Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [coord] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In short our national standards are high and we can largely choose what they should be . |
| 2 | Few can afford the time and cost of building a new stone wall today , but the principles of dry stone walling , clearly outlined in Rainsford-Hannay 's book Dry Stone Walling , are straightforward and you can easily acquire enough skill to do effective repairs . |
| 3 | The senses are oversensitive and burning pains are characteristic but there may also be stinging , stabbing , tearing , cutting pains with numbness , tingling and crawling . |
| 4 | If we say , you see , that the function of the dream is to safeguard sleep , and to fulfil wishes , then it 's clear that in the real world not all wishes are fulfillable and it may well be that , that the latent thoughts , in some cases , is so alarming and so disturbing , that they can not be sufficiently disguised and will lead to a state of waking , and that waking proves of course that the dream has failed in its function of safeguarding sleep . |
| 5 | He can , of course , also make a payment into court , but the difficulties of calculating it are obvious and he would probably have to pay in more than the value of the claim for immediate damages to tempt the plaintiff . |
| 6 | The response from Medau teachers has been good but we can still take a few more . |
| 7 | If ρ is associative then , by definition , these two evaluations are equal and we can unambiguously denote the result by |
| 8 | The sulphonylureas increase plasma insulin levels in patients in whom they are effective and they may also enhance tissue sensitivity to insulin via a postreceptor effect ( Lockwood et al , 1984 ) . |
| 9 | Walsh added : ‘ I expect James 's ankle to be right but I 'll probably start him from the bench and let him make an explosive entrance . |
| 10 | It might not be complete but it 'll certainly give us some of them . |
| 11 | Teaching must be alive and it can only be alive in the present moment — it is time-consuming to try to make stale bread palatable , and why bother when fresh bread is available ? |
| 12 | I do not for my part find the objections in principle to be strong and I would certainly be prepared to agree the rule should no longer be adhered to were it not for the practical consideration to which I have referred and which my noble and learned friend agrees to be of real substance . |
| 13 | Yet in the time it would take her to reach the café , tell Oliver and return with him , the flat would be empty and she would never know who her intruder was . |
| 14 | Your intellectual resources and personal qualities will be exceptional and we will only appoint those who have the clear potential to succeed . |
| 15 | Even so , those with grace always know how to be graceful and she would probably understand the true meaning of the gesture . |
| 16 | That may or may not be applicable but I 'll just bring it in and dump it on you . |
| 17 | It may be pricey but it will never date . |
| 18 | In there I have to be courteous but I 'll never forget that you and that bloody rogue of a servant were the last to see my clerk alive ! ’ |
| 19 | But though doubt may be normal , it should only be temporary and it should always be resolved .. |
| 20 | This can be instinctive and it can also be perfected and developed . |
| 21 | We have to be optimistic but we must also accept that the price of educational reform for all children will be vigilance , constant restating of priorities and a powerful advocacy for children with special needs . |
| 22 | You will have to be a little cruel to be kind or she 'll never regain her stability or independence . |
| 23 | When our 'plane touched down at Ibiza Airport , we were looking forward to a couple of weeks in the sun , hoping that the children would be amused and we could just relax . |
| 24 | I think that spaghetti should be thin and it may often be referred to as spaghettini — it 's much less like eating long worms ! |
| 25 | The Panel acknowledges that the application of the Code will not always be relevant and it will therefore be applied flexibly wherever necessary . |
| 26 | The results might be surprising and you will certainly feel different about some aspects of life ! |
| 27 | ‘ You could be dead and you will certainly never play rugby again , ’ was one doctor 's diagnosis after Lumsden had broken his neck playing for Bath . |
| 28 | And I thought : now my eyes are open and I can never close them again . |
| 29 | Some of the ideas discussed are difficult and it would probably not be obvious to readers new to this area that they are important . |
| 30 | I am thin but I can hardly move my bulk , I go round and round numbly under the ice of the North Pole . |