Example sentences of "[adv] [vb mod] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ use towards another person ’ This phrase means that the threats etc. must be towards another person . |
| 2 | So we can put some limits on the project : the chairs must be upholstered ; modern in the simplicity of their lines but not ‘ Cubist ’ for want of a better term ; easy on the eye and bottom ; they should fit in with other existing furniture ; and naturally should be of strong construction so that they will be heirloom quality . |
| 3 | You just need to glance at the front pages and leader columns of the Tory papers to see the free advertising alone must be worth millions to the Tory Party . |
| 4 | At the age of twenty-one , after some years as a clerk in a dry goods store , Marshall went to Chicago , telling his sceptical boss that he would one day own a store so big that the doors alone would be worth more than the boss 's entire business . |
| 5 | All further head movements will be from the current cylinder to the next and so will be of minimum duration — 3 to 10 ms for modern disks . |
| 6 | Finally , the market square in Aylesbury is still closed for major work and obviously will be for some time , and you need to still avoid that area . |
| 7 | The value-shifting provisions described in 5.2.6 below can be of particular relevance in this context , in determining the price ( and therefore the amount of the inter-company loan account ) at which the targeted assets are transferred to Target . |
| 8 | When , however , some women did wish to join the larger societies in the 1870s , the societies found their doctors unwilling to treat women unless they paid higher contributions than men , on the grounds that women were more often sick and would make heavier demands on their services , which thus would be of greater benefit to poorer women . |
| 9 | Should it be proved to the satisfaction of the House that the benefits that I have described will accrue , any decision to stay outside would be of immense disadvantage to us . |
| 10 | Yes they 've always been like that and they always will be like that . |
| 11 | Erm we we are I will be er as brief as I possibly can be on this one . |
| 12 | Opportunities for communication may have been reduced ; the concentration needed to listen attentively may be for shorter periods ; the whole process of comprehension and response may have slowed down . |
| 13 | What seems commonplace today may be of great interest to the next generation . |
| 14 | We have been liaising with those bodies who are surveying associated areas in this field , but the additional information we gather here should be of great use in future policy-making . |
| 15 | My focus here will be upon those issues which have arisen because of the challenges being made to pre-existing ideas about : |
| 16 | Julia was horrified , thinking that the last thing David 's mother would want to hear just then would be about another woman 's wish to be with her husband . |
| 17 | The way forward should be for both sides to try and understand one another , to recognise each others ' rights , feelings and beliefs . |
| 18 | After the long bout of socialism there is bound to be economic instability in Russia and perhaps the way forward would be for those who do not trust the rouble to use barter deals . |
| 19 | He pointed out quite reasonably that defending an old lady from assault on a tube train could conceivably be described as extremely responsible behaviour and doubtless would be by most right-thinking members of society , Polly 's opinion notwithstanding . |
| 20 | Erm the long term pension again would be at half your pension at best . |
| 21 | The purpose of the opening in the south wall of the choir behind the rector 's desk is open to conjecture : is it to give light at the desk , which otherwise would be in deep shadow , or is it a hagioscope ( peephole ) ? |
| 22 | In a case where the driver 's option is to be explained to him under section 8(2) , the driver should be told that if he exercises the right to have a replacement specimen taken under section 7(4) , it will be for the constable to decide whether that specimen is to be of blood or urine and , if the constable intends to require a specimen of blood to be taken by a medical practitioner , the driver should be told that his only right to object to giving blood and to give urine instead will be for medical reasons to be determined by the medical practitioner . |
| 23 | Delegation is not abrogation and the person who delegates retains accountability and therefore must be in ultimate control at all stages of the job . |
| 24 | The obvious solution , one might think , would be to increase the number of 100-word samples taken , to six or perhaps nine , but this too would be of little value if there were great variability within the book . |