Example sentences of "[adj] be really " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they think young men like that are really rather fine . |
| 2 | The systems , , graphical user interfaces , the concept of database management systems , repositories of information which are accessible and shareable are really taken for granted in many organizations . |
| 3 | He further argues that Derrida 's fundamental claim that speech is really writing , and that writing is prior to speech , is based on a redefinition of terms , and that by such methods one could prove anything , that the rich are really poor , that the true is really false , and so on . |
| 4 | Very few are really poor any more . |
| 5 | As far as output is concerned , some do particularly badly — producing outputs completely in the wrong ballpark ; some , however , are rather better and a few are really quite good . |
| 6 | Most molluscs are small , a few centimetres long and some are really tiny , but a few species have attained considerable dimensions . |
| 7 | But yeah I mean it 's not going to be quite so true because they 're gon na think Well when you write it down you think Well actually it 's got nothing to do with this be really clever . |
| 8 | The three doors of this were really long mirrors , and it was to the wardrobe that Miss Rene went and , opening it , she lifted down a hanger from which hung a dress and coat . |
| 9 | If this were really true , it would be difficult to account for the fact that , in the ten-year period 1977 — 87 , the total money supply ( M 1 at the end of the year ) rose approximately thirty-fold , and the cost-of-living index ( average for the year ) rose more than fifty-fold . |
| 10 | For if this were really the case , a communicative approach would have little or nothing to commend it . |
| 11 | If it did , and even allowing for Melby 's overwhelming dilemma , it is a little surprising to read his conclusion that , if the French were really serious about decolonization and that if military force was properly applied , they could at least hold the lid on the Indo-Chinese kettle for the predictable if only relatively limited future . |
| 12 | Some were really heavy . |
| 13 | And the horses well they they 're the worst to ship some were really bad and they had to be severely tied . |
| 14 | Most good delicatessens should carry a one-year-old farmhouse Cheddar on the rind , and , in my opinion , this is really the only way to buy the cheese . |
| 15 | Oh dear , this is really what a pergola is not about . |
| 16 | I know this is really putting on you , but … well , I would appreciate it so much and will recompense you in any way I can . ’ |
| 17 | But it strikes me that this is really the view of people who do n't have them . |
| 18 | Yet I wonder if this is really so . |
| 19 | In fact , this is really to the detriment of the mentally handicapped who fall lower in public esteem as a result . |
| 20 | What has to be considered is whether this is really in everyone 's interest . |
| 21 | To see whether this is really so we will , in the next chapter , consider the problems which arise in the use of the formal interview . |
| 22 | This is really not satisfactory , particularly as substantial and reasonable doubts surround the costs that the board will incur after the fuel has left the reactor , especially in the commercially untried areas of oxide-fuel reprocessing and waste management . |
| 23 | Soon after the eruption last year , Brian Toon , of the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffatt Field , California , was quoted as saying , ‘ this is really the first time in modern meteorology that something has happened that has the potential to affect the climate . |
| 24 | There were undoubtedly much larger herds of wild asses in the past and as for black and white markings being impossible on shaggy , cold-country coats it is only necessary to look at the shaggy-coated skunks and pandas to see that this is really not a problem . |
| 25 | Exactly how the Pill produces this effect is unknown — the simplistic explanation usually offered is that the hormones in the Pill promote Candida because they are steroids , but this is really no explanation at all . |
| 26 | This is really the best way for friendly co-existence . |
| 27 | You should consider whether this is really what you want to do , or whether it is because you have never been on holiday alone before and the thought of it makes you nervous . |
| 28 | This is really , really mega-important , because if you get off to a disorganised start then you 'll find it hard to recover . |
| 29 | This is an attempt by the fish to dislodge the offending parasites , but of course where many hundreds of flukes can be involved this is really futile . |
| 30 | Talking of portability , this is really good , considering the power levels available . |