Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [coord] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | But the er but it ca n't be done on modern alarms now because the bell boxes they use are anti-foam and they probably have two or three alarm |
2 | Figures are revealing but we also need to know what lies behind them . |
3 | But is n't it the ignorance of the people because the people are ignorant and they actually do n't know what they 're voting for |
4 | I took Gabriel into myself and loved him more than myself and maybe you 're right and I just ca n't let him go , but it 's not like that , Philippa , I swear it , it 's something else , a force — something wonderful if only I were n't so alone with it , something terrible unless I learn to understand it . |
5 | We 're profitable but we normally do n't compete with anyone else for getting the work . |
6 | I like the bones best because they 're interesting and I never thought people were buried up here . |
7 | But though our brains are big , they are not the biggest ; whale and elephant are larger and we only top the scale if you take into account overall body size — our brain is largest relative to our bodies . |
8 | Short circuits are fine but they just do n't generate the same interest or the same type of nail biting racing , do they ? |
9 | An article on consciousness was cheekily headed , ‘ I am conscious and you probably are , too … ‘ |
10 | ‘ A number of the crew are Belgian and we therefore have a Belgian chef on board so that we can offer traditional Belgian fare |
11 | These games are fascinating and I too have occasionally indulged in the adventures of little plumber Mario courtesy of my son 's console . |
12 | The issues here are complicated and I only have space to give a rough indication of where the difficulties lie . |
13 | ‘ I am 66 and I really want to retire . |
14 | No I 'm sorry but they really were like that when I went to Kent . |
15 | I 'm sorry but I just do n't want a relationship right now . |
16 | I 'm sorry but I just ca n't support this view , what about pride , team confidence ( just imagine what this victory would do to that — considering , correct me if I 'm wrong , but the 3 sides we have beaten away from home are shit , and we have also been on a crap run recently ) , and not to mention a place in Europe — this is a 2nd place 6 pointer . |
17 | I 'm sorry but I just think that is outrageous ! |
18 | I 'm sorry but I really ca n't allow you to talk about Square in the middle of a paper on . |
19 | ‘ I 'm sick but I still think I 've done the right thing . |
20 | I do n't know I 'm sure but he never mentioned it anyway . |
21 | ‘ Maybe I 'm perverse but I never plan a picture . |
22 | I 'm 23 and I desperately want a baby . |
23 | all mothers are sacred but I just had to put the boot in on her , I 'm afraid , I said stuff ! |
24 | ‘ The books in the prison library are ghastly and we only get the most dreadful newspapers , The Sun and something called … the Daily Star . |
25 | On the other hand training is always vulnerable because the benefits are long-term and it often needs protection from the demands of management and operations where there are other priorities . |
26 | ‘ She was thrilled to bits , ’ he said : ‘ The pictures are innocuous and she never gave any indication she was unhappy about them . |
27 | I am not very sure that things are very much better now , but at least the days are longer and we probably wo n't suffer a power cut tonight . |
28 | Then somebody and I , and I gun shots so you are dead but I still have the weapon . |
29 | We are sympathetic but we also can not ride roughshod over the concerns of the local community . |
30 | There are schemes here and there which are excellent but they simply do n't address the magnitude of the crisis . |