Example sentences of "thing be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand there is the lofty principle , spelled out in the inscription carved into the walls of Broadcasting House , ‘ that the people , inclining their ear to whatsoever things are lovely and honest , whatsoever things are of good report , may tread the path of virtue and of wisdom . ’ |
| 2 | The excavators at Silchester and Caerwent had found great quantities , but regarded it as merely so commonplace and ordinary , that they hardly bothered even to mention it , thus ignoring the important principle laid down earlier by the great Pitt-Rivers , who attempted to record everything he found ‘ however small and however common … common things are of more importance than particular things , because they are more prevalent ’ ( 1898 , 27 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Some things are worth more than money . ’ |
| 4 | Still , some things are worth another look — the bizarre and burlesque nature of saxman Lee Thompson 's two solo spots emphasises hidden depths , as does Mike Barson 's adept way with a Motown backliner rhythm . |
| 5 | Because everybody in that meeting was thinking about blaming other people they were actually trying to say it 's not my fault that thing come in , it 's not my fault that things are like this , it 's somebody else 's fault in a different organisation . |
| 6 | Erm and he says there all things are in all things but each is coloured according to the host . |
| 7 | " Are you going to pretend you do n't know why things are in this state ? " |
| 8 | Many things are in short supply ; diseases such as polio and hepatitis are spreading . |
| 9 | moving on , just a couple more things were on this agenda . |
| 10 | One of the major functions of education must be to open people 's eyes to the fact that things were at one time different ; that they have evolved to where they are now ; and that they need not necessarily always remain as they are . |
| 11 | When things were at this interesting stage , to my irritation the senior of the two Waaf officers who were the bane of our lives developed an interest in ‘ my ’ Corporal . |
| 12 | True , without error , certain and most true ; that which is above is as that which is below , and that which is below is as that which is above , for performing the miracles of the One Thing ; and as all things were from One , by the mediation of One , so all things arose from this One Thing by adaptation ; the father of it is the Sun , the mother of it is the Moon ; the wind carries it in its belly ; the nurse thereof is the Earth . |
| 13 | All her important things were in that case : her marriage certificate and wedding snaps ; her Post Office bank book , rent book and ration book . |
| 14 | And if you had your regulars and things were in short supply , you would n't put those on the shelves , you 'd keep them back for when they came in . |
| 15 | Well I suppose a very junior clerk , the first job I was given was , well it 's unheard of in this day and age but what they had was what they call a bundi clock and there every driver and conductor had got a key that was inserted in this clock and on it was his personal number , well when he reported for duty , he inserted this key into the clock , turned the handle and stamped on to a piece of paper , a roll of paper , his number and the time he reported and the next day it was my job to go through and record from this piece of paper how many minutes they were late f reporting for duty and if they erm were more than , I think about three or four minutes we had to send them a memo telling them , that 's how things were in those days that people were , they toed the line or else . |
| 16 | Things were in full swing . |
| 17 | But anyway , most things were like that , I think it had to be something like , In his noisy mansion , skilled to rule . |
| 18 | I did n't realize things were like this . |
| 19 | One thing 's for certain — she lies through her teeth every time I ask her something . ’ |
| 20 | One thing 's for certain , though : committing this kind of money on equipment is a serious business , so buying all the components from the same company makes sense from the back-up point of view , and as the hard work has been taken out of the design — ie. flightcase , patch cables , mains feeds etc. — it makes even more sense . |
| 21 | One thing 's for certain , the Apple desktop publishing machine is going to keep moving forward . |
| 22 | One thing 's for certain , Horton is a bollocks manager who could n't inspire fish to swim . |
| 23 | One thing 's for certain , it wo n't be far the lack of trying if we go down . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Because one thing 's for certain , Charlie Trumper , ’ she told him as they sat down in the little room at the back of Salmon 's to check the monthly accounts , ‘ you do n't know the first thing about butchery . |
| 25 | one thing 's for certain any dream will do . |
| 26 | Cowboys may wear them out of necessity and convicts in the USA may have been given them as part of their uniform , but one thing 's for sure , whatever the reason , most people simply would n't live without them . |
| 27 | ‘ And one thing 's for sure , ’ she continued in her big voice , ‘ your mother will never have a cough . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ One thing 's for sure , lad , we are going to get the swines who are responsible for this . ’ |
| 29 | But one thing 's for sure . |
| 30 | That 's a tricky one , but one thing 's for sure : it 's much , much harder to make a worthwhile Rickenbacker copy than a worthwhile Fender copy , and I should imagine that Rickenbacker themselves view these particular replicas as a bit of an insult . |