Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At this stage we will have to wait and see what state they are in before we make a decision . ’ |
| 2 | This , then , is the state we are in as we approach the 1990s . |
| 3 | And if you phoned me early in the year it must have been just after we got the V W. |
| 4 | Next time you 're outdoors and you spot a caterpillar , watch how it uses its legs and mouth to eat whole leaves systematically , strip by strip . |
| 5 | But we both understand the pressures we 're under and we share a lot of assumptions . |
| 6 | We could now go on to attempt to explain the character of these institutions by citing their effect on leading capitalists — they are as they are partly because they encourage a belief which is functional in relation to the system as a whole . |
| 7 | ‘ You mean you were sitting where you are now and you told the glass to topple over and it did ? ’ |
| 8 | Well he 's not in he 's out today he 's out he and his wife are out cos we put a phone call in we said let's have a chat with him |
| 9 | Well it 's impossible at the moment , with the media coverage and the erm information about war and the situation in the Gulf , not to touch children , however careful the adults around them may be , and it 's very important for us as adults to not be so caught up , in our excitement perhaps even , about what 's going on and all the razzmatazz that may be attached to the sort of glory of whose ever side they may be on that we forget the extent to which children are very much affected by how they see the adults around them respond to what 's going on . |
| 10 | Erm , and we had a a little meeting Margaret , Joan and I , just to go through the agenda for today , and we thought that , we th perhaps five was a better number , erm , because we thought Maisie would be on as she does the bookings , but we would n't expect you to do anything else , Maisie , yeah . |
| 11 | This will be so whether he takes the trouble to read them or not , and whether they are actually set out in a document in his possession , or ( subject to the question of the need to offer an oppportunity to inspect , which is discussed below ) merely incorporated into the contract by a reference in such a document . |
| 12 | It ca n't be long before they cross the Atlantic as the children of the 90s start replacing designer bodies with designer minds . |
| 13 | He had grown quite a bit , both upwards and outwards and , as I shook hands with him , I reflected that it would not be long before he won a professional tournament . |
| 14 | It would n't be long before he closed a deal with one or other of the chain stores who had shown an interest in the site . |
| 15 | It wo n't be long before she catches a chill , and then I 'll really have my hands full . |
| 16 | I paid the fourpence for two coffees , and after I had seen Clare to her train back home , went to St Andrew 's to make a few notes of plans to defend myself , for I knew it would not be long before I faced a new ‘ trial ’ — by the hospital 's board of governors . |
| 17 | Dealing with the feelings you have , about not having the child you wanted , is not easy but your distress will be less if you approach the situation as a loving couple . |
| 18 | I was telling myself that it would soon be over when I heard a sharp crack . |
| 19 | ‘ And so , after having a good , long talk about the problem with both Liz and Owen , Ross decided that it would be best if we brought the girls back here , to London , until their parents leave hospital . ’ |
| 20 | He merely sat on the only chair in my room , shook his head and told me to sleep , and that it would be best if we shared the same chamber that night . |
| 21 | It would be best if you saw the boy yourself . ’ |
| 22 | If your dog is somewhat possessive , it may be best if you leave the room while it is being examined . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd better be off before we quarrel a second time , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Dandelion , the dashing story-teller , so eager to be off that he jumped the ditch and ran a little way into the field before stopping to wait for the rest . |
| 25 | The new rule is ‘ no player will be offside if he receives the ball directly from his own half of the field ’ . |
| 26 | Reading for our , I mean er , I supply my own car , my church has recognised that whether I 'm probably if I pay the tax and the insurance erm and I just thirty two , thirty five that 's but when I 'm in business or I 'm in provinces and I 'm allowed to pay what , ten fifteen |
| 27 | And she definitely did n't want to be around when he got the news that she wanted a divorce . |
| 28 | I 'm here because I got a bum stepfather . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps we should encourage young novelists ’ ; ‘ the Booker Prize is a media junket ’ ; ‘ actually , I 'm here because I wrote the book ’ . |
| 30 | I 'm here because I drew the short straw when Jan Killeen was dishing out people to chair particular interest groups in preparation for this work , and I drew the job of chairing the group on private care issues . |