Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They reflected as to whether division at the top of the Korean peninsula might not be preferable but believed that the 38th parallel could be accepted if the Russians insisted on moving into the northern part of the peninsula . |
| 2 | He must be sagacious and have good judgement , be patient and yet at the same time firm in maintaining the interests of the ruler he represented . |
| 3 | The pile of three blocks shown in the drawing would be stable if pushed at from the direction of one of the arrows and very unstable if pushed at from the other direction . |
| 4 | Therefore , when producing vacuum tubes , the manufacturer pumps out the atmosphere from the glass bottle of the tube with an ion pump , until there is a minimum acceptable vacuum to guarantee the tube will be stable and operate to spec . |
| 5 | There was a real fear that an amendment which satisfied developers would seriously weaken or even wreck the planning machine ; the scheme was part of a complex of planning controls which might easily be upset and result in a return to the very problems which the 1947 Act was designed to solve . |
| 6 | Rooms on the first floor , not hitherto seen by visitors , are to be remodelled and mounted with French panelling formerly owned by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild . |
| 7 | Whether it be supermarkets , banks , car giants , finance houses , tour operators or manufacturers , the impact can be devastating and cost millions in wasted advertising and lost sales revenue . |
| 8 | They may be eagle-eyed or watch like a lynx . |
| 9 | ‘ I would like us to put a run together until the end of the season we have three games left and we have to try to be professional and win them all . ’ |
| 10 | As Mr Jarvis observed ‘ The old days of teachers being trusted to be professional and to show commitment have gone . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The factory seems currently to be booming and increasing its market share , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , the partner does not make use of this opportunity , because he , too ( and for the same reason ) , pretends to be asleep and fears to budge . |
| 13 | As a result of reforms ordained at Cowick in 1323 , pipe rolls ( which recorded the shire revenues of the crown ) grew to be triple and quadruple the size they were under Edward I ; rolls and writs of the treasury of receipt increased by five or six times ; for the extensive Contrariant lands separate memoranda were compiled ; new calendars were introduced to record estreats , matters despatched at the exchequer and accounts to be rendered . |
| 14 | For the Quakers their fall illustrated the danger of making haste to be rich and deviating from safe and regular methods of business . |
| 15 | The new relationship which can then develop between mother and son can be rich and rewarding for them both . |
| 16 | The voice needs to be rich and varied , flirtatious and worldly wise . |
| 17 | In my opinion HMG must now be prepared to be definite or accept the consequences . ’ |
| 18 | She did n't know whether to be grateful or alarmed that her time here had softened her . |
| 19 | He would be grateful and loving to her throughout his life . |
| 20 | Once we appreciate that the cause is the complexity — and the unpredictability — of human beings , and the fact that humans are not as ‘ tidy ’ as elementary animals or simple mechanisms , then we should be grateful and go about our task with renewed enthusiasm . |
| 21 | The human system is geared to this acquisition , and even when what is learned appears to be maladaptive or produces negative traits , it derives from a natural process . |
| 22 | Section 40(2) only applies where there is cause to believe that the notice will not be complied with , or that documents will be mutilated or destroyed , and is therefore , contrary to Mr. Beloff 's argument , not available to the Bank of England where no such belief exists , however urgent the case . |
| 23 | All you have to do is be alert and take those few basic precautions . |
| 24 | The birds hatched in an incubator can then be hand-reared or given back to their parents , who will rear any number of chicks as long as they have enough food . |
| 25 | For a party , a layer cake can be iced and decorated to fit the occasion , or according to your political persuasion . |
| 26 | THEY were cooped up in a university conference chamber listening to Ian Harley , head of the British Australian Studies Association , declare : ‘ This is an earnest academic meeting and the next few days will be strenuous and demanding . ’ |
| 27 | Ian Harley , of the British Australian Studies Association , said the ‘ earnest academic meeting will be strenuous and demanding ’ . |
| 28 | Some £75,000-worth is still thought to be outstanding and has been traced to Germany , Syria , Bahrain , Saudi Arabia , Kuwait and Jordan . |
| 29 | He may be shy and intimidated by school . |
| 30 | He decided to be subtle and closed it very slowly and carefully . |