Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] [conj] there " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean ah I know I know but then he 's pretty tied up and I know very well but even trying to get lunch with is difficult but there may be there may be I mean I know quite well but would want . |
| 2 | Thereafter , a regular visit will be made to ensure that a meal continues to be necessary as there are many others in need of this service . |
| 3 | And I think we 're in the rounds now thinking we 've got the chance of going up , but it 's not going to be easy and there 's lots of football to be played yet . |
| 4 | Do n't expect it to be easy because there 's usually a patrol of Rexxon fighters in the area . |
| 5 | The driving was considered to be unobstructed if there was no other vehicle immediately ahead in the film . |
| 6 | One of my favourite places is the Laggan area , the Laggan in the Great Glen ( one has to be specific as there are other Laggans — a common name , meaning a hollow ) . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you want to stay ? ’ she asked , still sober enough to be anxious that there should be no misunderstandings . |
| 8 | The train was going to be late and there was nothing left in first class . |
| 9 | Erm there was I am sorry to be boring but there are all these action points from the previous meeting Oh yes I forgot the action points do you feel we have covered them . |
| 10 | One must , of course , be infinitely grateful for a source as detailed and informative as Ata'i ; but one must also be careful not to allow simply the approach to the writing of biographies to mislead as well as inform , and not to ignore , in the flood of welcome facts , the more personal , anecdotal material which is given or to be unaware that there is much that is not given , much that is unexplained and perhaps by now unexplainable . |
| 11 | He seemed to be unaware that there had been a further post-duopoly review and that competition within the telecommunications industry is being opened up generally . |
| 12 | Because the majority of college lecturers have yet to be convinced that there are better ways of conveying information — e.g. by the use of video or computer — or are too lazy to investigate or to try them . |
| 13 | I remain to be convinced that there is a problem and that therefore we should necessarily consider the solution that the hon. Gentleman suggested . |
| 14 | Use of the facility was bound to be capricious until there was some agreement about the intent and purpose in committing the equivalent of a full-time senior post in this way . |
| 15 | I am expected to be present where there is beer flowing . ’ |
| 16 | The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire . |
| 17 | But you do n't have to study genetics to be sure that there are , or at least once were , genes influencing differences between caddis houses . |
| 18 | Fourthly , from the outset it is important to be sure that there is agreement with the patient about what is planned . |
| 19 | But even there it is hard to be sure that there was no ultimate control from the temples . |
| 20 | ‘ I just want to be sure that there 'll be one stupid incompetent fuck less in the world ! ’ |
| 21 | In an important speech on disarmament in February 1987 Gorbachev asserted that while it remained best ‘ to revive the old idea of dismantling foreign bases and bringing the troops home ’ in the short term it would be desirable to have inspection access to American military bases on foreign territories for verification purposes ‘ to be sure that there is no activity going on there which is forbidden under an eventual agreement ’ . |
| 22 | It may be noted that in this diagram , to be sure that there is an increase of the consumption of the good X by a similar amount ( i.e. to OX 1 ) , the grant must be much greater ( i.e. equal to 16 ) . |
| 23 | I 'm , I 'm just saying that one way we can see things easily and another way we ca n't , and we do want to check it , we do want to be sure that there is continuity . |
| 24 | ‘ While it is too soon to be certain that there will be an appreciable improvement in the UK economy this year , the early signs are encouraging , ’ said the board . |
| 25 | Most people , indeed , are unwilling to talk of ‘ crime ’ when they discuss breach of pollution regulations : this sort of language is considered appropriate only where clearly blameworthy conduct exists — where there is a calculated breach of regulation , or where the polluting substance concerned is widely known to be dangerous and there was carelessness or recklessness in handling it . |
| 26 | Well years ago I I was at a party which was er , for a woman about to be married and there was a male stripper there . |
| 27 | If that motivation appears to be weak or there is marked ambivalence , it is worth reflecting upon what the old person wants to be able to do ! |
| 28 | A loop was thought to be possible and there were those who claimed to have seen one . |
| 29 | These are only likely to be payable where there is a clear agreement . |
| 30 | On a mixed farm , there would be a larger number of buildings for cattle , while on a pastoral farm the reduced need for waggon horses caused the stables to be small and there would be little accommodation for crops . |