Example sentences of "[prep] is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it stands , this definition of is rather cumbersome , but it can be restated in a more succinct form as follows ( noting that f(3) = 5 ) , where and , and λ 1 , … , λ 4 > 0 , provided that λ 1 1 , … , λ 4 constitute a Special Ordered Set ( SOS ) . |
| 2 | Such knowledge as he was full of is fast decaying and it is interesting to come across this old exponent of time-honoured homely skill . |
| 3 | The heroic care Anthony Moore spoke of is only available at a price . |
| 4 | And that sort of is very encouraging . |
| 5 | The only difficulty is , is er the interpretation of of the words and er whether or not the the words er er er er in the vicinity of is more constricting than we anticipate and it is that point which will be needn which needs to be addressed , but I think I can assure the No Noble Lord that erm er they w w will have full jurisdiction on and in the vicinity of the stations which is the point which she which she is anxious about and that will continue just the same after April the first before . |
| 6 | Your voice is as loud as it is insistent and , as if that were n't bad enough , what you speak of is as boring as it is unseemly . |
| 7 | This reminds us that the angle in is largely determined by the lone pair , and the ground state of is essentially planar . |
| 8 | The learned gloss , ‘ Superfetation of is deliberately awkward . |
| 9 | Research into A-T is desperately underfunded . |
| 10 | Because women 's work is never done , and underpaid , or unpaid , or boring or repetitious and we 're the first to get the sack , and what we look like is more important than what we do , and if we get raped it 's our fault , and if we get bashed we must have provoked it , if we raise our voices we 're nagging bitches , and if we enjoy sex we 're nymphs and if we do n't we 're frigid , and if we love women it 's because we ca n't get a real man , and if we ask our doctor too many questions we 're neurotic and if we expect the community to care for our children we 're selfish , and if we stand up for our rights we 're aggressive and unfeminine , and if we do n't we 're typical weak females , and if we want to get married we 're out to trap a man , and if we do n't we 're unnatural , and because we ca n't get adequate safe contraceptives , but men can walk on the moon , and we ca n't cope or do n't want a pregnancy we 're made to feel guilty about abortion , and for lots and lots of other reasons we 're all part of the Women 's Liberation Movement . |
| 11 | Despite their importance , the emergence of the Franks as a power to be reckoned with is remarkably obscure . |
| 12 | ‘ But if you do n't know , how can you be sure when you 're really in love and when you just think you are because the person you 're with is so attractive ? ’ |
| 13 | I 'm hearing things now that I have not heard in fifteen years that I 've been on this County Council and I would suggest erm to Mr that when he 's talking about things that this County Council ought to print , and I think the one suggestion he came up with is very sensible , he could perhaps follow up with a catalogue of those things which he considers need doing that after a hundred years have not been done . |
| 14 | Using these in different combinations the number of phrases you could cope with is almost limitless . |
| 15 | Let's hope the myth we end up with is less destructive than some of the recent ones . |
| 16 | Although the music they are dealing with is as old as the hills they have still managed to inject a little of their own venom into what was once regarded as a mummified corpse . |
| 17 | ‘ There is when the man you choose to fall in love with is as false and unscrupulous as Alexander Vass ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ The flat we are moving into is quite cold ; a rise of 17.5 per cent will be quite a bit . ’ |
| 19 | The ESPA VS is also available with a built-in float switch for automatic operation . |
| 20 | Experiments by Prentice , Barrett and Semmel ( 1966 ) , Harris ( 1977 ; 1978 ) and Dewart ( 1979 ) have shown that the passive is likely to be used when the acted-upon is more animate than the actor . |
| 21 | " The American South where I come from is mighty proud of its good manners , messieurs , " said the senator , flashing them a smile of exaggerated charm . |
| 22 | ‘ Cleo , ’ Dauntless said firmly , ‘ has it occurred to you that the business they 're involved in is very dangerous ? |
| 23 | And the Labour Party in is very demoralised . |
| 24 | The other site referred to is presently subject to negotiations between a local authority in the North West of England and the BMC , and due to the need to avoid jeopardising negotiations between the council and the present landowner , no further details can be given at present . |
| 25 | Though we shall have much more to say on the issues that allegedly divide quantitative and qualitative methods in later chapters , the kind of choice just alluded to is neither urgent nor necessary . |
| 26 | If removal is decided on , it is then necessary to ensure that the place child is removed to is both safe and boring . |
| 27 | And if to is completely meaningless when used with the infinitive , why is n't it tending to disappear completely ? |
| 28 | As I have already suggested , this interpretation of what Britain signed up to is highly debatable . |
| 29 | 8 When preceded by an interrogative pronoun ( I do n't know what to do ) or adverb ( Tell me where to go ) , or by a conjunction ( He looked at the clock , as if it was time to go ) , an infinitive with to is often equivalent to a dependent clause : What to do ; What am I to do ? |
| 30 | But then it is used extensively where a preposition seems to be naturally required , but where to is really inadequate , as in the infinitive of reaction : glad to meet you ( cf Fr. charmé de vous voir ) . |