Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As BS knows everything relevant about the physical state of affairs , the things that he does not know about are not physical states of affairs .
2 Just to convince us that all these things that he tells us about are somehow present , to convince us of the heinousness of what he 's done .
3 Despite what Dr Goode and others have said , however , I think the law and ethics governing the situation you 've been hearing about are both understandable and quite sensitive to the needs of patients and doctors .
4 But the quantities of lead and nitrates which the EC is making a fuss about are so small that they represent a negligible — perhaps even a non-existent — hazard to health .
5 Peter , the things we 're talking about are highly commendable , but I suspect at the back of the minds of most kids at school the question of examinations — whether they 're going to get their O level , or their A level , or their G C E or whatever — to what extent are university people involved in examining ?
6 For what we are really talking about are merely linguistic symbols and the manner in which such symbols are manipulated within certain contexts , and all that can be detected here are certain similarities .
7 ‘ Buying , renting and various options in between are simply different ways of obtaining a piece of electrical equipment , ’ said Mr Nigel Whittaker of Kingfisher .
8 ‘ Buying , renting and various options in between are simply different ways of obtaining a piece of electrical equipment , ’ said Mr Nigel Whittaker of Kingfisher .
9 Chip frequency and size of secondary cache on the box in between are currently undecided .
10 The literacy models for her O.P.P are very contemporary .
11 She raised her eyes , saw his glance rake over her face , and was certain he was discounting entirely that her blush could have anything to do with the fact that , after being nearly naked in his arms , she was feeling a trifle uncomfortable at seeing him again .
12 " But not after being off sick . "
13 What did he do after being so close and yet so far ?
14 If he does make another comeback though , it would not be surprising if he wins a fourth title because , if he can get back behind a wheel six weeks after being so close to death , there is no knowing what the courageous Austrian can do .
15 The ride itself was very open and exposed and after being so long in the close embrace of the trees Marian found it difficult to step out into the clear daylight .
16 Upon opening the Carlton Standard 's case , and after being initially overjoyed that I was n't looking at yet another Strat derivative , I must admit that my aesthetic values were backed into a corner while I tried to work out exactly what I was looking at .
17 At the end of October Jacje fell after being under Serbian siege for five months and in the largest exodus in the war to date the entire population of 25,000 left for Travnik .
18 Around him clustered lively and innovatory young administrators , many of whom went on to be Directors of Education themselves — including Alan Chorlton , who spoke to me on the stairs after being totally silent throughout my Banbury interview .
19 However , one of them disappeared overnight , after being perfectly healthy during the day .
20 And his self-despite was so strong that he knew reviving an old flame or chasing some young actress would only aggravate it .
21 The incidence is one in ten thousand so it 's pretty rare but untreated these children will grow up very seriously , mentally retarded , very , very poor quality of life and enormous stress on their families , when they could of been nearly normal , right so the cause is one of these essential amino acids which is powdered protein , so what 's the treatment ?
22 we really enjoyed them , but you see if we 'd of got four they would n't of been so nice
23 thinking in , in , in the context of our , of our mission , this town wide mission , well that 's Billy 's job , he 's better at it than I am , but its not his job , its my job as much as its his and its your job as much as its mine , we do not well to keep silent these men they were troubled by their sin of silence , perhaps you and I should be troubled by our sin of silence because the extension of that , and here 's the really great thing , as far as they were concerned , the ex the , the ongoing because they were troubled by their sin of silence and they did something about it , they were thrilled at the sight that they saw , as they see the city being delivered , and as they see starving men and women eating food perhaps for the first time in days or weeks , buying good wholesome food at a reasonable price , that was the sigh that thrilled them and you can imagine them , and I think they 'd be entitled to a little bit of pride that I 'm glad we told them , I 'm glad we went back and shared the news apart from any thing we could n't of coped with all ourselves , it would of been so wrong to of kept it , it would of been so wrong just to of eaten it ourselves , I 'm glad we went back and told them .
24 thinking in , in , in the context of our , of our mission , this town wide mission , well that 's Billy 's job , he 's better at it than I am , but its not his job , its my job as much as its his and its your job as much as its mine , we do not well to keep silent these men they were troubled by their sin of silence , perhaps you and I should be troubled by our sin of silence because the extension of that , and here 's the really great thing , as far as they were concerned , the ex the , the ongoing because they were troubled by their sin of silence and they did something about it , they were thrilled at the sight that they saw , as they see the city being delivered , and as they see starving men and women eating food perhaps for the first time in days or weeks , buying good wholesome food at a reasonable price , that was the sigh that thrilled them and you can imagine them , and I think they 'd be entitled to a little bit of pride that I 'm glad we told them , I 'm glad we went back and shared the news apart from any thing we could n't of coped with all ourselves , it would of been so wrong to of kept it , it would of been so wrong just to of eaten it ourselves , I 'm glad we went back and told them .
25 well could n't of been that important
26 erm no it could n't of been that important
27 with a gas I should n't of been very pleased either would you Geoff ?
28 Well I do n't think I would of been very pleased if you 'd put a go in the room for an hour !
29 So it was n't long , no it could n't of been very long
30 It must of been , it must of been very difficult for her ?
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