Example sentences of "this [adv] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could this perhaps be inlet valve stem oil seals ? |
| 2 | This really is committee work but I , it does occur to me that mention it that erm , if in our advertising we point out that we have a car park attendant and if that car park attendant were to let one slip through his fingers me were , we may well then be liable to be sued by the person who |
| 3 | After long and entertaining research ( that 's hours sitting watching the story unfold and telling everyone that this really was work ) I can divulge that Johnny has a long-distance girlfriend , fishes an awful lot , is taken water-skiing by sharks , enjoys parties on passing cruisers , is invaded by ancient midget pirates , and is a very clean living , regular bathing type of guy . |
| 4 | For the closing phrases , by which time she 'd completely lost it and was just plain screaming , we all fell silent , because it was awesome ; and then when she had finished the victim of her fury slowly exited right on cue in complete silence , complete silence except for Madame 's heavy breathing and the sound of Gary playing recitative on the piano , for he had been playing along under her rage all the time , as if to support it , as if this really was music to our ears . |
| 5 | ‘ This here 's Celia . |
| 6 | Genera included in this subfamily are Amphilimna Verrill , 1899a , Ophiocymbium Lyman , 1880 , Ophiodaces Koehler , 1922b ; Ophiodelos Koehler , 1930 ; Ophiolimna Verrill , 1899a ; Ophiologimus H. L. Clark , 1911 ; Ophiomedea Koehler , 1906 ; Ophiophiura H. L. Clark , 1911 ; Ophiopristis Verrill , 1899a ; Ophioprium Verrill , 1899a ; Ophiosparte Koehler , 1922b ; Ophiotoma Lyman , 1883 ; Ophiotrema Koehler , 1896c . |
| 7 | This then is Theseus ; the other , under the god 's right arm , the bridegroom . |
| 8 | I think we 're losing track of what this actually is Paul , there are , you 're trying to do two things at once what you 're trying to do , I think is use it as a learning process for children but this is an annual report for parents and I think that part of it a at least surely must be a report by the sa member of staff , by the department on how the child has done , by the member staff . |
| 9 | ‘ And this too is Ron . |
| 10 | This too is security . |
| 11 | This too is research , even though we may not honour it with the name . |