Example sentences of "be [pron] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been nothing other than polite since that confrontation they had had on the deck , maintaining the charade of their relationship with apparent ease , yet Fran had sensed the tension behind the smiling façade . |
| 2 | If you are going to take notes , let the candidate know at this stage , explain that you do it for all the candidates , and that they are nothing sinister but simply a memory aid . |
| 3 | Why am I sad when I 'm getting some new trainers ? |
| 4 | ‘ Come on , Ruth , am I mega-dumb or something ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why am I awake and pissed off , then ? ’ she started to ask , but the voice interrupted her before the ‘ awake ’ was complete . |
| 6 | In a case like this it is often a matter of assessing quickly ‘ Am I sure that I can reach the field , or if I get more sink will I fail to get there ? ’ |
| 7 | Mm okay , because I 'm doing it so much better am I sure that I 've got this right ? |
| 8 | So am I sorry that David Owen has killed it off ? |
| 9 | Am I mad or drunk ? |
| 10 | shape am I am I huge if I go |
| 11 | Am I free or not ? ’ |
| 12 | Am I naive or snobbish in thinking that better standards ought to be enforced by the employers ? |
| 13 | ‘ Herbert , ’ I said , ‘ am I ill or mad or anything ? ’ |
| 14 | " You are my beloved and I wo n't run . " |
| 15 | No longer are my positive and negative leads just hanging free about to blow a fuse or allow my personal electricity to seep away . |
| 16 | Had the victim been someone other than a policeman , however , who might more readily have been provoked by the defendant 's conduct , the defendant would have had sufficient mens rea under the section , since he would have been aware that his conduct might be insulting . |
| 17 | In this case , it seems to have been someone other than the person who was to use the manuscript who ordered it to be copied . |
| 18 | There are more to come , but here are their simple and effective ideas for tank decor . |
| 19 | When adult the males are larger as are their dorsal and oral fins in that they reach beyond the base of the tail whereas the fins of the female barely reach this point , or even stop short . |
| 20 | But what , I ask myself , are its social and biological origins ? |
| 21 | Amongst those who have fallen prey to their charms are none other than the Beaujolais Brothers , who whisked the merry troupe off to their chateau and cracked open a few bottles of ultra-rare white Beaujolais Nouveau . |
| 22 | The first winners are none other than Penguin , for this gem : ‘ A dynamic campaign has been fully loaded to detonate the summer 's most electrifying thriller . |
| 23 | Are you daft or summat ? |
| 24 | The paper asked : ‘ Franz , are you daft or something ? ’ |
| 25 | Or are you innocent because you acted in self defence ? |
| 26 | ‘ Are you deaf or something ? |
| 27 | ‘ Are you deaf or something ? |
| 28 | Are you male or female ? |
| 29 | Are you male or female |
| 30 | But are you good or evil ? |