Example sentences of "be [prep] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often , such a realization arising from contact with other ageing people can alone be worth several face-to-face counselling sessions . |
| 2 | An ounce of coral beads was reckoned to be worth ten large jars of oil . |
| 3 | The ontological version of the argument involves the claim that existential propositions , in the final analysis , can all be shown to be about certain concrete ontological items and attributes of such items . |
| 4 | Mm it does n't really look as if it it 's got ta be about that thick coming down do you see what I mean ? |
| 5 | If this tank contains no water ( it should be about one-third full when the system is on ) , check the operation of its ballvalve ( see BALLVALVE PROBLEMS again ) . |
| 6 | If this tank contains no water ( it should be about one-third full when the system is on ) , first check the operation of its ballvalve . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's got to be about this Spanish thing , ’ Mitch said quietly . |
| 8 | Oh , for that uncomfortable bed on his yacht that he now resolved to be aboard this very evening , before any such vote could be called . |
| 9 | An appropriate response might be for four strong women to hold him down while a fifth administers a local anaesthetic and removes his balls . |
| 10 | Then they felt that the most effective way of dealing with it would be for each main committee to look at the various aspects in detail , rather than take the and miss everything , best for each of the main committees to look in detail at each part . |
| 11 | If a species is to be excepted , it must be for good particular reasons . |
| 12 | As TODAY suggests , one answer could be for newly-licensed young drivers to carry restriction plates for a specified period . |
| 13 | And it wo n't be for the whole of a c of a company 's range , it 'll just be for one specific product at a time . |
| 14 | If she was going to decline Mr O'Hara 's proposal , it was going to be for that very reason . |
| 15 | These groups would be involved in a ‘ demand-side ’ classificatory struggle with the more established members of the dominant classes whose aesthetic tastes would be for high modernist art . |
| 16 | It was smaller than I thought it would be for two-and-a-half grand 's worth , but then what do I know ? |
| 17 | What justification can there be for another academic article at such a moment ? |
| 18 | In particular , the new demand is likely to be for those concerned with software . |
| 19 | War had been declared , and the fate of Czechoslovakia , Austria and Poland was sealed , as it would be for several other countries . |
| 20 | The only way to get rid of it would be for enough Tory MPs to join with the Opposition parties to throw it out . |
| 21 | I was made sorry for her at first , as I would be for any young girl , crippled — it is hinted by the cruelty of her husband — and a mother , but even at the beginning there is a niggling doubt that she is rather superficial and shallow . |
| 22 | I shall then draw on my own experience to explore which of these two approaches seems to offer the best way forward , and consider what the implications might be for any future evaluation . |
| 23 | To assist the debate many local Law Societies , notably Birmingham and Manchester , have agreed with the local county court what the appropriate rate of charge should be for any particular area , for any particular year , and the courts apply those rates . |
| 24 | NEDs may not be independent at all , as their appointment may be for some personal reason or because of existing business connections . |
| 25 | It could be for starving Romanian baby whales with AIDS for all I care . |
| 26 | It is there , and it will not go away , however hard the authors of the Gospels have tried to disguise it — and however embarrassing it may be for later Christian tradition . |
| 27 | The choice will be between two Euro-pragmatist , technocratic , cautious , managerialist parties . |
| 28 | Sometimes these disputes may be between large private organizations when companies argue about the terms of a commercial contract . |
| 29 | Minority representation would be through influential back bench committees . |
| 30 | While the bidding for contracts may nominally be through international competitive bidding arrangements between suppliers and members of a government , the award may in practice be carried out in ways which make it impossible for the Bank and other donors to police it . |