Example sentences of "are [adj] [adv] [subord] [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm he then goes on to talk about erm eliminating banditry erm wh which basically erm where the peasant associations are powerful enough erm , you know , where the people rise up bandi bandits do n't exist because the people have risen up and you know are , are , are strong enough because they 've got swords , because they 've got spears , they 've joined together to , to get rid of the bandits . |
| 2 | Low interest rates are inflationary only when they coincide with an overheating economy as they did in 1987–8 . |
| 3 | Heat pumps are economical only when they exploit a low temperature energy source costing little or nothing . |
| 4 | Films as varied as The 39 Steps , The Wicked Lady , Brief Encounter , The Red Shoes , The fallen Idol , The Spanish Gardener , Accident , The Draughtsman 's Contract , Another Time , Another Place and A fish Called Wanda are exciting precisely because they work to expose the social and cultural constraints to the expression of emotion , showing up the tension between the bland exterior and the seething interior . |
| 5 | They are old enough when they leave school … |
| 6 | The design criteria for desktop publishing are simple enough if you follow the basic guidelines . |
| 7 | On the other hand we are fortunate indeed if we happen to be in a business that is so secure that it is enough for us to make effortless decisions that never require us to do more than flow along with established patterns . |
| 8 | Relationships and personal projects are valuable only if they realize something of value . |
| 9 | In other cases the doctor may , as a result of a routine check , say you are ill even though you do not feel it . |
| 10 | A Warrior Bane or Parrying Blade are useful too as they reduce your enemy 's attacks . |
| 11 | The point here is that institutions are useful only if they have been designed to achieve a particular purpose . |
| 12 | Whatever the situation , we always — always — have many different options , and sometimes we are stuck simply because we have not considered other alternatives . |
| 13 | He dislikes aspects of life with Lancashire , especially the dictate that at certain times he should wear tie and blazer ; he rightly resents missing out on a sponsored car when the county toured Australia ; he recalls verbal run-ins with opponents , including Viv Richards , and believes the Australians ' tough attitude is simply ‘ rude ’ ; and he thinks that many English players are terrified long before they go out to bat ’ . |