Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] be [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | she said she was gon na ring me back , but you see I have n't been here this afternoon so I 'll perhaps ring again tomorrow . |
| 2 | Does this mean there are n't any , or was Goldsmith merely worried about upsetting old friends ? |
| 3 | Hence the presence of entry barriers may not mean there are too few firms in the industry , there may actually be too many ( von Weizsacker , 1980 ) . |
| 4 | Q. Do you think there are too many Indians in Southall ? |
| 5 | Do you think there are too many detective programmes on TV ? |
| 6 | Do you think there are too many or not enough ? |
| 7 | There have been long spells out of work through a mixture of choice and lack of good stuff : ‘ I do n't think there are that many things that one wants to do . ’ |
| 8 | If the sound is right for a certain combination of musicians , or a certain style of music , then obviously you play better , but I do n't think there are very many people who have their sound , and go from one band to another just using that sound . |
| 9 | That 's another thing you ca n't get now is very much is chocolate blancmange . |
| 10 | ‘ Why do you say there are n't any aliens ? ’ asked Joe , who had been sitting apparently lost in thought . |