Example sentences of "[adj] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The order of these is established in a ‘ series ’ which recurs constantly throughout a work , so that all the notes of the total-chromatic are used evenly to maintain an atonal atmosphere . |
| 2 | There is also evidence that many who have the financial means to be mobile are actually committing themselves to post-retirement migration . |
| 3 | They report that the odds of qualifying for HE for the upwardly mobile are doubled relative to those who have stayed in the same social class . |
| 4 | The young , the old , the frail are all sucked into its sweeping tide . |
| 5 | Many old people are as good a set of consumers as anyone else , but the very old and frail are at risk . |
| 6 | Articles by Moore , Ray and Ahamed are collected together , along with a fact sheet , in an issue of ‘ Community Outlook ’ ( 1982 ) which is devoted to the subject of home accidents and clearly shows that there are many ways in which the nursing profession can contribute to their prevention ; although these articles are not recent , they contain useful information which is still relevant . |
| 7 | The Spanish are now promoting the use of the caper berry , the fruit that is produced after the plant has flowered , as a garnish for both food and drinks . |
| 8 | For students who have no second language , beginners ' courses in German and Spanish are available . |
| 9 | His theory is that , as they were fourth on the water , the Spanish are at least fourth favourites to win . |
| 10 | Second Language for Business units in French , German , Italian , Russian and Spanish are available at three levels ( beginners , intermediate and advanced ) . |
| 11 | Spanish are nice w nice girls |
| 12 | Optimistic statements from government sources suggest that the real incomes of the retired are increasing and that this group is improving its economic position with regard to the rest of society . |
| 13 | The retired are also important to the economy as suppliers of a wide variety of services and other forms of labour . |
| 14 | By July 1988 , when the House of Commons Energy Committee came to reassess the figures , it concluded that ‘ many of the critical assumptions that underlay the Inquiry Inspector 's view that Sizewell B will be economic are no longer tenable ’ . |
| 15 | The only native Hawaiian plants and animals that are n't extinct are found on the high mountainsides ( yes , a lot of people live their whole lives in Hawaii without ever coming across a native species ) , and the biggest problem up there is that type of pig that descended from European wild boars and Polynesian pigs . |
| 16 | The systems for recovering monies due are broadly similar in England and Wales and in Scotland . |
| 17 | Save where the Rules or the Funds Rules 1987 provide otherwise , all monies due are paid to the party in whose favour there is a judgment or Order ( Ord 22 , r 1A ) . |
| 18 | The contrasting images which survive of Osred are probably a reflection of the increasing divisions within the Northumbrian kingdom at this time . |
| 19 | How tall am I ? |
| 20 | Presumably , the closer the referents of the familiar terms in a domain are to the potential referent of an unfamiliar word , the more specific are the inferences that children can legitimately make . |
| 21 | The living conditions of the displaced are invariably extremely difficult and many must rely on church and humanitarian organizations for basic assistance . |
| 22 | The majority of the displaced are therefore reluctant to leave the camps and prefer what little protection the church can offer . |
| 23 | More subtle are the changes embodied in his own self-representation . |
| 24 | So subtle are often the |
| 25 | Where the bloody are you |
| 26 | The creative and necessary activities are encouraged ( even demanded ) whilst the destructive are curtailed . |
| 27 | There is also concern that , no matter how carefully any mining operation is conducted here , the landscape can not remain unscathed : promises that everything will be ‘ put back as it was ’ when the mine is no longer profitable are considered naïve . |
| 28 | Public concerns that are profitable are being sold . |
| 29 | Most astounding are their faces , and their eyes . |
| 30 | He was one of those relatively few actors — Ian McKellen and Simon Callow are others — who somehow boost the confidence of regular theatregoers by taking the opportunity of a free evening to watch fellow actors at work . |