Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , but the impression remains stronger than the denial and one is left wondering why they chose 1950 as the cut-off point , if not to put a comfortable distance between ‘ then ’ and ‘ now ’ : the dark ages of the past and present enlightenment , which they rightly insist is illusory . |
| 2 | Contexts in which only make is possible fall into two types . |
| 3 | The other type of expressive effect found in contexts where only make is possible can be illustrated by ( 154 ) — ( 156 ) : ( 154 ) … beautiful canvases of mountains and forms . |
| 4 | The following examples , where only make is possible , are more difficult : ( 157 ) … the famous Howe sewing machine . |
| 5 | Louise picked out a pretty little pink dress that nobody could possibly take exception to and so honour was satisfied . |
| 6 | Miss H. is no more a lesbian than you are , so stop being silly and just thank your lucky stars that she 's teaching Constance so much . ’ |
| 7 | There are nt that many midfielders higher than speed/macca — and basically midfield only score point for goals/assists … so strach is good value , macca is good value , speed is about right . |
| 8 | I 'm an incredibly impatient person so travel is perfect , it never leaves you bored . |
| 9 | The roads were still hard so travel was fast and easy as Mandeville used the royal messenger service to obtain good food and warm beds at priories , monasteries , taverns or royal manors . |
| 10 | Perhaps love is essential because it 's unnecessary . |
| 11 | ‘ Praise ye the Lord to whom all praise is due . |
| 12 | One point , just to add to what Liz is saying , and I support everything she 's said , one further point is that accuracy is terribly important because if you actually have a mistake in the press release , and the editors publish it or it 's broadcast and a whole lot of listeners or readers write in and complain , they 'll find it very hard to forgive you because they get themselves in a terrible problem , so do be sure you 're giving them accurate information all the time . |
| 13 | No therapist has a magic wand and many forms of complementary treatment involve cooperation between practitioner and patient — either by way of ‘ homework ’ or of keeping a note of any changes which may occur — so do be prepared to play your part . |
| 14 | We will be recording er , talking to individual groups that are interested in , in er expressing their views , particularly groups that perhaps have been involved with the protest , and er are you know , not happy with , with some aspects of the motorway . |
| 15 | … in the course of team teaching , interests and experiences are revealed which hitherto have been unsuspected … |
| 16 | We do not use them only because those we have employed hitherto have been sufficient for our needs . ’ |
| 17 | So experience is important , but , apart from that in which we are purely passive recipients of what happens to us , we have to have the will and the courage to seek it . |
| 18 | It is thus important to use language which reflects a real change of attitude to people who for so long have been unwilling recipients of services designed largely for society 's comfort and not theirs . |
| 19 | So work 's boring in n it ? |
| 20 | So work 's alright . |
| 21 | Once she would " only have been pleased to see Jenny and welcomed her company . |
| 22 | In punting , too , I have had a tendency to reach for too much length and so have been prone to slicing my kicks . |
| 23 | So perhaps escape is possible . |
| 24 | The results after small bowel grafting alone have been encouraging . |
| 25 | I just like being able to do things on impulse . ’ |
| 26 | Anyway jackpot 's free again . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , the creatures we generally think are alive are not clays ; they are dogs and humans and trees and mosses . |
| 28 | Just leave be quiet , leave him alone . |
| 29 | In cases falling within this protected class , security given by the surety would , in certain circumstances , be unenforceable notwithstanding that the creditor might have had no knowledge of and not have been responsible for the vitiating feature of the transaction . |
| 30 | The people who decide whether to believe them or not have been able to check their own stocks quickly , to make sure no bombs or material are missing . |