Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] be [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm no , I 'm normally I 'm , funny I was over that way last weekend cos er , you know , pop over to the beach and things . |
| 2 | No matter how careful I am with this lead it gets a knot in it . |
| 3 | How clever I am at these things . |
| 4 | is to be honest she 's of little benefit to my organization . |
| 5 | I ca n't begin to say how supportive she was at that time . ’ |
| 6 | She wanted to show how grateful she was for this second chance . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm glad I was of some use to you , ’ she said , unable to keep an edge of tartness from her voice . |
| 8 | Not necessarily close friends , but it was amazing how welcome they were in that sea of faces . |
| 9 | The measures which we can use include indications that the animal is failing to cope with its environment ( with the difficulties which it encounters ) and measures of how hard it is for that individual to cope with the difficulties . |
| 10 | And Dr Neil and Matey — Miss Mates — taught me so much about … life … so much that is useful … and I learned how hard it is for most people to live even halfway decent lives … and now I am home again . ’ |
| 11 | That 's how tight it was at that time o' day ! |
| 12 | ‘ Or more likely he 's at some hotel , waiting to search our luggage before we can proceed . ’ |
| 13 | My boyfriend knew nothing of these habits and the first move was to tell him , which relieved me incredibly ( actually to admit to someone how unhappy I was with these eating habits ) . |
| 14 | How much the employer pays depends on how long you were in that scheme . |
| 15 | It never ceases to amaze me just how backward we are in this country when it comes to the use of boats and Peripheral equipment . |
| 16 | If you have particular skills like dancing , singing , fencing , acrobatics , or mime , be sure they are on this information sheet . |
| 17 | ( It had surprised me to find how fussy he was about some things ; dust , and scrappy meals really bothered him . ) |
| 18 | Looking at her he thought , ‘ Do I realize how important I am to this woman ? |
| 19 | ‘ How beautiful it is at this time of the year . ’ |
| 20 | I shall be dealing more fully with the use of the library in the next chapter , but I can not stress too strongly how important it is for all researchers to be knowledgeable about bibliographical sources and , sadly , how few social science undergraduates are actually taught the necessary skills . |
| 21 | With around 700 people a year dying in house fires , doctors from Cardiff Royal Infirmary stress how important it is for all homes to have smoke detectors . |
| 22 | I wonder how important it is for those players because the the competition over here has its detractors , what about over there , I ca n't imagine the Italians being that bothered about doing well in this competition , certainly the gates over there do n't suggest that it 's that important ? |
| 23 | The level of provisions ‘ demonstrates the immense damage which is done by extreme economic cycles and just how important it is for this country to strive to secure steady growth on a low-inflationary basis ’ . |
| 24 | Every day couples meet who are amazed at how right they are for each other — proof that Dateline works ! |
| 25 | Isabella had sought the removal of the Despensers , which had been achieved , yet Edward 's whole reign had shown how resilient he was in these circumstances , and recent years had demonstrated the extent of his power and the ferocity of his vengeance . |
| 26 | From time to time , and I think mainly to keep in touch , Aunt Janie would ring me to ask if I could come to the house to help with a small task , such as fixing the cellar door , hammering in a stray loose plank over the cistern and so on — although she must have known as well as I did how useless I was at such household chores . |
| 27 | There were reminders in every cupboard and corner of how much she was missing Charles and how worried she was about this expedition to a country she knew nothing about and which she hardly knew where to find on a map . |
| 28 | At least she and Dionne knew how precious they were to each other . |
| 29 | I saw how kind they were to each other . |
| 30 | The widespread unease with several of the measures proposed in the welfare reforms felt by many Conservative MPs , demonstrates how difficult it is for any government ( even one with a large parliamentary majority ) to reform the Welfare State . |