Example sentences of "and [vb mod] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Sit here , near me , and let's be cosy … oh , well , perhaps just a touch , " she turned her eyes away from the bottle and gazed absently at the passing crowd until her glass was quite full . |
| 2 | The problem is professional pride , and let's be honest : some d-i-y work can be appalling , and the builder has got to work with this . |
| 3 | ‘ And let's be honest . |
| 4 | People will stand there and they will clutch something , you see their knuckles are white you know and these sort of things erm or they 'll have their notes you know here , and let's be honest about it yeah I can remember when I started training I think you know you used to cling to your notes a three feet flipchart , you know what ca n't you see ? |
| 5 | They were more comfortable , it was a , it was a more enjoyable journey , and let's be honest if I can go through life without hassles and without problems my life will be more enjoyable , of course it and these difficulties , and these storms coming away , coming your way your life will be more enjoyable . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought Spartak were a bit lax at the back over there , and let's be fair , we gave them a soft goal . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought Spartak were a bit lax at the back over there , and let's be fair , we gave them a soft goal . |
| 8 | Action is urgent — and let's be clear about it , this is going to hurt . |
| 9 | A lot of them philosophise , and let's be clear about this , it 's actually extraordinarily difficult to read erm German archival records . |
| 10 | However , periods of solitude are essential to all ages and may be therapeutic to the elderly , providing the opportunity to reflect on and analyse their lives . |
| 11 | It is often associated with obesity and may be latent for some years before diagnosis . |
| 12 | Indeed inflammation is only consistently evident after six months of NSAID ingestion and may be due to a metronidazole sensitive microbe . |
| 13 | There may be numbness of affected parts , stitching , tearing pains and may be oversensitive to pain . |
| 14 | For angle bending motions anharmonicities are often small , and may be negative , in which case the level separations increase as ν increases . |
| 15 | Both pre-S1 and pre-S2 proteins are expressed on the surface of HBsAg particles and may be essential components of complete virions and HBsAg filaments . |
| 16 | Mental illness , unlike most mental handicap which usually dates from birth or early years , may occur at any stage of life and may be chronic or acute , mild in form or severe . |
| 17 | Sadly , arms on some modern buildings , though splendidly crafted , are occasionally inaccurate and may be misleading . |
| 18 | The nominal value is meaningless and may be misleading , except in so far as it determines the minimum liability . |
| 19 | The tops of the wedges are often covered with gravel and may be awash during the spring thaw . |
| 20 | Abrogation of this p53 pathway is the most common specific alteration in human cancer , and may be central to the progression of the disease and to its response to treatment by radiation and chemotherapeutic drugs . |
| 21 | by converting the compound to some other compound , which may also be toxic and may be recalcitrant to further degradation . |
| 22 | Those I mention here are the most often talked about and may be helpful for some readers . |
| 23 | Their difficulties stem from a number of different causes and may be temporary or permanent ; and they may be receiving their education , either outside the mainstream ( whether in special classes or units in ordinary schools , or in special schools ) or in ordinary classes in ordinary schools . |
| 24 | These arise because the symmetry of the free molecule is reduced to that of the environment , which must be very low in the case of a random glassy solid , and may be low even in a crystalline sample . |
| 25 | This practical definition is equally a political reality , but it is constantly changing , lacks precision and may be arbitrary : therefore it is not a useful definition to adopt . |
| 26 | Such balances are not normally transferable by cheque and may be subject to a time restriction on withdrawals . |
| 27 | The information given reflects the University 's admissions policy at the time of going to press , and may be subject to change . |
| 28 | Women appear to find it difficult , at times , to control their moods and may be subject to emotional outbursts or lose their tempers more frequently . ’ |
| 29 | These values may not be agreed between the political parties and may be subject to emotional fluctuations among the general public . |
| 30 | The individual in residential care has the same needs , similar sexual urge and ( as a rule ) capacity , and may be subject to almost any of the problems which can afflict people in general . |