Example sentences of "[det] [pron] [vb -s] be [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And he was n't the sort of man what my mother could say , Now look this one 's been naughty today will you chastise them ? |
2 | ‘ This one has been unfair to the players because there has not been enough cricket in between the Tests . |
3 | Concerning this there has been much speculation . |
4 | Because of this there has been scientific and practical interest in the facks that amonoantibiotic regimen comprising omeprazole and amoxicillin has been highly successful in eradicating H pylori in some pilot studies and has shown good results with regard to H pylori reinfection and the clinical course of peptic ulcer disease in the first year after treatment . |
5 | Because of this it has been popular at cat shows in the United States for several decades . |
6 | Er as I think about all of us today , it seems to me that the , that that which endures is human relationships . |
7 | The practical reason is that of all the Caribbean Creoles , Jamaican is that which has been best and most accessibly described . |
8 | Well it 's it , it 's very much like , you know , a lot of things I 've come across in everyday language where , where people , I do n't know , er friends and relatives have found out that somebody 's been gay , oh well I never thought it of him , he seemed like such a nice person as well |
9 | but just riding him , well that 's what he needs , so I said well you just see as you think on just keep exercising him , so erm , after that she 's been alright and the little sister 's getting really good with him |
10 | Like that one 's been empty too long . |
11 | All she says is true : Simon will blame me for everything . |
12 | Oh , this is wrong , he reminded himself fiercely , when all she needs is mild affection and the ability to trust , and if I go too far it will only be to betray her again — or so she will think . |
13 | ‘ All she sees are several greasy smears across the glass . ’ |
14 | My mum knows more about football — and all she knows is that QPR play in a pretty kit . |
15 | You mean that after slaving away for fourteen years all he gets is two thousand ? ’ |
16 | And all he gets are these one-liner and bum steers and cheerful shrugs that may or may not be disingenuous . |
17 | All he needs is 13 hours of calm weather . |
18 | Because despite ignorance breeding a precious snobbery towards the seemingly ‘ uncool ’ , all it takes is one rock hero to mention Gram Parsons to inadvertently give the all-clear . |
19 | All it takes is one conviction to make you a criminal . |
20 | We are beginning to wonder what it what it takes to engage in good faith negotiations as a business with the state of California , if all it takes is one person to get up , make some kind of scurrilous allegations , and throw the entire bidding in into cast some kind of doubt upon it . |
21 | You could soon be flying away for an exciting holiday in Reims , the heart of Champagne country — all it takes is three questions and a little imaginative sparkle ! |
22 | Oh , oh , I think all it wants is that paragraph rephrasing and with more strongly emphasis but , on the lines on with that . |
23 | Efficiency sounds like a strong claim , but actually it is pretty weak : all it means is that current information is available to everyone , either because they know about it or because enough people do , so that it is fully represented in the price . |
24 | Because all it means is that anybody 's signing it urgent |
25 | ‘ All it needs is two seats and we could go for a jaunt in it . |
26 | With a twenty-one majority it becomes important cos all it needs is eleven by-elections . |
27 | Good that 's all it needs is one of us to be serious and we 're okay . |