Example sentences of "[adj] [adv prt] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We try to set ourselves specific aims and objectives and when it comes to marking scripts , for example , we have a quite specific mark scheme which has been very carefully thrased out , not only with examiners , but with certain school teachers , which we try to make tie this down as be as objective as we can , but there 's always and element of subjectivity . |
| 2 | The window was to high up to be reached by the captive , though the could poke her head out to be fed . |
| 3 | Twenty-three trainee lawyers are already in post , with 175 about to be interviewed . |
| 4 | Liverpool came back from 2-0 down to be level at the break thanks to Jan Molby 's penalty and McManaman 's tap-in . |
| 5 | On the contrary ; corduroy and other imitation velvets , like velour and velveteen , were considered all along to be false finery , puffed up and pompous . |
| 6 | Then , hoping he could remember enough of the ancient language of chivalry and selecting his words with extreme care , he said , ‘ Good Trees , we ask your assistance , ’ and saw the Elms nod to one another meaningfully , as if they had been expecting all along to be asked to do something for the Humans . |
| 7 | You 'd have to take them all in to be examined , then see if there was any fraying around the trousers and you had n't reported it , for ordinary wear and tear had to be reported and then taken in for repair — you could n't repair it yourself . |
| 8 | Paul Maynard , skipping an all Essex County rink of Andrew Blake , Steve Cooper and Andrew Skilbeck , had fought back from 7–1 and 18–10 down to be two shots ahead . |
| 9 | It is a struggle Ellen and no mistake and though I have been thrifty as mother brought us all up to be and the rent is paid for the next year I am hard put to pay wages and still eat and keep warm . |
| 10 | I do n't think I 'm gon na take any more off to be honest . |
| 11 | He 's hoping the £80m service is all its cracked up to be , although his aims are n't extravagant . |
| 12 | This might occur for example where an elderly person seems to those around to be failing to cope in daily life , and the situation has to be explored . |
| 13 | When Camille had choked on an Aztec cuff-link , a sizeable piece of jewellery such as had then been fashionable , Constance 's mum had held her upside down by the ankles and banged her until she disgorged it , while Scarlet had knelt in the unutterable anguish of one about to be bereaved , determining to destroy herself without hesitation should Camille not survive the experience . |
| 14 | It ai n't worth worrying about to be honest mate . |
| 15 | As the mandroids calmly gassed the beaked exter and carted them both off to be flung into the street , I slid on to one of the unstained seats at the table and cheerfully looked around for a servaton . |