Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The staff are alert and responding to the needs of their guests and are dressed appropriately to support the scene . |
| 2 | They are given the status of goddesses by virtue of their being , in a Swedeoborgian sense , vessels of symbolic love and so they are mystified and removed from the realms of real , whole , sexual beings . |
| 3 | All the tanks in the house are unheated and rely on the room temperature — which was 74°F while we were there . |
| 4 | He had always been friendly but reserved with the townsfolk who , in the main , accepted his reclusive lifestyle without question . |
| 5 | Most of the vines are east-facing and located to the north of the village , with the best sites found at heights between 140 and 220 metres . |
| 6 | A few insects have tracheae that swell into thin-walled balloons which are depressed and expanded as the abdomen pumps up and down . |
| 7 | In the year of German reunification and national congratulation , Michael Verhoeven insists that ghosts from the past are alive and kicking in the ‘ mature democracy ’ of the west . |
| 8 | Why these particular prints stand out in my opinion from so many produced for the tourists of the time , is because the artist has not just reproduced his drawings on to plates but he has been able to produce marks that are alive and work within the context of the print . |
| 9 | ‘ The result is that our good companies are embarrassed and undermined by the behaviour of the bad and even the bad by the worst . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Even if I am wrong and think of a dozen times , it is still dreadful that somebody so involved in the game is not out there watching the guys . |
| 11 | Or else we assume that the aeons during which the improbable state lasts , and the distance from here to Sirius , are minute if compared with the age and size of the whole universe . |
| 12 | All of these sizes are theoretical and err on the generous side to ensure a safe and floating descent , but they can not take into account any climatic influence . |
| 13 | While it is true that many of the great names of the past have been theists rather than atheists , their orientation has often been unorthodox when judged against the norms of their day . |
| 14 | ‘ I had a bust up with John Sillett a week or so before and had been transfer-listed and dropped from the team , ’ he recalled . |
| 15 | Eternal God , we rejoice in your promise that as our day is , so shall our strength be ; and we ask for your help for all who are old and wearied with the burden of life . |
| 16 | One of the things about when you are old and move to a residential home I think one of the important things is that you want to go and live close to your loved ones , if you have any , and it does just worry me that if you happen to be a person who is resident in and your loved ones live in , under these terms if you went to a residential home in you would n't qualify for the higher rate and that seems to me to be wrong . |
| 17 | Sgt Paul Robinson said : ‘ These are dangerous if taken by the wrong people . |
| 18 | With so many parameters to consider , it is helpful to have a system ensuring that the criteria are consistent and applied in the same order . |
| 19 | With so many parameters to consider , it is helpful to have a system ensuring that the criteria are consistent and applied in the same order . |
| 20 | I am sure she speaks for many people in the village who are alarmed and distressed at the school conflict , of which they have probably been aware only since the parents ' petition . |
| 21 | Turning the dogmas of the Sandys Reformation into practicable military policies had not been easy when faced with the real world beyond the confines of Whitehall and Westminster . |
| 22 | Even if all-out confrontation is avoided , many US academics and journalists are convinced that skirmishing between the three will dominate the post-Cold War era . |
| 23 | Browning 's defence lawyer says this and other evidence could have been crucial if heard by the trial jury . |
| 24 | We are delighted and thrilled with the enthusiasm and ingenuity you have displayed while producing a grand total of over £2,500 . |
| 25 | There was nothing in the cast of her features to suggest that she had been alarmed or frightened at the moment of her death . |
| 26 | Spread over two or more years , the courses are part-time and lead to a national examination for the Medau Society Teachers ' Award . |
| 27 | Stephanie advises letting her lie on your tummy when you 're pregnant and listen to the life within . |
| 28 | Never mind , as long as you 're careful and tread on the drugget . ’ |
| 29 | You 're certain that comes from the plane ? ’ |
| 30 | The exact details are negotiable and depend on the circumstances of each deal . |