Example sentences of "[adv] be [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Right are you actually getting wheezy with this ? |
2 | Right are you still using Betnovates And |
3 | Not only am I not prepared to have a semi-detached marriage , but I 'm convinced that if you really cared for me you would have no hesitation about placing my interests first , ’ had been his parting shot as he had left the apartment , slamming the front door loudly behind him . |
4 | ‘ So am I. So am I. ’ |
5 | ‘ So am I. So are you , probably , in the widest sense . |
6 | So am I now . |
7 | So are we about to see a kinder , gentler Dolph ? |
8 | So are we actually putting our feet into what 's being done by the district councils over c thirteen . |
9 | Possibly the only use for hedgerows today is that they help to keep people and litter out of fields , rather than animals in , but if hedges and trees were uneconomic during the war , how much more so are they today ? |
10 | So are you just doing a lit is it , is it a two term project as well ? |
11 | ‘ So are you actually at university ? ’ |
12 | Not only are they breathtakingly beautiful during the day , but they can be easily lit at night . |
13 | Not only are they not transparent , a property deal can be struck subject to just about anything , ’ said UBS . |
14 | A downward spiral of drink and drugs eventually affects both twins — Elliot believes that not only are they partly telepathic but also that they share chemical effects in their blood streams . |
15 | On the other hand , Tamburlaine commands great respect from his followers , and not only are they unfailingly loyal but they are also his friends . |
16 | Projects of the International Chamber of Commerce can usually be completed much more quickly , since not only are they less formal but they are not legal instruments in themselves , simply rules or trade terms incorporated by contract , so that the legal issues are de-emphasized and , indeed , the product is primarily the work of non-lawyers . |
17 | Not only are they much more numerous now , they also represent big business . |
18 | Overall during last year , this is to the end of , of November actually because fin figures are n't available for the end of the year , the reduction was four point nine percent , which compares with four point three percent in the previous year , so not only are they still going down , they 're actually going down slightly more than they were in the previous year and that must be encouraging . |
19 | Not only are they usually paid below the legal minimum — a study in 1984 showed three quarters of homeworkers in Britain were earning 1 or less an hour — but they also have to carry the overheads of heating and lighting . |
20 | I do n't want to buy one as not only are they very expensive but I 'm unlikely to wear it again . |
21 | Not only are they very much simpler to weed and maintain , but if you have a back problem they are easier to reach than if they are closer to the ground . |
22 | The talks had taken place in a remarkably cordial atmosphere , and at a joint press conference at their conclusion on May 4 , de Klerk declared that he regarded the working document [ see below ] as " an important breakthrough in the peaceful process " , while Mandela said that as a result " not only are we closer to one another , but we are all of us victors " . |
23 | Not only are we not helped by scholastic logic to acquire knowledge of the forms , natures , or essences of things , and to see how other properties flow from them , but also it is extremely doubtful whether such knowledge is possible anyway . |
24 | The report also draws upon research presented to it by Professor Cyril Greenland ( reported in full in Greenland , 1987 ) and comments as follows : Thus not only are we not given a definition but we are not given any clue as to which of all the cases that come to social worker 's notice are not high risk . |
25 | Not only are we rapidly filling up these refuse sites but the disposal and site maintenance is also costing us a lot of money — all from our rates ! |
26 | It frightens me to think that not only are we so vulnerable to these monsters but also that we are constantly blamed for being provocative or careless . |
27 | Not only are you much more likely to die from lung cancer or heart disease , but other illnesses highlighted in this booklet , including cervical cancer , are associated with smoking . |
28 | Not only are you much more likely to die from lung cancer or heart disease , but other illnesses highlighted in this booklet , including cervical cancer , are associated with smoking . |
29 | Not only are you more familiar with the exercises , but your body is able to achieve the postures in a more relaxed manner , thereby increasing their effectiveness . |
30 | How long are you over for ? ’ |