Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] [adj] [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose the difficulty about us is that so far as money and possessions are concerned we 're at a more primitive stage than the rest . |
| 2 | Besides what happens if Rocky goes and then Strach gets injured , who do we have as cover in the midfield — Hodge , he 's hardly played much first team footballer and his whilst his goal scoring skills are fine he is not in the same class as Rocky or Strachan . |
| 3 | The sperm whales , which are deep sea creatures , have been in Scapa Flow for a month and experts are convinced they are facing starvation and could become stranded . |
| 4 | If your scales are wrong you 're not progressing are you ? |
| 5 | The roads are terrible they are dreadful . |
| 6 | If the potential rewards are high it is worth pursuing , but knowing when to stop is not easy , and formalized methods of planning are not always easy to apply . |
| 7 | Although some of the relations between the company and these other groups are contractual it is clear that the formal contractual relationship does not always define and protect all facets of the relationship . |
| 8 | These flares are short I 'm in a right muddle really . |
| 9 | The ventral interradial area is also covered with granules , if spinelets are present they are usually confined to the distal edge . |
| 10 | But Marc 's parents are convinced he was killed . |
| 11 | Because if the shoes are faulty they 're going to pretty quickly feel very uncomfortable . |
| 12 | However , if the winds are strong it is better left till last until the flysheet is pegged out . |
| 13 | If afternoon winds are light it 's fun to cruise along this spit visiting the beaches and anchorages along the north shore . |
| 14 | oh the cupboards are brilliant it 's just the fronts are so dated and the man in these reports in the house said erm , kitchen is satisfactory but it needs updating and it was only about seven years ago it was brand new , no , not seven , have we been in then , no eight , so nine or something , I know the fronts need sorting out . |
| 15 | Erm your worships as far as the personal circumstances are concerned she is fifty nine years old , she has n't worked for the last three years she 's in receipt of invalidity benefit similarly her husband who has n't worked for the last ten or eleven years er , is on invalidity benefit . |
| 16 | But diversions are all they are , and ever will be … not central to life . |
| 17 | No I think the mother-in-law jokes are right she 's a cracker hope it is n't too busy in here |
| 18 | Because the calculations involved in powering matrices are repetitive they are ideal for the computer and so Markov chain analysis is normally performed with the aid of a computer program . |
| 19 | But that brings us back to the point we were stressing a moment ago , if the goods are faulty you 're entitled to money back , a cash refund . |
| 20 | But if we provide readers with amusement when things are glum we are performing at the least a useful service . |
| 21 | Since internal examinations are common it is important that doctors respect the needs of those who may require particularly sensitive handling . |
| 22 | If public figures are outraged it is not reason enough for oppressive constraints . |
| 23 | He claims that even if the files are confidential they are the responsibility of the Information Office and anyone wishing to consult them would normally be expected to ask permission . |
| 24 | The veterans are convinced they 're fit enough to make the jump … though some of them will do so in tandem with instructors … |
| 25 | Banded shells may be ridged or smooth ( in both N. lapillus and N. emarginata ) but when ridges are present they are usually paler than the grooves . |
| 26 | MAKING money is all about timing and I reckon that as far as mortgage rates are concerned we are within a whisker of hitting the bottom . |
| 27 | Sarah Helen was buried there 76 years ago , but today the locals are afraid she is coming back to terrorise them . |
| 28 | When fine materials are present it is necessary to separate them by wet sieving so that sands and the silt/clay fraction may be examined separately using different size determination techniques . |
| 29 | When we are influenced to vote or support a cause by those whose interests are transnational we are engaged in a typical political transnational practice . |
| 30 | It was but er the market was so low that he decided not to well I do n't think he could get a buyer actually , it 's just stood there so he he he let it out rather than have it stood there with the option for us to buy it but I say now the prices are lower he 's not keen on selling it at that price . |