Example sentences of "[adj] thing be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know what those Scottish things are like . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I ca n't get over how different things are to the way it was when we were young . |
| 3 | As Gavyn Davies , who may be better known to some Opposition Members than he is to us , has said , the interesting thing is at how high a proportion of GDP investment has settled , notwithstanding the recession . |
| 4 | ‘ Although why I let her talk to me into doing such a foolish thing is beyond my comprehension . ’ |
| 5 | But the funny thing is by the time I got home I still remembered it . |
| 6 | Oh the funny thing was about that was Margaret was with him |
| 7 | The real thing is in Stancombe Park near Dursley in Gloucestershire , the setting for this year 's Folly Fellowship garden party . |
| 8 | According to Dr Judith Haynes of the educational psychologists ' group Child Consultants , the crucial thing is for parents to gain the child 's co-operation in establishing a revision regime in the weeks leading up to examinations . |
| 9 | They [ Catholics ] come to the church to feede their eyes , and not their soules : they are not taught , that no visible thing is to be worshipped . |
| 10 | That 's another indication of how tight things are in the High Street . |
| 11 | I do n't know what them fly things are for . |
| 12 | But I mean that yesterday afternoon you 'd have thought the bloody things were in here would n't |
| 13 | If propositions purporting to be about fictional things are to be accepted as meaningful , then it is only on condition that they can be paraphrased into propositions about non-fictional things ; for example , into propositions about persons who are thinking , alleging , claiming , etc. something fictional . |
| 14 | They wanted instant access , just to make sure things were in place . |
| 15 | Even so , his grand accommodation suggests that great things are in store for him . |
| 16 | The only good thing are at least his tyres |
| 17 | Erm , good thing is to actually say , to define the terms of the question and say how you 're gon na answer them . |
| 18 | As singer Randy Barbato puts it : ‘ We wanted to do Desiderata because this cosmic thing is in the air . ’ |
| 19 | As we have seen , Home thought Macmillan , whom he liked and admired , lax in this respect.143 For Lord Home , in Cabinet ‘ the great thing is to be short . |
| 20 | All her important things were in that case : her marriage certificate and wedding snaps ; her Post Office bank book , rent book and ration book . |
| 21 | The most important thing is to be very calm — even bored . |
| 22 | For the profession at large the most important thing is to be guided by the professional association and to act professionally and challenge attempts at censorship from whatever direction . |
| 23 | The important thing is to be open to the place : let it speak to you until you become aware of its spiritual essence . |
| 24 | The important thing is to be aware of these weak points yourself so that you can be prepared with the best positive interpretation of them if the interviewer picks them up . |
| 25 | The important thing is to be open about yourself — both in terms of where you are oppressed and where you oppress others . |
| 26 | The important thing is to be able to let your partner know what sort of sex you want and that you want safer sex . |
| 27 | The important thing is to be clear about the distinction between the different types of research work involved . |
| 28 | The important thing is to be happy with what you are doing with your life . |
| 29 | I all conscious that the most important thing is to be encouraging , to stimulate rather than to regulate . |
| 30 | Any of these methods is satisfactory ; the important thing is to be consistent . |