Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [vb pp] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Then , in a lilting yet hesitant voice that betrayed his unfamiliarity with English , he added , ‘ I am most honoured to meet you , Lady Fei .
2 Chairman to that question are rather caused forgive me if I to answer that question .
3 There are two adjectives that are constantly used to describe him , both of which he despises : ‘ boyish ’ and ‘ energetic ’ .
4 One of ACE 's claims is that members will be able to develop systems based upon the same building blocks which are sufficiently differentiated to enable them to go after separate market niches .
5 Dear Comrade Surkov , You are warmly invited to do me the honour of attending my forthcoming Inauguration in Washington DC , on 20 January 1989 , as 41st President of the United States , and to read your famous poem of international accord , ‘ Friendship ’ .
6 From one of these , situated within half a mile of the proposed Chirbury Station , it is stated that 10,000 tons are annually raised for local requirements , and that easy and cheap means of transit , such has the railway would supply , are only required to bring it into extensive use .
7 The Scotch Whisky Association and its member companies fund research and support educational measures aimed at those who are most at risk or who are best placed to influence them .
8 These are no longer needed and are best killed to prevent them from spreading to the food cupboard , so drop them into the methylated spirits jar .
9 We went to Washington to talk to the IRS and said , ‘ Look , honest donors want a reputable place to get appraisals and we think dealers are best qualified to provide it ’ .
10 As a preliminary we shall begin to examine the problem of how different kinds of discourse can be categorized , and the parameters which are best used to distinguish them .
11 Einstein 's Theories of Relativity are generally assumed to tell us that nothing can travel faster than light .
12 But no theory of moral belief ought to rule out such practices if tradition or special circumstances are generally thought to justify them .
13 ‘ If the police are not seen to protect us , then people might start protecting themselves .
14 The products are not made to make them more money , they are there to help embalmers give better results .
15 You are not allowed to touch me or the box .
16 However , once the gun has gone they are not allowed to shut you out by sailing above the course to the first mark .
17 The next thing to remember is that fish are live animals and you are not allowed to take them in the cabin of the aircraft .
18 But there is a mysterious group of British engineers , who are not allowed to let us know what they 're doing — I suppose they are helping the Chinese build a factory or something — anyway , it has been refreshing to hear a homely Lancs. accent at the next table .
19 Yet if we are not allowed to use them in contextual cross-references , how can we succeed in saying what we wish to say , namely that they do not designate any existent ?
20 Er thirdly we believe that if in fact this western relief opens , there will be considerably more pressure on some of the existing roads which are not designed to take it , particularly the B six one six two .
21 They can find their way into waterways by a number of routes — mainly via those sewage systems which are not equipped to remove them in the treatment process .
22 Such training , Kurtz argued , means that the subjects learn a discrimination and must attend to the stimuli although they are not required to label them differently .
23 If they use this formula and then get a report they do not like and on which they do not intend to rely at trial , then they are not committed to disclose it .
24 They all have been , and are being , exploited by humans and may join the ranks of the extinct if steps are not taken to protect them .
25 These can only give extra benefits to those legal rights just discussed and are not permitted to affect them .
26 ten which would actually give you a B in , in , in normal circumstances but as you know we 're only allowed to give you a C. Right and there 's a few notes in there as well , did I 'll tick your box on your one .
27 Talking of the whip I mean we 're only allowed to hit them five times over here .
28 Mm , they told me though that there 's too much money coming in the house , you , you , you 're only allowed to have I think it 's about sixty something
29 You 're only meant to take them in small quantities now .
30 ‘ I ca n't think why you 're so determined to defend him , ’ she said in the tone of one on the verge of enlightenment .
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