Example sentences of "be [adj] and [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the er but it ca n't be done on modern alarms now because the bell boxes they use are anti-foam and they probably have two or three alarm |
| 2 | However , the SFO 's handling of its investigations has hardly been consistent and it already has set a precedent for the Barrowclough report to be published in full . |
| 3 | But is n't it the ignorance of the people because the people are ignorant and they actually do n't know what they 're voting for |
| 4 | I like the bones best because they 're interesting and I never thought people were buried up here . |
| 5 | But though our brains are big , they are not the biggest ; whale and elephant are larger and we only top the scale if you take into account overall body size — our brain is largest relative to our bodies . |
| 6 | ‘ A number of the crew are Belgian and we therefore have a Belgian chef on board so that we can offer traditional Belgian fare |
| 7 | These games are fascinating and I too have occasionally indulged in the adventures of little plumber Mario courtesy of my son 's console . |
| 8 | The issues here are complicated and I only have space to give a rough indication of where the difficulties lie . |
| 9 | ‘ I am 66 and I really want to retire . |
| 10 | Everyone will be embarrassed and it rarely helps . |
| 11 | This was the first time and it was pressure of work that we have n't done it for you to see it earlier , this is not normal so just forgive this one time and we need n't spend any more thought on it because next time it it going to be different and it always has been different . |
| 12 | Hence ( see 1.9 ) unc must also be diagonal and it then follows that unc is also diagonal . |
| 13 | ‘ He said the rent would not necessarily be raised in future after stating that it would be index-linked and he also wants to stage concerts and fetes at the ground in the close season when we would need to work on the pitch . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ We do believe the information to be useful and we also believe it is a possibility that the man shown on the tape in Phil Wells . |
| 15 | I have bought Practical PC since it first came out in an attempt to help with the strange world of computers and from reading it I think I might need a 286 or 386 PC — but how can I be sure and I still have n't the foggiest idea what most of the terminology means . |
| 16 | She also found that her driving licence would be handy and she sometimes needed to visit patients at home . |
| 17 | I 'm 23 and I desperately want a baby . |
| 18 | You did say er , Bishop that you were going to be frank and you certainly turned a few corners there for us to think about . |
| 19 | We may decide let's be passive and move to battle decide is actually an important issue and wan na be aggressive and they actually bring in a relationship so important . |
| 20 | ‘ The books in the prison library are ghastly and we only get the most dreadful newspapers , The Sun and something called … the Daily Star . |
| 21 | On the other hand training is always vulnerable because the benefits are long-term and it often needs protection from the demands of management and operations where there are other priorities . |
| 22 | ‘ She was thrilled to bits , ’ he said : ‘ The pictures are innocuous and she never gave any indication she was unhappy about them . |
| 23 | There existed other newspapers aimed at the European market , such as the daily Tanganyika Opinion and the weekly Tanganyika Advertiser , but their circulations were low and they mostly disappeared long before independence . |
| 24 | Without the wheelbarrow , more styles of walking were possible and I even tried hopping . |
| 25 | She soon found that they were English and she also felt a certain amount of unexpected dismay because the woman flung her arms around Felipe and kissed him . |
| 26 | I never did think they were primitive and they always told the truth ( except when they were teaching me the language ) and were a damn sight more trustworthy than some of the white men we had on the job . |
| 27 | If I analyse the bosses I 've worked for , the ones who irritated me the most were the ones who were indecisive and who constantly asked for more information just to delay making a decision . |
| 28 | The first person I ever came out to as a student was a person I suspected of being gay and everyone else thought he was gay ; in fact , he vehemently denied it after I came out . |
| 29 | Alas , Thompson and her chosen theatre were star-crossed and she now has a production but nowhere to stage it . |
| 30 | The words were stiff and she still kept her eyes averted . |