Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ignoring once again Honderich 's polemical language , there is an important problem here : namely , how is it that Conservatism can be responsible for what everyone agrees are two very different governmental strategies informed by two very different social philosophies ? |
| 2 | ‘ Sometimes it really gets me down , ’ he admits , ‘ but the thing that keeps me goin' is live performances . |
| 3 | what made me laugh was this police woman saying , it annoys me , if you have a drink you should n't drive , and I thought to myself and I bet |
| 4 | Mr David Cummings , general manager , said : ‘ We have never done anything on this scale , but everyone has been fantastic and our suppliers have stood by us . ’ |
| 5 | A problem with diagnosing lipid disorders is that everyone has been obsessed with examining fasting specimens , a requirement which presents two obstacles for diabetics . |
| 6 | Everyone has been nice to me . ’ |
| 7 | Everyone has been superlative . |
| 8 | And , with Norway roaring away at the top of England 's World Cup group , everyone has been able to see their quality . |
| 9 | I do hope that each and everyone has been hard at work encouraging your class members to renew their membership and getting new class members to join the Society . |
| 10 | Ernestine — everyone has been concerned about you . ’ |
| 11 | Everyone has been excellent during this nightmare . ’ |
| 12 | I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell . |
| 13 | And so though we have all sinned and that circle , that perfect purpose of God for you and for me has been warped and distorted out of all recognition , the potential that God had for you and for me , it 's been dis it seems to have been destroyed because of the warping and because of the impact of sin . |
| 14 | There are laws against discrimination but to get them respected is another matter . |
| 15 | They were allowed to see it for one hour , before it was taken back , and none of them has been able to get hold of it since . |
| 16 | Competition among them has been intense in the past decade as a result of the switch to reimbursement based on diagnostic related groups rather than historic costs , a difficult regulatory environment aimed at reducing short stay hospital capacity and at cost containment , and a much tougher climate for research funding . |
| 17 | It will be necessary to confirm that all restrictions have been observed and if they have not been observed , to confirm that consent to vary or discharge them has been forthcoming . |
| 18 | But it is also clear that Denning started off with a presumption that everyone involved was innocent and that at some stage he had personal doubts as to whether this was indeed so . |
| 19 | Inevitably we have silly problems , but so far nothing has been insurmountable . |
| 20 | The functionalist view I advocate is that mental phenomena emerge as a result of the way that the neurons etcetera are functionally organized in the brain , not as a result of the physical properties of neurons per se . |
| 21 | ( With a little re-working I even found the sweaters I made were nice enough to give as Christmas presents ! ) |
| 22 | I listened to this tale of woe and as I dug with my tiny spade , wondered what I might find , an arm or perhaps a leg , but the only discoveries that I made were small pieces of coal washed up on the beach . |
| 23 | I BELIEVE the decision I made was commonsense — the right one in the circumstances . |
| 24 | I know some people might think the decision I made was unpleasant and monstrous but I want to tell how I came to make the decision and the reasons behind it . |
| 25 | I mean is that |
| 26 | I mean is that |
| 27 | I mean is that , is that |
| 28 | In terms of drugs , yes , I mean is that , do you actually know of of erm is it is it what you 've actually seen that makes you |
| 29 | There 's a cupboard there that 's been ripped open , I mean is that just part of the vandalism that goes on ? |
| 30 | I mean is that sort of friendship built up or |