Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [adj] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where a deposit is inserted the standard conditions provide for this to be 10% of the price . |
| 2 | Both have black , hairy spikes sticking up from their bodies , but the small tortoiseshell caterpillars are black and yellow , while the peacocks appear at first to be completely black all over . |
| 3 | ‘ Tomorrow morning , ’ he said , ‘ I have to make my closing speech in defence of a man who is on a murder charge , and whom I know for certain to be innocent . |
| 4 | Single mothers tend on average to be younger than other lone parents . |
| 5 | Firstly , individual trade unions raise the real wages of their members at the expense of non-unionised workers — in practice wages obtained by collective bargaining tend on average to be about 20 per cent higher than other wages . |
| 6 | The answer was : ‘ Well , it 's so tough for black guys to make breakthroughs that they try like mad to be better . |
| 7 | This , however , needs fuel with a low sulphur content , and as European Community regulations call for this to be progressively reduced , the oil industry is having to undertake multi-million pound capital investment programmes . |
| 8 | But in the disclaimer his children need above all to be protected from the ghastly consequences of their own actions . |