Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [adj] [conj] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The timing seemed perfect — and both Allison and Ronnie were convinced that their honeymoon baby was destined to survive . |
| 2 | The story of how Siegel founded Las Vegas is compelling but its treatment is half-hearted and at times dull . |
| 3 | WHEREAS China bemoans its growing mouth-count ( the Chinese count people by mouths , not heads ) , Taiwan is worried that its population is not growing enough . |
| 4 | Her blue eyes widened , and Britta was sure that her mouth formed the word No ! |
| 5 | So far as Richard was concerned if his father was eventually going to insist that he give up his conquests then it was at least possible that he would get better terms if he approached Philip directly and offered to abide by the judgement of the French court . |
| 6 | The kid had bright yellow socks on , Lucy was barefoot and her hair was longer and she wore glasses . |
| 7 | Before any of this reached the Exchequer Edward was dead and his sister Mary had waived her right to all but the two fifteenths and tenths . |
| 8 | Whitehead Mann and GKR are different as their consultants did not come from any of the major search firms . |
| 9 | Gaynor , 22 , and husband Anthony were heartbroken when their flight to Cyprus was delayed by 24 hours . |
| 10 | Like Walker , Gould is adamant that his team 's form is n't just a flash in the pan . |
| 11 | The partial success of Cuba 's policy is confirmed by the fact that as late as January 1961 Washington was aware that its scope for attacking the Castro regime through the OAS was still limited , and a majority for sanctions not yet assured . |
| 12 | Alexei was sure that his suspicions were plain upon his face as he spoke . |
| 13 | Maggie was thankful that her heart had settled down a bit and was not now hammering in her chest like a wild bird . |
| 14 | Like any other mother , Rosemerry Venet was thrilled when her daughter , Joanna , was born . |
| 15 | Anthony was dead and her brothers were going to blow someone up . |
| 16 | McHale was pleased that his side finally moved off the 38-point mark after a three-week wait to break the 40 points barrier . |
| 17 | Although Helen is aware that her feelings of being to blame are irrational and unjustified , sadly , they are not easy to rid herself of . |
| 18 | And when the team arrives in Delhi at the end of the month , manager Keith Fletcher is confident that his players will now be able to handle tricky leg spinner Anil Kumble and his slow left-arm partner Ravi Shastri . |
| 19 | Martin Connelly was sure that his eyes were open , yet he could see nothing . |
| 20 | Graham was unhappy that his forwards again failed to convert a succession of chances against Ipswich on Saturday , and said : ‘ Maybe I 'll have to leave one or two skilful players out , because at the end of the day you have to win games . ’ |
| 21 | Helen was confident that her love would remove all doubts : ‘ I do not ‘ darkly feel ’ what it is I love in you . |
| 22 | Content that all was finally settled , Coleridge was unprepared when his West Country plans were threatened by one further difficulty , raised at the last moment by Tom Poole himself . |
| 23 | This was many years ago now ab ten years ago I guess , so I went and saw and of course , erm Mr was dead and his son was running it and had sold his shares . |
| 24 | Though he hoped he remained outwardly calm , Matthew was conscious that his spirits had taken an ominous dip . |
| 25 | The delegation from Liverpool were stunned when their request to meet the PM was granted . |
| 26 | Bacon is unusual because its input and output are both from spaces with exceptional structure . |
| 27 | Philip was pleased when his Dad had taken his hand off him . |
| 28 | And if it did n't — if Klein was wrong and his handiwork remained undiscovered forever — then that was the truest vision of all . |
| 29 | Britt is heartbroken that her eight-year marriage to toyboy husband ‘ Slim ’ Jim McDonnell , 31 , is to end in divorce . |
| 30 | But Nottingham clerk of the course Charlie Moore is optimistic that his meeting tomorrow can go ahead . |