin ( 1979 ) and Alan Gewirth ( 1979 ) we would hold that each individual human being has certain fundamental rights which we possess equally by virtue of being human . |