Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [be] [adj] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we were just gon na bolt together the two unions then that may be able to be done in a couple of years or so , but if we 're trying to build something better , then we 're talking about a project that takes place over several years . |
| 2 | Most of this has to do with Veronica Lake 's deep , husky voice : a smoky spirit whose name and form collectively conjured up a feminine aura of water , vapour , air , smoke and flesh at the same time ; a floating dreamboat that any boy of six would be proud to be married to . |
| 3 | If there were only a few , each could know what the others were doing and all would be aware of being watched . |
| 4 | Small areas can be exploited intensively and more and more may be capable of being processed ; for example , one plant in Colombia produces pulp , adding tropical hardwoods to long-fibre coniferous chips ( 30% ) . |
| 5 | Erm , George and I had that class shared between us , he took them for an hour a week and I did and i if there is a class that any of us had ever taken that would be unlikely to be able to write something meaningful of this kind |
| 6 | I do n't think that that would be likely to be argued against . |
| 7 | Instead , consider whether there is any evidence for the jury ( sufficient to require the judge to leave the case to the jury ) ; if there is , explain how the judge would direct the jury , and state whether a verdict of guilty would be likely to be upheld or upset on appeal . |