Example sentences of "be [adj] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would like us to put a run together until the end of the season we have three games left and we have to try to be professional and win them all . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The factory seems currently to be booming and increasing its market share , ’ he said . |
| 3 | He decided to be subtle and closed it very slowly and carefully . |
| 4 | But my strongest surviving impression is of a large team of teachers , several of them coming specifically to Banbury to undertake this work and now scattered in headships across the country , determined to carry change through — not because it was imposed by politicians or bureaucrats , but because they believed it to be right and wanted it to work well . |
| 5 | The basis for the objections was that the RRA considered the site to be unsuitable and felt it was chosen by the IDA simply because the land was to hand . |
| 6 | The Eastern Arts report of nineteen eighty six was never completed what the Eastern Arts did in actual fact was to produce a draft report and promised that the final report would be complete and circulate it as to date which is nineteen ninety-one we have not received the final report of the Eastern Arts appraisal . |
| 7 | Blanche decided to be placatory and repeated her apology . |
| 8 | Could I be before you answer that question , you did ask , did n't you , ask him to be hypothetical and say what would he say in a year 's time , and I think what |
| 9 | When I come into get you dressed let's try and be friendly and get it done quickly without fighting , then we 'll both be happy . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It 's about how you live and how you want your children to live , having certain attitudes , such as that it 's important to be polite and respect your elders and that you should want to work hard at school , ’ was one typical comment . |
| 11 | But when they do they have to be sensible and wash their hands . |
| 12 | Still , there should n't be any need to let matters come to a head , not if you agree to be sensible and rectify your mistakes . ’ |
| 13 | I think he 's trying to be sensible and doing it all wrong . ’ |
| 14 | Many believe strongly in the need fo Japan to be different and to retain what they see as its own traditional modus operandi ; they are quite satisfied with the roles which society expects them to play . |
| 15 | He wanted to be different and run it in Germany ! |
| 16 | ONE of the Spanish flunkies approached the Princess Royal in Barcelona last week when the Royal Box happened to be empty and suggested she sit there . |
| 17 | ‘ We told them to be careful and do their rounds accompanied by an adult , ’ said Mr Ord . |
| 18 | It follows that — unless the capitalist class were prepared to be altruistic and reduce its own unproductive consumption — there would be a decline in real wages for the productive workers . |
| 19 | ‘ We stand for what 's good in our country , so we have to be brave and reveal ourselves . |
| 20 | Do n't forget that THERE IS NO CUT BACK IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WANTING A CLASS but future methods of provision may be varied and unfamiliar , we need to be adaptable and keep our eyes wide open to take advantage of every opportunity . |
| 21 | Anyway , we must be clever and change you gradually . ’ |
| 22 | In a society in which each community is supposed to be autarchic and to supply its own needs , the full implementation of the nationality principle is impossible ; national freedom is necessarily denied to small nations , the nations whose territory provides less favourable conditions for production . |
| 23 | You can be honest and put your hand in the air if you feel more confused than ever . |
| 24 | I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight . |
| 25 | Why could n't she be honest and tell her why she had wanted James to see Moorlake ? |
| 26 | Why not be honest and admit it , ’ he jeered while blocking her exit from the doorway . |
| 27 | ‘ You 're going to be following the sun , sweetheart , and be honest and admit you have n't got a clue of what you 'll need , ’ he teased . |
| 28 | But I have to be honest and say we tried to join flesh again all our lives . |
| 29 | ‘ But I have to be honest and say I never marked her as someone who was going to become a great journalist . |
| 30 | I wanted to be honest and say I 'd |