Example sentences of "is [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ball & Stick is am impressive program and can be recommended to all interested in chemical structures . |
| 2 | The last class of erm second messenger activated channels that I 'd like to deal with is are those calcium channels which are found in the in endomembranes , especially in the endoplasmic reticulum which are gated open by a compound known as inositol one four five trisphosphate . |
| 3 | Now the wrinkles are starting to show , all I can do is be good to myself . |
| 4 | My believe is what P P G is inviting local authorities to do is be cautious in proposing them , they should not be regarded as a first option , or an easy option , they should be cautious in proposing them . |
| 5 | ‘ All you have to do is be black and do n't curse the Jews directly , and the Jew will vote for the black in a second . |
| 6 | All I reckon we can do is be grateful for the good service , as you say Tim , and get on with what 's left — and that is quite a lot . |
| 7 | If Coventry lad Jimmy McGee ever again thinks of stepping out of his class , the best advice anybody can give him is be sure to step down . |
| 8 | The last thing I would want to do is be unkind to people who have given me an extremely successful show . |
| 9 | All you have to do is be alert and take those few basic precautions . |
| 10 | All you can do is be supportive … ’ |
| 11 | Erm the , the instructions I 've got is be courteous but we 're not here to answer questions . |
| 12 | And he said ’ all you got to do is be careful you do n't hit the hedge , you see ’ . |
| 13 | The message to shoppers is be wary about cheap items for sale … and to traders do n't deal in fakes … the penalties are high . |
| 14 | That the world is not divided into 2 classes of people — one who run private care for nasty reasons — and another group who work in the statutory service for all the good reasons , and that what we have to do is be prepared to step outside of those kinds of labelling and look at what we are seeing , look at the needs of the people we are trying to help make provision for and see what best can be done out of the resources available . |
| 15 | a man who runs a yard where there are no firm rules … no strict training techniques … the only order of the day is be happy … laugh and smile … it 's a wonderful world |
| 16 | This is were double bed tuck comes into its own , because the single needle per tuck rule no longer applies as soon as we bring the front bed into work and carrying stitches . |
| 17 | I mean the thing is were some good conversation . |
| 18 | Your husband is being unreasonable . |
| 19 | If for example the fire officer requires a company to introduce new fire precaution equipment in an office and the owners of the office consider the fire officer is being unreasonable , the owners can appeal to the magistrates to adjudicate on the matter . |
| 20 | On the facts , it does appear that the inspector is being unreasonable . |
| 21 | ‘ I think Mr Sheblee is being unreasonable in not accepting the revised price . ’ |
| 22 | A successor is being head-hunted but may not be appointed until well into the new year . |
| 23 | The Sunderland-based Vaux wants to buy 100 or more pubs but is being choosy . |
| 24 | He knows that part of my beauty is being alive , but it 's the dead me he wants . |
| 25 | What is important is being alive to the tension , rather than trying to avoid it . |
| 26 | ‘ If the woman objects she is being hysterical and making a scene ’ ( 58/636 ) , an accusation that is demonstrated when Larissa and Armel quarrel about his extramarital sex life and he tells her to ‘ stop this hysterical rewriting of history ’ ( 76/654 ) . |
| 27 | I certainly Mr Chairman welcome this paper erm and I know today that I think possibly the main reason being erm , I could be deemed also been through and through today responding to our local issue and that maybe due to May fever , I do n't know , erm , in really accepting acknowledging as I have done in the past your efforts , erm the county surveyor 's efforts for this part of Suffolk I do again bring to your attention and I do n't think is being critical in that the Barnet by bypass is part of a far bigger jigsaw and that jigsaw I say not |
| 28 | Browning is being held on remand at Winsom Green Prison in Birmingham , but he says his defence is being prejudiced because his solicitor to travel for five hours from Wales to see him . |
| 29 | It seems popular science writing is being redefined thanks to the arrival of a clutch of lavishly-packaged works that investigate new realms where the once-separate worlds of physics , spirituality and human adventure emerge . |
| 30 | What do you do when you need information and nobody is being helpful ? |