Example sentences of "[prep] be [adv] [adj] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the quantities of lead and nitrates which the EC is making a fuss about are so small that they represent a negligible — perhaps even a non-existent — hazard to health . |
| 2 | Upon opening the Carlton Standard 's case , and after being initially overjoyed that I was n't looking at yet another Strat derivative , I must admit that my aesthetic values were backed into a corner while I tried to work out exactly what I was looking at . |
| 3 | And his self-despite was so strong that he knew reviving an old flame or chasing some young actress would only aggravate it . |
| 4 | On balance they are better off being fully camouflaged at this stage , because although the blue tail may save the life of many a young lizard it also has the disadvantage of being so conspicuous that it can , to some extent , attract unwanted attention in the first place . |
| 5 | From the age of eight he began at 5 a.m. despite being so small that special pattens had to be made to enable him to reach the machinery , and he bore the scars of the corporal punishment inflicted on him there for the rest of his life . |
| 6 | The biggest challenges that most of us have to deal with are invariably those that are thrown at us by fate . ’ |
| 7 | The list of issues which the group came up with was so detailed that it was discussed over the following weeks . |
| 8 | If she had n't known her twin better , Dana 's mask of sophistication could have wounded her deeply , particularly when she persisted in being so sure that Roman would do exactly as she wished . |
| 9 | The Blumler report lists a few breaches of the rules of coverage during the experiment , but , proportionately , very few indeed , and Members seem to be broadly happy that the cameras have respected the rules . |
| 10 | He was sure it had been there every night since , and Mrs Masters turned out to be equally confident that it had also been there during the day . |
| 11 | To date the government , and the industry , has refused to be drawn on the isotopic concentration of the plutonium exported to America — critical information if objectors are to be wholly satisfied that no weapons-grade material got across to the other side of the Atlantic . |
| 12 | We consider it to be most unlikely that the pleural lesion is the site of origin of this lymphoma because of the extensive lymphocytic infiltration elsewhere , the long history of bowel symptoms , and the similarity with other described cases . |
| 13 | Again it may not be thought to be particularly helpful that God in God 's undifferentiated nature ( or indeed the Spirit in its rather vague nature ) are to be understood as ‘ female ’ , while ‘ divine energies ’ ( sic ) , that which is clearly differentiated and self-determining , is to be seen as ‘ male ’ . |
| 14 | Bureaux showed themselves to be particularly concerned that the CAB would be overwhelmed and lose its identity and NACAB produced a detailed response addressing these fears . |
| 15 | Although it appears to be generally true that erosion is concentrated on the more exposed portions of the coast , one occasionally finds examples of marked marine erosion in extremely sheltered positions . |
| 16 | Tony Blair , Labour 's Employment Secretary , is said to be privately impressed that fewer days are now lost to strikes than at any time in the past 60 years . |
| 17 | I knew he , I did n't know him , I did n't know him , but I do go and see him when I saw this case was covered up , and it seems to be utterly unreasonable that this poor old chap was going to have doors slamming and banging , and then people coming out the Dance about midnight , and his whole life being disrupted , so I I turned on there , unknown to my own Council , oh , they were cross with me . |
| 18 | But you would have to be awfully sure that you were destined for the gallows to put to sea in a small boat during a storm . |
| 19 | The mother has to be completely sure that she wants to wean her child from the breast or bottle : her motivation is essential for this to succeed . |
| 20 | twenty , fifteen , whatever years , whatever years , and in that time you 've got to be pretty sure that you can do that |
| 21 | So even if other people pay for it , we will have to be pretty convinced that it will be successful . |
| 22 | This question needs to be tackled if we are to be reasonably certain that observed variation reflects a speaker 's norm rather than random fluctuation in the data . |
| 23 | If you devote several years of your life to a subject , you ought to be reasonably sure that you 'll enjoy it . |
| 24 | We can not finalise it until your condition has sufficiently stabilised for us to be reasonably sure that no unforeseen deterioration may occur . |
| 25 | However , in this case , it would not be necessary to determine that all the quanta came from the same direction : it would be enough to observe that they all arrived within a very short time interval to be reasonably confident that they were coming from the same burst . |
| 26 | We do n't know upon what he 's basing what he 's saying , whether it 's on his own particular memories of school , whether it 's been informed by , department of education officials in England , or Scottish education officials up here , and I think any up , any where somebody , something as crucial teachi , any job , er , where somebody who 's uninformed is making pronouncements which are considered to be sufficiently important that they 're read out on th , on the six o'clock news and in the papers |
| 27 | Indeed , it takes quite a wise person to be sufficiently aware that they have a problem to seek professional help . |
| 28 | The Comptroller and Auditor General Sir John Bourne , who compiled a report for the National Audit Office , is known to be deeply concerned that the payment from the public purse was hidden . |
| 29 | As it seemed to be fairly certain that the children would now not come that way and the main rides need be watched no longer , the Leader went back and called the thin man in . |
| 30 | The incoherence I think is that you ca n't ever say that anyone has lost because you do n't know what 's happening in the second and third and fourth erm batch , so I ca n't see how this system is meant to work , Mill seems to be fairly confident that it will . |