Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she was starting to feel that making music underground might not be too unacceptable a way of living , it might be preferable to certain compromises , when an unpleasant thing happened . |
| 2 | If this is the case , would it not be preferable in certain instances to consider local readability as the population mean which interests us ? |
| 3 | Vines under stress from drought are vulnerable and , unlike most forms of cryptogamic disease , powdery mildew can be rife in dry conditions . |
| 4 | The period for which the product can be expected to be stable under given conditions must also be specified . |
| 5 | The required yield from the division may then be stable for long periods , apart from variations in the level of interest rates generally . |
| 6 | Detectives said she was known to be upset over personal problems and ex-pressed serious concern for her safety . |
| 7 | Detectives in Colchester expressed concern for Lisa 's safety following her disappearance and revealed that she was known to be upset over personal problems . |
| 8 | Mr Watkins , a retired admiral , is unlikely to be upset by noisy environmentalists . |
| 9 | A commentary on the effect of Government planning in the last few years is found in the recent report of the Working Party on the Building Industry : ‘ The producers of building materials … found that their assessment of the demand for their goods was liable to be upset by sudden changes of policy which they could not possibly foresee . ’ |
| 10 | A jealous horse may resent hands that smell of its rival ; a greedy horse may be upset by empty hands that smell of food ; and an aggressive stallion may be made dangerous by hands that smell of other stallions or a mare in oestrus . |
| 11 | The weather for the Fox F M area , after a pleasant evening with some sunshine , the night 'll be dry with clear periods , these are going to allow mist and fog patches to form by dawn in rural parts of the area , especially along the Thames and Thame valleys . |
| 12 | The night 'll be dry with clear skies , however it 's gon na tend to become rather misty during the early hours possibly with the odd patch of fog around dawn , especially in the Banbury area . |
| 13 | The weather for the Fox F M area : this evening 's going to be dry with clear spells , temperatures are going to fall quickly at first to around four degrees celsius , thirty nine degrees fahrenheit by midnight , however , the light westerly breezes will pick up to moderate later with temperatures rising , so a frost is n't expected tonight . |
| 14 | Manchuria was known to be rich in raw materials , notably coal and iron ore , and capable of supporting a far larger population than dwelt there at the time . |
| 15 | You ask me to cut grass and make hay and sell it and be rich like white men . |
| 16 | The pathogenesis of this finding is not known but it appears to be unrelated to any effect of the diabetic state on platelet prostacyclin receptors as prostacyclin binding appears to be normal in diabetic platelets ( Shepherd et al , 1983 ) . |
| 17 | With a resurgence of technology , it will be unnecessary in future years to seek artificial academic support for the discipline ; instead the study of construction technology , construction method , design and materials and construction management should be allowed to form the core with the relevant contribution of legal and financial ( rather than economic ) subjects directed towards it . |
| 18 | But we should be grateful for small mercies . ’ |
| 19 | Not for them the comfortable life ; they might get ideas above their station , which was to devote themselves to hard labour and be grateful for small mercies . |
| 20 | These days , this is about as innovative as Hollywood gets , of course , but when the result is performed with the pace and panache of Russell Mulcahy 's Ricochet , maybe we should be grateful for small mercies . |
| 21 | From now on she could be grateful for small mercies and be content to take one step at a time . |
| 22 | ‘ We have to be grateful to first-time buyers . |
| 23 | We must be grateful to past landowners who planted in the knowledge that they would not see the results of their endeavours , but that successive generations would . |
| 24 | Nissan 's British plant at Washington , in north-east England just south of Newcastle , may be slick by local standards , but is grubbier and more human than its older Tennessean cousin or Toyota 's newer factory in Kentucky . |
| 25 | The expression in his yellow eyes was unreadable and , since his oddly lengthened features were incapable of displaying an emotion which would be understandable to other humans , it was impossible to know what he was thinking . |
| 26 | In the end , the damage done to botanical habitats by the I.D.P. was minimal , but it does demonstrate the need for all botanists to be alert to future threats to the environment , even in more remote locations such as the Outer Hebrides . |
| 27 | The senior staff also need to be alert to other problems , such as illness and personal worries which interfere with learning . |
| 28 | ‘ Organisations move on , diversifying , moving into new activities , restructuring , ’ said Hardie , ‘ and they have to be alert to new risks . ’ |
| 29 | Again , they need to appreciate the problems posed by the fact that there are so many different religions , and be alert to possible responses . |
| 30 | We hope that this book will help those contributing to a Compact to understand the issues at stake , be alert to potential pitfalls , be sensitive to the needs and concerns of constituent members , and , in the end , develop a creative structure through which Partnership between Education and Industry can provide a positive future for young people . |