Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [noun] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does n't seem to vanish as much as it used to , the Manifold , used to be dry in places most of the summer . |
| 2 | The slightest change in the barometer , although it might be due to factors quite outside our control , would correspondingly depress them . |
| 3 | Hawking leaves the impression that he may be interested in God largely as a means of drawing an audience towards scientific ideas . |
| 4 | The decision in In re A Company shows that Parliament can by the use of appropriate language provide that a decision on a question of law whether taken by a judge or by some other form of tribunal shall be considered as final and not be subject to challenge either by way of appeal or judicial review . |
| 5 | For tax purposes , losses may be carried forward and , subject to certain restrictions , set against future profits or they may be relieved against profits elsewhere in a group of companies . |
| 6 | These were widely ( though never universally ) held to be demonstrable by appeal either to direct awareness or intuition , or , more often , by indirect argument starting off from ordinary human experience of ourselves and the world around us . |
| 7 | Knowing that the village is close at hand , that the inn and the villagers will be awake for hours yet of summer light to welcome me , I linger , enjoying that expectancy of pleasure that is perhaps the most pleasurable part of a journey home . |
| 8 | A smallholder , by virtue of his small scale , may often be able to farm successfully in a manner defying the commercial conventions of the district , but such success will depend upon his grasp of the principles of soils , crops , and animal husbandry and a wise assessment of his land potential . |
| 9 | They would be unlikely to surface again for at least ten minutes ! |
| 10 | The beer ( 1048° OG , 4.6 per cent ABV ) will be available on draught initially for only two weeks . |
| 11 | These conditions are often the subject of international agreements between countries and copies of the conditions which apply to your holiday journey may be available for inspection either at our offices or at the office of the carrier concerned . |
| 12 | If any such records are kept outside Great Britain , there must be sent to Great Britain ( and be available for inspection there by the officers ) records which will disclose with reasonable accuracy the position of the business in question at intervals of not more than six months and will enable the directors to ensure that the company 's balance sheet and profit and loss account comply with the Act . |
| 13 | The new general SVQs will be available for implementation later in the year , and a letter will be sent to all centres in March regarding piloting in the second phase . |
| 14 | And , as Sony announce that their recordable-erasable 2.5″ Mini Disc , providing 74 minutes of digital recording , will be available to consumers later in the year , vinyl heads for its final tumble in the UK as the WH Smith chain sells off all its old stock at giveaway prices to make more room for CDs , cassettes and videos . |
| 15 | Mrs Gould who I am happy to say is quite well has been fully occupied in making drawings of the soft parts of the birds together with appropriate plants flowers berries etc. which will be introduced into my work and I trust from the fund of information I shall be enabled to add that the book will not be void of interest especially to all lovers of ornithology … |
| 16 | If there has been an investment failure , people may be eligible for compensation either from the investment company or from the compensation scheme , depending on the precise circumstances of the individual case . |
| 17 | All this has to be overcome with comprehension both at home and within the community . |
| 18 | ‘ Our new net wickets at the University ground will have to be used sparingly , although they should be ready for use just before the Lancashire game on April 19 . ’ |
| 19 | Some older people suffering from these and other major conditions can undergo a significant change in personality which can be distressing to people close to them . |