Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [be] [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The combinations in between are those cases where neither sex has clearly won , but neither do that badly . |
| 2 | In between were those heads who dealt much more effectively and constructively with some staff than with others . |
| 3 | gave a lecture and all she came in with was some notes written out on some full scape paper and some papers for the over head projector |
| 4 | When 6′ 8″ tall Curtly Ambrose is bowling , sightscreens are often not high enough to be much help |
| 5 | Following the collapse of Novell Inc 's latest negotiation for a bigger piece of Unix System Labs , folks close to the fire are saying that Roel Pieper 's outfit should decide one way or the other whether it wants to be a binary player or a research and development outfit ( UX No 404 ) , because it is n't big enough to be both . |
| 6 | The presentational aspect involves all kinds of different considerations which I shall come to presently , but what they boil down to is this : what can you do to make it easier for the communicator to communicate and the audience to receive the required message — with minimum distraction ? |
| 7 | What it came down to was that Erlich had one last evening as an independent , and that from first light , from waffles and coffee time , he 'd be part of their team and doing their bidding . |
| 8 | What it came down to was this : if I was going to do anything I was going to have to take on another part-time catering or cleaning job . |
| 9 | He got right in to being that successful South Africa skipper ( 8 ) |
| 10 | ‘ People seem to think we are getting rid of all the books but the only ones we have done away with are those which had been hidden away unused for many years . ’ |
| 11 | The Palazzo Melzi di Cusano is at the corner of the Via San Spirito in which stands the Palazzo Bagatti-Valsecchi , soon to be another of Milan 's fine series of museums . |
| 12 | My route was from Red Hall to the Havelock pub using the old railway track , soon to be another noise and fume-filled racetrack , courtesy of Durham brains and Darlington apathy . |
| 13 | ‘ Soon to be more than just friends , I think , ’ he said sardonically and laughed again as he moved off . |
| 14 | There were peoples in the empire — the Masai , pre-eminently , were one , and the Bedouin Arabs were shortly to be another — who seemed instinctively to possess the right combination of self-respect and pragmatic acceptance of the facts of British power . |
| 15 | So , when to her great surprise she is asked to the Spring Ball , by one of the most desirable men in this school , she feels that this is just to be another of the many jokes played on Carrie . |
| 16 | Er well Madam Deputy Speaker I think erm that the last half an hour shown that er the quality of debate in this house er remains extremely high and that even when you have an issue which on the face of it looks to be as dry as dust er that er there are some honourable members who will pick an argument er when perhaps er on the face of it there ought not to be much of an argument er I ca n't erm I ca n't say that erm I agreed with much of what erm the honourable member for Great Grimsby said er he seemed to imply er quite early on his er speech that most of the City of London er was collapsing in a sea of sleaze and er er other other goings on which are extremely er to be regretted but erm I think we ought to er remind him er that erm , you know , all all of these four orders er followed the Bingham inquiry into er what happened at B C C I which was not a British bank , was an international bank based erm overseas and I think I 'm right in saying this and I 'm sure my honourable friend the minister will confirm when he winds up er this is the first er such difficulty er that we 've experienced for a great length of time . |
| 17 | Whereupon Luke lost his temper and told them not to be such fucking chauvinists . |
| 18 | ‘ Bobby needed to look better in the eye of the public — not to be such a bad boy . |
| 19 | This group , of parasites tend not to be such a problem in young dogs as roundworms . |
| 20 | Then she took a deep breath , telling herself not to be such a fool , and stand her ground . |
| 21 | I told myself not to be such a snob . |
| 22 | Now the major problem that came up the other day was that , I thought I had given you a very easy extract to translate into modern English , and it turned out not to be such an easy extract , obviously . |
| 23 | ‘ Will you ever forgive me ? ’ he questioned soulfully , and Fabia began to feel a tinge embarrassed , for how , in a public place , could she tell him not to be such an idiot ? |
| 24 | Andrew confided in me that if the officer had asked his permission to play the pipes on this occasion , he would have told him not to be such a fool . |
| 25 | The murals of Diego Rivera for the Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico City are admitted by the critic Antonio Rodriguez not to be all of an equally high standard , ‘ but what poet could keep up the same lyrical flow for a thousand verses ? |
| 26 | I have altered my Mind ; I should not like it cloth , but duffil , let it be cloth , and not to be more than 11s at most , and full yard long , and two if you please , both of a length , and both large ones , full yard long , both of a price , they both be for one Woman — they must be exactly alike for goodness and price — fail not on Wednesday — and full yard long . |
| 27 | Pastor Albani urged his congregation to follow Christ 's way of non-violence : ‘ We must try not to be another lot of historical victors … hold to God 's word and love your neighbour as yourself . ’ |
| 28 | Something ( like the weather ) will have to go badly wrong if this is not to be another extremely profitable season for the Test and County Cricket Board . |
| 29 | The fundamental message of the Bible , with its portrayal of the love of God for every individual and of the unity of those who are ‘ in Christ ’ through baptism , suggests that there ought not to be any distinctions in Church rules on grounds of gender . |
| 30 | Is there not to be any competition for the middle and majority of clubs ? |