Example sentences of "be [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The extreme range seems to be from 5 to 6.4 or so , but generally it remains between 4.6 and 5.2 ; it has not been through a major minimum since 1949 . |
| 2 | Next Computer Inc , which has been through a tidy sum already , has gotten further financing : this time a $55m credit line from Canon Inc and another $10m from Steve Jobs himself — both are former investors already . |
| 3 | The intense moments of pain and fear that gripped me were too remote to be understood by anyone who has not been through a similar experience . |
| 4 | CONTACT GROUPS These are usually for people who have a particular social problem in common or have just been through a similar trauma , like divorce or bereavement . |
| 5 | A spokeswoman there said last night : ‘ She has been through a terrible ordeal . |
| 6 | ‘ She 's been through a terrible ordeal , ’ she told her brother severely , drawing Ellen out of the solar with her . |
| 7 | That poor girl has been through a terrible ordeal , and if I know anything of gipsies , it 's not over for her yet . ’ |
| 8 | As most of the leading American challengers arrived at the tough , par-70 lay-out to begin their preparation , Faldo had already been through a punishing schedule since Thursday . |
| 9 | Mr Whinnett said : ‘ I am not a psychiatrist , but if someone has been through a traumatic experience I have to consider that it could happen . |
| 10 | He added : ‘ If anyone has been through a traumatic experience , it takes a long time to unwind . |
| 11 | The convoy has already been through a Soviet Checkpoint at Marienborn on the West/East German border , Where the numbers of men and vehicles have been thoroughly checked . |
| 12 | I have been through a long period of psychotherapy dealing with this abuse and continue to find internal examinations traumatic . |
| 13 | Mind you , he 'd probably been through a sticky time . |
| 14 | We have been through a ghastly situation , and I hope that some good can come of it . |
| 15 | By now God and Abraham have been through a great deal together . |
| 16 | Moved by her obvious concern , he had written to explain that he had been through a bad time , but was better now . |
| 17 | You ca n't help worrying when you 've been through a bad time , but do share your anxieties with your family , and with your doctor , who should be able to reassure you . |
| 18 | Many women left not knowing if they had been attacked or simply been through a formal examination . ’ |
| 19 | Harry Enfield has just been through a tough day auditioning people for his new BBC comedy series . |
| 20 | It was said in his defence that he had been through a tough war as an Infantry NCO and the award of the Military Medal was proof of his bravery . |
| 21 | We 've been through a lengthy process of planning in paper , and production of lengthy community care plans , very much fine words and aspirations , we now need to bring er , er , the future means , especially in the context of resource constraint , means actually bringing the money alongside the proposals . |
| 22 | This would have effectively made Toraja religion illegal had it not been for a young Toraja " slave " who had studied law while attending to the needs of his lord at university . |
| 23 | Morale on the shop floor was higher than it had been for a long year and an unhealthy atmosphere of optimism and hope pervaded the plant . |
| 24 | I used to be , but I have n't been for a long while I used to we ca n't say that I was there last year but |
| 25 | Mick was less fortunate , and when I awoke in the depressing gloom of dawn , he reported that the weather was very much better than it had been for a long time . |
| 26 | She has n't been for a long time . |
| 27 | Her students , she says , are well prepared for Europe , and have been for a long time . |
| 28 | I 'm not one to do double somersaults — I 'm not that acrobatic — but he 's one of the best in the country and has been for a long time . |
| 29 | ‘ Now he 's happier , I think , than he 'd been for a long time . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , most buildings built for the purposes of ‘ agriculture ’ have been for a long time exempt from such planning control as can be exercised by local planning authorities . |