Example sentences of "[verb] be [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amongst the flowers that turn a very dark colour when pressed are deep red primulas and auriculas , as well as small orchids . |
| 2 | Included are regular guided walks , one of which leaves early after a very serious breakfast ! |
| 3 | Also included are sundry other records , such as for the election of various officers , and for the year 1400/01 one of two chosen for a particular post was named Andrew Forteshegh . |
| 4 | AEA 's Commercial and Planning Director , James Bretherton , commented that the ‘ MMC Report has been useful external validation of what we are trying to achieve . |
| 5 | No Party has been victorious three times running increasing its majority each time . |
| 6 | Ferguson 's phone has been hot all summer as opposition managers enquired about Hughes ' availability . |
| 7 | There has been extensive theoretical discussion about how this affects the Kolmogorov result , suggesting that with n a little larger than 5/3 but not exactly known . |
| 8 | Penelope Lord ( Mrs Baines ) since 1988 has been Principal Clinical Psychologist with the North Devon Health Authority , based in Barnstaple . |
| 9 | Cardinal Johannes Willebrands , head of the Vatican Secretariat for Christian Unity , said : ‘ There has been real ecclesial community . |
| 10 | Although promotion slipped from our grasp early on , our fight for survival over the last seven months has been real nail-biting stuff . |
| 11 | ‘ It is not just for a blow to be struck against Iraq when Saddam 's main victim has been innocent Iraqi people , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Mayrhofen is one of the most popular of the Tyrolean resorts and has been welcoming British guests for many years . |
| 13 | This very friendly family-owned hotel has been welcoming British guests for over 30 years . |
| 14 | There has been regular live coverage of the House on Westminster Live from 3.05 pm till about 3.50 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays ( including Prime Minister 's Questions ) and occasional other live coverage of both the Chamber and select committees . |
| 15 | For as long as I can remember , it has been standard medical teaching that teething of babies causes no symptoms . |
| 16 | His work rate has been prodigious all season , and although he may not have the quickest service around , he must rate currently as the world 's no 1 scrum-half . |
| 17 | Where there has been serious political conflict , schoolgirls have often been involved in protests and boycotts . |
| 18 | Outside the EC there has been direct scientific collaboration with scientists in California , in Memphis , Tennessee , and in Moscow . |
| 19 | But the main focus has been networked distributed computing , which does n't provide the same levels of performance or fault-resilience — and it 's in this aspect that the Sequent customers are most interested . |
| 20 | So great is the slaughter that there has been enormous public concern and since 1978 my colleagues and I have studied the effect of road casualties on the toads that breed in the lake at Llandrindod Wells , in mid-Wales . |
| 21 | This week the County Ground in Swindon has been open all hours … thirty six thousand tickets have been sold … goodness knows how many scarves and souvenirs … |
| 22 | In recent years , however , there has been rapid economic development in parts of the South , notably in South-East Asia , while core economies , including those of the United States and Great Britain , have suffered recession . |
| 23 | Probably anticipating the enhancing of the already considerable temperature that might ensue from a stretch of proven hell-raising , Pukwana called for a blues , and set about declaring his intent with that impassioned alto cry ( the instrument in his hands displaying the weight of the tenor as well as the wild , wayward quality of the higher horn ) that has been thrilling British audiences since the Sixties . |
| 24 | The Pentagon is particulary worried that Iraqi anti-aircraft radar has been tracking allied planes . |
| 25 | The unrestricted interchange of 16 players — with 11 on the field at one time — has been experimental this season and will apply to all age groups , men and women . |
| 26 | Moving Waddle from the right wing , where he performed so imaginatively against the Italians , in order to accommodate Rocastle , whose form has been patchy all season , is another selection open to doubt . |
| 27 | Yes , but has been wet all day . |
| 28 | His scope has been modest this summer . |
| 29 | However , the key factor has been domestic agricultural policies which protect indigenous agriculture for security or political reasons . |
| 30 | HEALTH : Lenny 's health has been excellent all summer . |