Example sentences of "[adj] be [adv] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true that his programme is original , though whether it is funny is quite another matter . |
| 2 | So they 'll have an hallucination of eating the cake and say yummy is n't this cake lovely , and you and I can see there 's no cake there . |
| 3 | The same set of cell activities are used again and again — contraction , movement , change in adhesion — and what makes organs different is how these activities are organized in space and time . |
| 4 | Speaking at the 1989 BEMAS Annual Conference , Martin Davies , Director of NCC , referred back to the early gloom and outrage , but then went on to say : ‘ What is remarkable is how little dissent and how little opposition there is now the overwhelming majority have accepted the idea of a National Curriculum . ’ |
| 5 | in this budget that we 've just passed and what we want to make sure is how that money is being spent . |
| 6 | What I find extraordinary is how each tree seems almost to suggest its own companion planting . |
| 7 | One thing the supplement does make evident is how little space is left on limestone . |
| 8 | Whether these parallels are meaningful or merely coincidental is yet another mystery confronting science . |
| 9 | The barriers are clear enough , what remains unclear is why some people are able to surmount them when others fail miserably . |
| 10 | There are a number of reasons why these filamentous algae flourish , the two most common being too much light ( artificial or sunlight ) and too few aquarium plants . |
| 11 | Parking with the airbrakes open is very little trouble and is helpful if the wind does swing . |
| 12 | It was very nice being there this afternoon and being able to walk straight on to the lawn . |
| 13 | Fixing prices to keep themselves afloat is yet another insult to the public who , without choice , have subsidised this industry . |