Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coopers & Lybrand was most vocal on this point , saying that there was ‘ no point in pursuing the OFR as a set of recommendations that are extensive but non-mandatory ’ . |
| 2 | The fact that a carpet may be marketed as a Peking or Tientsin is largely irrelevant . |
| 3 | • TENS — standing for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , TENS or TNS is increasingly available in hospitals . |
| 4 | Or Mr is too busy . |
| 5 | The prophylactic anthelmintic regimens practised for Ostertagia or Haemonchus are usually sufficient to control this parasite . |
| 6 | Most of the journeys made by honey bees or Cataglyphis are so brief that its movement is not of great significance . |
| 7 | The English products brought by the Company suited the Indians ' needs ; the woollen blankets and iron pots which had little commercial appeal in India or Africa were very appropriate for a cold climate in which metal was scarce . |
| 8 | In a modest attempt to amend the damage accumulated over centuries by this pernicious little fiction , I asked the children to give me the Other Version , particularly Eve 's , but Adam 's or God 's as well if they preferred . |
| 9 | In those days country people were not used to travelling , and anything beyond Trieste or Gorica was almost unknown to the inhabitants of Štanjel . |
| 10 | At all events the British ( headed by Thompson ) , and indeed other physicists who had done their creative work in thermodynamics , were strongly tempted by the view that man had now acquired a definitive understanding of the laws of nature ( though a Helmholtz or Boltzmann was rightly unconvinced ) . |
| 11 | And I think there is very clear evidence that a location along the A sixty four corridor to the south erm west or York is most likely in the Greater York context to produce a good employment area . |
| 12 | As a producer , MacCabe is naturally enough dismayed by this pro-directorial bias : ‘ If you look at what 's been happening to British cinema over the last 10 years or so , then it 's clear that it has tended to be production-led — names like Working Title , Palace Films or Zenith are as important as those of any individual director . |
| 13 | Unfortunately for his sense of the dramatic , it turned out that neither Faye nor Bill were terribly surprised . |
| 14 | As the hours go by , it 's clear that neither Gilbert nor George is particularly miserable . |
| 15 | When Wendy initially failed to conceive , neither she nor Mark was unduly concerned . |
| 16 | Neither she nor Nick were particularly tidy ; at home , in their warm , muddly house , no one had expected them to be . |
| 17 | Poland accounts for nearly 50% of Eastern Europe 's production while the GDR and Czechoslovakia are both major producers . |
| 18 | Tufnell persuaded Shoaib to misjudge a forward prod , and even if the figures of Mallender and Pringle were fairly predictable , the amount of turn generated by Tufnell and the burst of speed from Malcolm kept English hopes alive at 214 for 4 . |
| 19 | The sun , having messed around with all the colours that Keats and Shelly were so big on , decided at last to give the rosy-fingered routine a bit of a miss and go for the full Colditz searchlight . |
| 20 | I just thought she was she 's got a cold and Shelly was very quiet , did n't say a word . |
| 21 | Only Merchant and Santiago are still alive . |
| 22 | CCTV , in which the Police and LRT are also interested , will assist the team in the fine-tuning of SCOOT . |
| 23 | At the end of September Violet came home for a long weekend and Perdita was so bloody-minded that in despair Daisy escaped to Harvest Festival for an hour of peace . |
| 24 | It can be noted from Table 1 that the differences between the NSEs and SEs are relatively small , and Molloy and Carroll describe this as a relationship of ‘ virtual parity ’ . |
| 25 | In Fleming they have a one-day match winner who can change the course of a game in a few overs , while the first three of Benson , Ward and Taylor are as dependable as any top three in the competition . |
| 26 | Protozoal ectoparasites such as Ich , Costia , Trichodina and Chilodonella are quite well-known and documented in the literature , as are the larger ectoparasites such as Anchor-Worm , Fishlice and Leeches for example . |
| 27 | Benjamin must have been well-pleased with his little brood : Benjamin James and William were both married by 1872 , and soon brought him a series of grandchildren . |
| 28 | It was a pleasant voice , with an undertone of humour , and Alexandra was immediately jealous , envisaging Matthew and his secretary in his office , laughing together , sharing jokes about his work , perhaps going out for a quick meal before they both went home . |
| 29 | His time of 46.55secs was a second slower than David Grindley ran in Rome on Wednesday and Grindley is now favourite to be picked for the European Cup later this month . |
| 30 | Tony and Matt are both experienced cavers , they have the right equipment , have had a guide to the mines produced by the Northern Association of Caving Clubs , and , more importantly , Matt at least has done this sort of thing before , or as he said , If I remember rightly … " |