Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun sg] be [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This deliberate and cruel humiliation was his revenge . |
| 2 | So prices have tend to have fallen on world markets for agricultural goods because of support right , and they 've also become a lot more volatile and that , and that is the er the source of the international frustration with erm the common agricultural policy and this is why we 've got agriculture er being introduced into the G A T T. Not only does it impose huge costs on domestic tax payers and consumers , it also in incurs erm a large cost on third country exporters , right now if you think that most of those countries may well be developing countries and agricultural output is their only source of foreign exchange erm then er the policies of the rich countries in the West are erm a actively erm hindering the development prospects of developing countries alright and that may not be the desired intention . |
| 3 | Distrustful of action , it is preoccupied with the expansion of knowledge , and theoretical man is its ideal . |
| 4 | Wounded loyalty and dignified pathos were her line on stage , although off-stage she grew increasingly self-assertive . |
| 5 | Incidentally , a weakness of Ricks ' highly intelligent and detailed analysis is its tendency to ignore the factual context . |
| 6 | ‘ There was a person ; he died ’ : this banal and universal tragedy is her subtext , and she illuminates it with compassion , humour and , sometimes , a redemptive , almost religious intensity . |
| 7 | Through this you , who have thought that the inner and outer struggle was your own , will understand , know and comprehend through the deepest fibres of your being that you are no longer alone and that everything you do matters to someone . |
| 8 | One of the leading differences between real and personal property was their devolution on intestacy . |
| 9 | As far as perception is concerned , the only thing with which an observer has direct and immediate contact are his or her experiences . |
| 10 | But Christmas and new year is our time to let our hair down and sit our old traditional ballads . |
| 11 | Health Optimism and positive thinking are your greatest assets in keeping fit and well . |
| 12 | But Old Rarity 's my own favourite tipple . |
| 13 | But equal priority is my people . |