Example sentences of "be [adj] [pers pn] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the potential rewards are high it is worth pursuing , but knowing when to stop is not easy , and formalized methods of planning are not always easy to apply . |
| 2 | Although we are convinced we are under no ob ] igation to make additional payments which you ask , we are prepared as you demand in your telex of the 26th June , 1973 , and in order to maintain an amicable relationship and without prejudice to our rights , to make an increase of 10 per cent . |
| 3 | ‘ But German Intelligence are convinced he 's on their side ? ’ |
| 4 | Having read it , I am convinced it is by far the most important study of both the man and the scientist . |
| 5 | He said later he had been unaware they were on the list of defaulters . |
| 6 | Yeah and , and if you could , I mean the thing is , if you 're , if er , if we did n't have each other to go off with erm it would have made everything for us a lot different , I mean okay we 're lucky we 're in a situation where we do know a lot of people who are , who are like- minded |
| 7 | If you 're sure he 's in the Mimosa that is . ’ |
| 8 | The important thing is that if you get up at night to have a wee , you beware that you may feel a little bit lightheaded , so you get up slowly , sit on the edge of the bed , you stand up slowly , and when you 're happy you 're off , off you go . |
| 9 | And then , when you think you have everything under control , when you 're certain you 're in complete command of it all your thoughts , your life , your world and your work what does Time do ? |
| 10 | I 'm s sure sir , you 're aware it 's outside the City walls and if you 're commu commu If rail travel is possible from a new settlement to the Town Centre , the actual nu proportion of people using the rail , I would submit it would be very small , because say if you 're a shop worker in er Marks and Spencers , then you 've got a considerable walk from York City Station for example . |
| 11 | I am glad it is behind me . ’ |
| 12 | PAMELA : I am glad he is in such good company and I wish him joy . |
| 13 | In the event , the water is far from hot — the EOKA gunmen who were once interned in this camp probably relied on the same boiler for water , and I am sure it was with a wry sense of humour that the Greek Cypriot government allocated St David 's Camp to the British contingent of the UN Forces in Cyprus . |
| 14 | As £100 means a lot to our funds I am sure it was worth all our efforts ! |
| 15 | I suppose the difficulty about us is that so far as money and possessions are concerned we 're at a more primitive stage than the rest . |
| 16 | Certainly , as far as we are concerned we are after cattle from the periphery of our patch , that is North Wales and Lancashire . |
| 17 | MAKING money is all about timing and I reckon that as far as mortgage rates are concerned we are within a whisker of hitting the bottom . |
| 18 | These flares are short I 'm in a right muddle really . |
| 19 | Whenever possible I try to get a Lecture Theatre , erm but I was told it was booked all day today we were originally in presentation room then came , so be grateful we 're in the Board Room . |
| 20 | I mean , I 'm sorry I 'm like this . |
| 21 | Most of the other examples cited in Bolinger 's article as adjectives capable only of sense-qualification do not seem to us to be properly so classified either ; if they are felt to be atypical it is for some other reason . |
| 22 | Er er I 'm afraid they 're about all passed on , now . |
| 23 | " I 'm afraid I 'm in something of a hurry but I was just passing and thought I would call in on the off-chance . |
| 24 | Well , I 'm afraid I 'm against the erm , Sports Centre to be honest . |
| 25 | ‘ Exactly , but I 'm afraid it 's on a need to know basis . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's on its way , ’ he shouted above the hammering as she jumped out of the car . |
| 27 | ‘ Unless we can think of something really clever , I 'm afraid it 's about all we can do . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm afraid he 's in Nottingham just now . |
| 29 | If he finds me at it again he 'll be convinced I 'm on the slippery slope . ’ |
| 30 | is to be honest she 's of little benefit to my organization . |