Example sentences of "[verb] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , but the trips he 's using are big . |
| 2 | The seaplanes that do remain are small aircraft , not generally used for scheduled passenger services . |
| 3 | There are few forested areas of the world that remain untouched by human activity and those that do remain are unlikely to survive intact in the future . |
| 4 | In terms of a common form of theism , we have suggested that those world religions we have examined are all fundamentally monotheistic — they believe in one God . |
| 5 | But so far as the confusions about to be examined are concerned , it does not solve the difficulty . |
| 6 | Which two places on map H do you think are best for new warehouses and distribution ? |
| 7 | Which do you think are good , entirely good ? |
| 8 | Switching , if I may , from Victorian novelists to more contemporary novelists , who do you think are good novelists of today ? |
| 9 | Wayne 's World may have made Scooby Doo hip , but we 're talking serious addiction to cartoon characters that even your five-year-old sister would think are naff . |
| 10 | So in this chapter you will find some pointers for looking at what you might think are everyday activities . |
| 11 | But the approach is not adequate by itself : on the one hand , not all of the functions which government consciously decides to perform are public ; and on the other hand , there may well be functions performed by non-governmental bodies which have not attracted government attention , encouragement or participation but which nevertheless are of public importance . |
| 12 | So far all he has received are 100 free shares . |
| 13 | That should 've been automatic , ni November ninety three . |
| 14 | With up to 8Mb on the motherboard there probably is n't any need for expansion if the machine is used solely as a network station , but it would 've been nice to find a PCMCIA slot for something like a modem . |
| 15 | Of course , the , the speeds would 've been higher as well . |
| 16 | Christ , he must 've been good . ’ |
| 17 | That would 've been good . |
| 18 | Tommy , that again should 've been blue . |
| 19 | It 's lucky I was n't in the water then floating , cos that would 've been dangerous with that boat going past . |
| 20 | it came , it did it almost came to a halt again and it could 've been dangerous as well you , children in the back , two children in the back ! |
| 21 | I 'd be su I would 've been such a wreck last night if that , if Foxy had done that to me . |
| 22 | A little bit I think that he was just concerned that perhaps there might 've been other people who might 've wanted to come and if people had rung up and you had had a waiting list something could 've been done about it |
| 23 | Well it was , it might , could 've been dark grey |
| 24 | It would 've been best with a bigger piece , bigger programme because then we could 've it was easy to see where we were slipping |
| 25 | We moved to Somerset and I saw nothing of Matt for — I do n't know — it must 've been sixteen years I suppose . |
| 26 | It should 've been first thing in morning if that would happen . |
| 27 | In any other house this would 've been normal , but in theirs it was eerie , unnatural . |
| 28 | Hadst thou only purloined Issue 80 thy poster would 've been complete ! |
| 29 | ‘ If it 'd been my missus , I 'd 've been relieved that someone else was taking an interest . |
| 30 | Must 've been four then was n't it ? |