Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] [adv] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nevertheless , they are rarely used individually and to the exclusion of all other forms of communication , so they need to be considered all together ; each form of communication adding a little more to the message the horse is sending . |
| 2 | Sir George 's paintings are little known today except by those specially interested in the genre . |
| 3 | Work schedules are much misunderstood mainly because of the appearance of lists by cleaning product suppliers which have certain similarities . |
| 4 | The young Aberdeen side were relegated from the first division of the indoor league , but they are better disciplined outdoors and with such a wealth of talent at their disposal they will take some shifting . |
| 5 | ‘ Though the mechanics of it are so arranged so that on every odd hour the water plays and the fountain dances in snatches of classical music . ’ |
| 6 | This page looks at developments in Management — an area in which there has been much developed nationally and for which SCOTVEC 's new Advanced Courses have been ideally suited to respond . |
| 7 | Animals that are too aggressive , too daring , or too timid for their own good in terms of reproduction are gradually eliminated so that in a stable environment the median values tend to become the population norms . |
| 8 | The cry by 1901 was for educated men ‘ of good social standing ’ to become ministers : ‘ Such men … are more needed now than before Board Schools provided hearers whose improved education demands preaching of a higher order than formerly . ’ |
| 9 | He said the explosion appeared not to have been deliberately set off because of the timing . |
| 10 | At any given time of the year , there are always likely to be some workers who are temporarily laid off because of a seasonal fall in demand for their services . |
| 11 | One sees that the fluctuations are now occurring throughout but with a trend towards less regularity . |
| 12 | This time the proportion of receivers getting the diagram right will be greatly increased largely because of the introduction of feedback in the communication system . |
| 13 | I would gladly have availed myself of the opportunity of taking a passage in her myself did I not find by so doing that the party would be entirely broken up and in all probability the trip to the westward abandoned altogether . |
| 14 | Should they be compulsorily edited so as to be accurate and balanced , that is censored ? |
| 15 | In confirming the terms of appointment requiring us to act an expert , the engagement letter should be carefully worded so as to be protective of our position . |
| 16 | The words had to be carefully chosen so as to be at once simple and evocative . |
| 17 | Chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) need to be completely phased out because of their contribution to the greenhouse effect , say two researchers at the University of Munster , Germany . |
| 18 | A period of protracted negotiation followed in late 1938 and early 1939 during which proposals and counter proposals were intensively discussed in and beyond formal meetings in attempts to resolve fundamental differences without arriving at an open breach in formal relationships . |
| 19 | Employment protection legislation was to be retained , and tax havens were eventually ruled out because of the problems of potential abuse by incoming companies or firms moving some plant into the zones . |
| 20 | Socially , they were rarely seen together except at John Lehmann 's . |
| 21 | Above : In 1901 regulations added a pair of shoulder straps to the white undress coat , and insignia of branch , unit and rank were thenceforward displayed exactly as on the khaki field blouse ; this coat bears the insignia of a captain of the 23rd Infantry . |
| 22 | We stumbled along a very rough track on the glacier moraine and were soon stepping over or round a dismal line of skulls and bones , bleached pure white by the elements . |
| 23 | In a 1975 introduction to his first novel , Jill , Larkin has revealed what his college life in war-time Oxford was like , and how he first met Amis there — an account somewhat amended by Amis in his contribution to Larkin at Sixty ( 1982 ) ; and collections of essays with titles like My Oxford ( 1977 ) and My Cambridge ( 1977 ) have assembled reminiscences of how mind and character were once forged round and about the tender age of twenty . |
| 24 | We will discover whether there is a real commitment or whether it is simply words which they hope that the Scottish public will forget were ever uttered so that in the fullness of time they can shunt the companies off to the private sector to do with them as it will . |
| 25 | The purge failed in Wigan and women were still working there and in a couple of other regions until after nationalisation . |
| 26 | Two divisions of Republican Guard were also based in or around the capital to serve as Saddam Hussein 's personal bodyguard . |
| 27 | Classification of functions fell into disrepute because the classifications were often applied mechanically and without it being asked whether judicial review ought to be available , or whether the rules of natural justice ought to apply as a matter of fairness or policy . |
| 28 | Pregnant single women , for example , were often taken in until after the birth . |
| 29 | Assuming that the 20 per cent of pupils outside the TGAT 's expectations were equally divided above and below the ‘ normal ’ range , then 10 per cent of 5 to 16 year olds might fall below the required levels . |
| 30 | and we 'd all made different things , you know , and there was loads of food , but his children wanted one particular thing , well they were late coming in and of course it had gone , so he , he was n't very happy |