Example sentences of "be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wi certainly broaden , we 've we 've envisaged from the outset that the aircraft would be both will be multi- role capable and that erm all that the primary design driver will be the air-to-air air superiority role but the air-to-surface role would be almost an equal , clearly one has to have a a prioritisation and those particular weapons in the air-to-surface side , the conventional armed stand off missile along the low level er low level laser guided bomb and the future anti armour weapon , they clearly erm really take the weaponeering side into the next century . |
| 2 | It must be awful thing and of course you tend if , if you have n't got it to tend to think for god sake , you know it 's a , it 's a nice day |
| 3 | IT MUST be awful being in Guns N' Roses , standing next to Axl Rose and listening to him making that funny noise all the time . |
| 4 | Now be kind to her because it must be awful living in Grantham hello Sharon . |
| 5 | What this suggests is that if there ever were a completely stable community which was totally insulated from the outside world , there would be stable differentiation within it — and gender-difference might often be one aspect of this . |
| 6 | ‘ The Gbejniet moxxi is good , ’ he murmured helpfully , observing her silent conflict with what seemed to Caroline to be cruel amusement . |
| 7 | It could be monotonous work for an aspiring and impatient young painter and Thomas Girtin ( 1775–1802 ) for one rebelled against the repetitive work , with the result that his master Edward Dayes had him put in prison for breaking the terms of his indentures . |
| 8 | Tomorrow morning it 'll be dry wit hazy sunshine but increasing cloud is likely to give outbreaks of rain later in the afternoon . |
| 9 | There must also be professional judgement that further incidents are likely . |
| 10 | What possible answer is it to say that there will be professional advice ? |
| 11 | Of course there will be professional advice , but we are talking about whether that advice will be any good . |
| 12 | K ap is true because in the nearest worlds in which you are sitting reading you believe that you are sitting reading , and the nearest worlds in which you are not sitting reading are either worlds in which you are standing/kneeling/lying reading or worlds in which you are sitting knitting/watching TV , etc. , but not worlds in which you happen to be asleep dreaming that you are sitting reading . |
| 13 | I mention this anecdote because reported stolen radios may be nearer home than first imagined , and a ‘ cheap salvage set ’ may not quite be what it seems . |
| 14 | ‘ I wanted to be nearer home and there were n't any vacancies in the local hospitals at that particular time . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , I wanted to be nearer home to be able to give my parents a hand with Jennifer . |
| 16 | Normally they forecast for open water so when they say it 's going to blow Force 3/4 , the wind on the beach tends to be nearer Force 2/3 . |
| 17 | Most will be farther back , although there may be some ‘ guard formations ’ , perhaps a German corps , well forward . |
| 18 | In Conversation A , the British-born speaker Brenda uses both London English and Creole , but shows what seems to be differential behaviour in responding towards her father ( F ) and her brother ( L ) , for example , in A-3 : |
| 19 | The hook length will be 2-3lb line and the hook itself will be between a 14 and an 18 . |
| 20 | There appears to be little evidence that as a society we have become so rich that a substantial number of people are at this point . |
| 21 | Despite these , this data , there seems to be little evidence yet of any change in common practice of three month check cystoscopies in the first year , six monthly in the second year , and yearly checks thereafter . |
| 22 | In relation to offences involving personal violence there would appear to be little evidence from the survey to substantiate claims that Merseyside is an exceptionally violent area In relation to household crimes , however , the rate in Merseyside is substantially higher and in the case of burglary three times higher than the national average . |
| 23 | There seems to be little evidence to support the view that twelve persons chosen at random can decide what is dishonest better than could Parliament or the judges . |
| 24 | Miners ' leaders attending a special conference of the National Union of Mineworkers in Sheffield yesterday backed away from a strike over the imposition of a 7.6 per cent pay rise by British Coal , when they realised there would be little support from members . |
| 25 | There seems to be little work from the Labour local member . |
| 26 | However , the future has to be built on a clear understanding of the new power relationships ; there can be little progress or security if foundation stones are laid on the shifting sands of discontent which campaign against or refuse to acknowledge the times in which the education service is being delivered . |
| 27 | The horse box charge from the south would be a minimum of £500 and more for those coming from the West Country , so there would be little change from a £2,000 race when all the expenses , including the deductions for trainer , jockey and stable lads have been completed . |
| 28 | Contrary to the Jenkins and Sherman argument a group of academic economists ( Stoneman et al. 1981 ) , in a study published by the OECD , claimed that ‘ up to now there is no firm evidence that the current high levels of unemployment are due to technical progress ’ and that ‘ if account is taken of the offsetting effects that can be predicted , there will be little change in overall demand [ for skills and jobs ] ’ . |
| 29 | There will be little change in the employment situation , despite signs that the cold economic climate is thawing , said the MPs as they set out their Budget hopes . |
| 30 | There appears to be little change in prevalence rates with age ( see Figure 5.2 ) , but rates are considerably higher in women as compared with men ( see Figure 5.3 ) . |