Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From time to time , unimportant bits of orchestration are spotlit as if to fill the half-bar between phrases ( sample the harp arpeggio at 3′33″ ) . |
| 2 | Model styles can vary considerably , but there are certain general points to be conscious of when constructing them , ie : |
| 3 | Ulcers of mucous membranes can be deep as if punched out . |
| 4 | Thank you erm I think that 's all I 'm concerned with except to say that I wrote er to a little church spelling what it is today er really into consideration on its this proposition so that we can ensure all of the issues with er our requirements . |
| 5 | ‘ People have too many other things to be worrying about than remembering a revolution that did not achieve very much . ’ |
| 6 | Since the role of subjective risk is of particular importance in theories of driving , one part of this question is simply whether drivers are aware of subjective risk , either as a feeling which is occasionally present in immediately dangerous situations but otherwise non-existent ( consistent with a zero-risk theory of driving ) or as a continually fluctuating level which they can be aware of when questioned and which they attempt to match to some target level ( consistent with RHT ) . |
| 7 | This , and not a fear of exaggeration , is the hazard we have to be aware of when interpreting the remarks of the people of St Ann 's about these housing conditions . |
| 8 | The only other thing you have to be wary of when playing bream is their ability , whether intentional or otherwise , to glide in an arc on the end of your line rather like a kite in a strong wind . |
| 9 | Outside the dark woods and fields were silent as if waiting patiently for the approach of winter . |
| 10 | But the business community 's sceptical about whether bartering would ever work on a larger scale . |
| 11 | She switched on the electric fire , the room was freezing as if hung with icicles . |