Example sentences of "[vb base] be [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often , what someone says and what they really mean are two different things . |
| 2 | What black men and black women want are two different things . |
| 3 | When we get to the ones that we say are awkward alright , we 'll er let you think of erm a way out , okay ? |
| 4 | Janet erm Mr want 's some practical suggestions I have one for goodness sake any show that 's suitable for children charge those children half price that way you 'll get . |
| 5 | Then you say is that right ? |
| 6 | Oh it said in the , in the book when I read about it , it said it had green flowers , you say is that green flowers |
| 7 | and the hand does n't sneak out afterwards and starts popping out and then it 's useless , then the rest of all this stuff you just get it out of the way under the arm , it 's all gone , right , this bit comes up between the two shoulder blades , do n't make the mistake of bringing it across there , a lot of people do that , that wo n't do , you have to come round the back and between these two shoulder blades to get maximum support , you 've got to hold this elbow up and then you tie it near the hand , now I recommend that you tie it and talk to your casualty , half tie it and say is that supporting you enough ? |
| 8 | I think it 's impossible to explore why there is a difference , it does not explain why the matters we have already discussed , like vacancies , households and death rates why there is a difference between what the County Council say is one hundred percent , and what the H B F and others are advocating which is considerably more . |
| 9 | No , no , like you , like you say is any one tape the first tape you fill in it |
| 10 | All they want is this bloody letter and we 're going to give it to them . |
| 11 | It 's no use going on a six day trail ride , with six hours daily in the saddle , if all you want is some gentle hacking in a scenic setting , with perhaps a few longer pub rides as an added bonus . |
| 12 | Some decided that they would not pay the poll tax , but the people about whom I worry are those such as the elderly lady suffering from a form of senile dementia who came to me because she was being harassed about the poll tax . |
| 13 | Also recorded in the Charges Register are any outstanding mortgages , and these will be listed in order of priority . |
| 14 | Stop being wishy washy and evasive , Bill , do you like LA or not ? |
| 15 | Some of the larger birds can remain stationary for many minutes and the poses they adopt are all interesting and therefore present easier subjects . |
| 16 | The latest annual report from the Wakefield metropolitan district council housing department states that in terms of homelessness , ’ the major problem we face is that 30 per cent . |
| 17 | From Frankie Goes to Hollywood — who presented the image of two leather queens — through Marc Almond — in the image of a northern gay boy — through Bronski Beat — presented as ‘ out ’ political gays — to the rash of transvestite and transsexual ‘ gender bender ’ stylists like Marilyn and Boy George , sexual divergence has crossed over into the mainstream in a psychological paradigm that services perfectly pop 's current industrial situation . |
| 18 | Little more than a century ago , most of the river bank where huge shipyards now stand was fertile agricultural land . |
| 19 | The quotation he give was sixty five and as he said which is true they double every five years . |
| 20 | If we are planning on providing quality education then we must build on what we know are good basic principles , as listed below . |
| 21 | you know , say seven , sevens I know are forty nine |
| 22 | Instead , what we get are sensational violent highlights linked by tepid speculation about the reasons why . |
| 23 | What we get are sensational violent highlights linked by tepid speculation about the reasons why |
| 24 | The enjoyment , fun , exhilaration , fitness and health we drive are all excellent reasons for sharing Medau with others . |
| 25 | The liberal democracies that we know were liberal first and democratic later . |
| 26 | you know or was there , you know is that other point , was , was there an intermediat yeah , someone else . |
| 27 | What we know is that simple interventions in a single area — like a school health education programme — are unlikely to work on their own . |
| 28 | Well seriously Cass like the only thing like that I 've ever said about you like is that one day in the classroom right there was this picture of this naked woman on the right ? |
| 29 | It 's called Totally Pauly , and what you get is this gangling , scarf-draped , tendril-haired , mumbling , stumbling doper addressing the camera — and , by extension , us — as ‘ Bud ’ , accosting strangers on the street , cruising chicks ( ‘ buff nugs ’ , to use his parlance ) on the Strip , or making field trips to beauty pageants , pig farms and rodeos . |
| 30 | What enthusiasts often overlook is that western communities do not always depend on sewer systems . |