Example sentences of "be [adj] [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Conflict ’ and ‘ fight ’ are strong words to describe what is a generalised feeling of aggression towards competitors in the business world outside the enterprise . |
| 2 | There are free buses to ferry you from hotel to cable-car stations and the town has a warm , friendly atmosphere . |
| 3 | ‘ That approach will benefit any attacking player if there are hard-working ones to complement them . |
| 4 | But Altman 's biggest victims , you sense , are ordinary Joes like you and I who feed the arrogance of these dreamworld fat cats . |
| 5 | If you 're wanting to take er early retirement and erm you 're wanting enhancement say you retire at fifty nine and you want some enhancement , can you ask for enhancement sort of up to sixty five or has it only got to be up to sixty ? |
| 6 | They 're encouraging people to drive their bloody cars |
| 7 | There are answering machines to help you avoid missing important phone calls . |
| 8 | Mr Newton replied : ‘ There are well-established rules governing what is reasonable and appropriate in such matters . |
| 9 | Pilot projects have already taken place in two other parts of England , but magistrates in Oxfordshire are confident alterations make theirs a fairer scheme . |
| 10 | STAFF TRAINING The details have yet to be revealed but Mr Pearson said the council had been encouraging firms to train their staff since 1983 . |
| 11 | As a result of grass roots pressure , city halls and private groups are encouraging people to take their 1989 Christmas trees in for recycling into mulch , fuel or erosion barriers . |
| 12 | But I am sure Carmichael knows who killed my brother . |
| 13 | Do n't forget that estate agent offices are good places to have your school prospectus on open display . |
| 14 | I have no doubt whatever … provided the production is good , I mean provided there are good people to perform it — and that is the case in Munich … but when your music is performed by a mediocre orchestra , it will always be the loser , because it is composed with so much discernment for the various instruments and is far from being commonplace , as , on the whole , Italian music is . |
| 15 | The absence of any legal bar to association will not , for example , create the ability to associate if there are heavy costs involved which only some groups can bear . |
| 16 | If you go down to Newman Mobray , and walk down that little alleyway , Rose Place , you see what is the frontage of that house , and it 's very fine , and you can tell these are important people building themselves a fine house . |
| 17 | They had n't been able to– tell her whether he would automatically sense any new presences in his Dream , and lateral thinking was the Dreamer 's occupational disease . |
| 18 | Distasteful insects often have bright red or orange warning colours , while flowers pollinated by hummingbirds are coloured red to attract them . |
| 19 | I 'm sorry love did I hurt you ? |
| 20 | In the second week of the festival Radio 's 1,2,3,4 and 5 and BBC Radio Ulster will be inviting listeners to meet their favourite radio personalities , participate in programmes and be members of the audience during live shows from the ELMWOOD HALL and various other festival venues . |
| 21 | So far as the B T U Tax is concerned , erm it 's really a political issue as to where the administration or the Congress in the end decide to place the tax , I mean in very simple terms the nearer you place it to the consumer , the more effective it is , but the less politically palatable it is which because consumers vote and oil companies do n't an and so er I think it will be political pressure to push it nearer to the well head which will be less good for the oil and gas producers . |
| 22 | Once you 've got a system based on a particular form of fuel , such as petrol or gas , there has to be strong incentive to change it if it works well . |
| 23 | Certainly , there would need to be sound reasons to pursue it under such circumstances . |
| 24 | ‘ Orf'ly bad show , old girl , but I 'm afraid Dougie bought it today . ’ |
| 25 | Similarly , where rules are incorporated by reference to some other document , there should be adequate reference to draw them to members ' attention . |
| 26 | However , both of these issues are likely to be particularly important for women throughout the disability career and , consequently , are also likely to be crucial factors shaping their experience of ageing . |
| 27 | I 'm glad Ronnie told me about her ; I wo n't feel so stupid next time ; the whole thing had a quiet dignity about it and I felt good . |
| 28 | I 'm glad Faye made you do it , all right ? ’ |
| 29 | Surely there should be legal experts to advise them ? |
| 30 | It would be great crack to teach her , on the Zetor . |