Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In trusts , however , it has been widely maintained that intention always counted for a lot more than words . |
| 2 | Elsewhere , despite disturbance , some young are successfully reared each year , and Ringed Plovers seem to be developing an increasing tolerance of casual disturbance by man of their breeding sites . |
| 3 | My final point relates to the penalties that will be employed when North sea workers are eventually given some sort of legislative protection against victimisation . |
| 4 | Fortunately , modern enclosures are slowly replacing these cages which are cramped and provide nothing for the animal . |
| 5 | ‘ We are slowly realising that fat is a very effective means of making you put on weight . |
| 6 | Dwarves are powerfully built little people who live underground or in mountain caves throughout Europe , particularly Scandinavia . |
| 7 | It hit sectors and people who largely escaped before , the skilled , the clerical workers , the managers and the professionals who 've been badly mauled this time , and where last time around er the service sector was expanding to mop up some of those who 'd lost their jobs in manufacturing , this time the service sector too has been in deep trouble . |
| 8 | But it had been only to say some things about her son which it was better that a boy of eleven should n't catch ( 8 ) . |
| 9 | But I mean the main the main I mean in it in certain quarters we 've been down playing that aspect of it simply to get it through . |
| 10 | ‘ Some talents are better left that way , ’ Whitlock replied as they followed Franz to a table for two in the corner of the restaurant . |
| 11 | ‘ And the kids are all having such fun together , building sand-castles and swimming in the sea . |
| 12 | Such players as Clive Allen and Tony Cottee are shockingly under-valued these days because they can not be relied upon to step up their work-rate , to coin a phrase . |
| 13 | In Birmingham ‘ the evening papers are eagerly read each night , and scores of boys who never play themselves are able to name at any time the runs made by prominent cricketers … and in seasons like the present ‘ discuss readily and ably the claims of the individual members of the Australian team to be considered really worthy exponents of the game ’ . |
| 14 | In districts where industrial crafts such as weaving or metalworking had been long established many families had a history of involvement in one or more of the local trades over several generations . |
| 15 | Until the recent arrival of Joanna Lumley , the only thing Lovejoy was likely to leap into was his open-topped Morris Minor , but for the last few episodes he 's been gleefully doing more bedding than bidding . |
| 16 | Red deer do actually inflict physical injuries in fighting ; minor cuts and bruises are common , as some 25% of males are so injured each year , but serious injuries such as a poked-out eye , have also been recorded . |
| 17 | What the Victorians and Edwardians accepted , and the law enshrined , as natural privileges due to birth , social connection , and education , are fiercely contested these days . |
| 18 | Firstly , some overhead costs are only known some months after they have been incurred . |
| 19 | The competitive Durham sides of recent years are rightly given much space , for this is to mark their elevation . |
| 20 | Principal contenders are rightly given more time than fringe candidates . |
| 21 | Sochaux trainer Sylvester Takac admitted : ‘ We have n't been so outplayed all season . |
| 22 | I 've been so chilled all day , made myself cup after cup of coffee and tea , and I 've run out . |
| 23 | West Indian officials contend they are merely selecting those players available . |
| 24 | The Novel Absorbers Evaluation Club are desperately seeking some Antimony 124 or 125 ( Sb124 , Sb125 ) either in metallic form or as a liquid source . |
| 25 | Banks and building societies have been strenuously selling such products in recent weeks ahead of a possible Budget ban . |
| 26 | The main reason is that — though some problems are local and are best studied that way — many others ( even involving a limited geographical extent ) are best understood within a global framework . |
| 27 | He looked slightly amused as he said : ‘ I am not owed any explanations , this is your house . ’ |
| 28 | If you really can not talk then you can write your replies , but I am not leaving this room until I have them . |
| 29 | And I am not suggesting that learning to relax will change a single external circumstance ; what it will change is the effect those external circumstances have on your mind and body . |
| 30 | ‘ I am not making this sacrifice for nothing . ’ |