Example sentences of "[vb base] be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which I suggest is after that workshop . |
| 2 | You may be asked for a replacement photograph if the one you supply is of poor quality . |
| 3 | They occur more commonly , and surgery is more frequently practised upon them ; but what I say is of equal relevance to female-to-male transsexuals . |
| 4 | This year 's ‘ local ’ booking they say is at Old Shildon Working Men 's Club on February 14 . |
| 5 | Anything you say is in absolute confidence . ’ |
| 6 | Rightly or wrongly , what chairmen want is to narrow ownership back into the hands of rich individuals . |
| 7 | Indeed , the way in which they interact is of crucial importance . |
| 8 | Despite some earlier hesitations , it is now certain that A commits the tort of intimidation against C if he threatens B with conduct which is unlawful in relation to B and thereby intentionally causes B to act ( or refrain from acting ) in a way which causes damage to C. It is not a requirement of this tort that B's conduct be in any way unlawful in relation to C. An old illustration is Garret v. Taylor , where the plaintiff was the lessee of a quarry and alleged that the defendant had ‘ disturbed ’ his customers and his workmen by ‘ threatening to mayhem and vex them with suits if they had brought any stones . ’ |
| 9 | They do not need to go erm and th th they they have their own positions and I think a lot of what they speak is of genuine concern . |
| 10 | The things that matter are in this book . |
| 11 | Changes in the law may take time , but time is in short supply for pensioners . |
| 12 | If you are importing , the cheapest and most straightforward methods of settlement are by international payments in currency or sterling , and Midland offers three options : Priority Payments , where speed of funds transfer is of paramount importance ; Mail Payments , where there is less urgency ; and Bankers Drafts , which are particularly appropriate for low priority , low value payments . |
| 13 | We 've been without a Marshal nearly four months — not that I ca n't cope , but you know how it is when half the boys we get are on National Service and by the time you 've begun to knock them into shape they 're ready to leave . ’ |
| 14 | I remember being at primary school and the boys went to play football and you sat in the corner playing talking or the boys played football and the girls , would you believe it , got sex education ! |
| 15 | I remember being in one time , with both ends in , like I were talking about , and we have n't got a road out , we Matter of fact we were trying to break through to another district . |
| 16 | You know being in that kind of fighting feeling . |
| 17 | If you or anyone you know is in this position and you need help , support and information , then you can contact the Alzheimer 's disease Society . |
| 18 | As well and so that that get 's over whether they you know that get 's over this thing about erm views of other people j the way you |
| 19 | The old Five Bells we know was of this date and is one of the buildings that can be identified . |
| 20 | We therefore believe that , provided level-1 lesions are not included in the calculation ( because of uncertainty about whether they are progressive ) , our findings support the hypothesis that patients in categories A–D are at increased risk of developing melanoma . |
| 21 | The context in which courts operate is of major importance , and for this reason , care should be taken not to exaggerate the link between sentencing practice and penal policy . |
| 22 | I now wish to consider something that I believe is of acute importance to every Member of the House and to millions of people beyond it — the negotiations in which we are currently engaged on the intergovernmental conferences . |
| 23 | All the bikes we hire are in excellent condition , and we can offer smaller cycles for children . |
| 24 | They know the truth : that life with an aged parent can be a strange mixture of joy and sorrow , and all they ask is for that fact to be accepted , not glossed over by their family and society , and then to be offered some practical ideas on how to make the best of a good job , which they consider to be well worth doing . |
| 25 | All that we ask is for sufficient land so that we may then help ourselves . |
| 26 | that the premises in respect of which the grant was made have been completed in accordance with the plan thereof lodged with the board , or ( b ) that the premises have been completed and that such deviations from the said plan as exist are of minor importance and have not materially altered the character of the premises or the facilities for the supply of alcoholic liquor thereat . |
| 27 | A great many assessment systems are competitive in that the extrinsic rewards they offer are in short supply and each student who wants them is asked to demonstrate that he or she is more deserving than others , or others are less deserving . |
| 28 | Well Boris Yeltsin this morning has said that he wants a veto over the use of nuclear weapons and about ninety percent of which I think are on Russian soil , that perhaps can be interpreted , additional safeguard to have another veto . |
| 29 | My family and I have been subjected to unprovoked stone-throwing and spitting by gangs of youths who I presume are from right wing groups . |
| 30 | The artists I greatly admire are within that tradition , like Grunewaldt , Goya and Gericault . |