Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] be [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	It appears that all this time I too was working flat out , because , in addition to a heavy load of teaching , I was writing articles right and left , as well as tinkering with the political book .
2	Country sports are a heritage and a way of life to literally millions of people and to take them away is to prevent freedom of choice within the law .
3	I 'm sorry erm as far as the schools are concerned you had presumably a lot of contact I mean as part of the national curriculum is if if you like is to build contact with the community and the schools .
4	Michael Swinton looked easily at both of them and said to Alexandra , ‘ My dear , you really are holding court . ’
5	‘ You really are talking nonsense , ’ Alice said quickly .
6	Should n't we now be acknowledging blame rather than passing the buck ?
7	Where had he been all this time , that she should see him now being led prisoner into Parfois ?
8	To decide whether they really are learning Creole as a second language , we need information about at least two areas : ( 1 ) the age of acquisition ; ( 2 ) the nature of the process of acquisition itself .
9	Let him therefore be paid lip service , but for all practical purposes be shut up in the Bible where he can do no harm .
10	Kalchu 's two brothers came in and they too were given puris and bowls of raksi .
11	They certainly are doing bonzo business down there in South Ken .
12	To learn how to perceive the difference and how to do it right is to apprehend gardening as a fine art . ’
13	Would it still be considered child sex abuse ?
14	P C as he then was , P M as he now is gave evidence that he only shouted armed police once .
15	This time he really was travelling light .
16	So what you 're saying , that may have been a true figure perhaps two or three days ago , but it actually is changing day by day .
17	He too was watching Coleby .

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