Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just got used to being in her shadow and I still thought there were people who did n't reckon I was better , ’ said Smith . |
| 2 | But the , the fact is , that what I , my plea to you today , and and my plea to the committee yesterday is , that I do n't want this to be in the political arena , it is in the political arena , but I think we do need to er er er take it out of the political arena , for the benefit of of all the people that that put us here . |
| 3 | At present , other matters are proceeding , but I can tell the hon. Gentleman — I am grateful to him for seeking clarification — that in respect of a further order for type 23s , I expect that to be at a broadly similar interval comparing this with the previous order that was placed . |
| 4 | Byrne looks embarrassed to be in it — and it is indeed a sore waste of his undoubted talents — while Basinger as usual goes for the lowest common , and I mean common , denominator . |
| 5 | but you were keeping warm by being under co , in a bit of a cover you see |
| 6 | The opening lead looks unlikely to be from a strong diamond holding and thus you decide to play small from dummy at trick one . |
| 7 | They had hoped to be back at the beginning of next season but it now looks unlikely to be until half-way through it . |
| 8 | Understanding of BSL , however , has to come first to be of value . |
| 9 | After a long hot journey we had not paid much attention to our surroundings and it seemed unbelievable to be in Germany at last . |
| 10 | With the symmetry of the rest of the geometry we can only assume this to be from choice rather than from the limitations of the designers ' technology . |
| 11 | The lost spirits of Christmas present Living alone after being in care can be too much . |
| 12 | The use of her first name did not imply familiarity , as it would have done in England– though she had never really got used to being on first-name basis with everyone ; she was invariably disconcerted by this custom . |
| 13 | ‘ Terry 's all right , ’ Anne told Sarah , ‘ but I think our Joe feels being away more because he 'd just got used to being at home . |
| 14 | ‘ We 'd hardly got used to being without Theresa in the house , ’ Carrie told Julia . |
| 15 | He had got used to being in this room , shut in by the four scrawled walls , the sloping ceiling and the unrelenting noise . |
| 16 | MARTIN MISERY : Wigan look likely to be without Martin Offiah when they kick-off against Hull |
| 17 | EC countries and Turkey seem unlikely to be in any way different in the course of 1991 . |
| 18 | ( As examples of properties which are neither intrinsic properties nor intrinsic values , consider those of being in a certain house or evoking pleasure in an observer . ) |
| 19 | Thus , no Roman skipper would move off from a port on 24 August , 5 October , or 8 November , and it was thought bad to be at sea at the end of the month . |
| 20 | From her reclining position , Mrs Keith still took a controlling interest in the household , but with only Jim in the house and two farmhands in the hut , Tina had become used to being in charge . |
| 21 | To seem even to be in trouble … ’ |
| 22 | Although personally we believe this to be of only secondary importance , its probable role in motivating innovative acts can not be ignored . |
| 23 | Thus , in deciding , for example , whether to close down an unprofitable factory and make those working in it redundant , the directors are required to consider the effect of closure on the employees , but they are nevertheless under a duty to shut the factory if they believe this to be in the interests of the shareholders . |
| 24 | Their proposal will not be finalised until a few days before the F&S meeting on 5th March , but seems likely to be for a 9% pay increase ( the lower figure of price inflation and the average national wage increase ) , with no reduction in differentials . |
| 25 | In view of its poor absorption and high local concentration , its site of action seems likely to be within the bowel wall . |
| 26 | Under the Act is seems unlikely to be of paramount significance but dissatisfied parents who might otherwise feel impotent are given a weapon with which to fight back . |
| 27 | They took coffee in a smart hotel and , looking at the relaxed Czechoslovakian , Fabia could not help but feel proud to be with him . |
| 28 | The crown will then be handed to Lewis , whose first defence seems certain to be against 45-year-old Foreman in Las Vegas on April 16 . |
| 29 | The prospect of Sam 's motorbike , mouth-watering as it was , was too far off coming true to be worth thinking about yet , if ever . |
| 30 | Her initial nerves had all gone now although it still felt strange to be on a catwalk rather than the carpeted floor of the room at the Grand Hotel . |