Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sure if The Box is just something you stick the kids down to watch while you get on with something else , harm can be done . |
| 2 | I am confident once the uncertainty is resolved the problems will die down . ’ |
| 3 | I am sorry if the Minister finds it difficult to understand that , when I say ’ personally ’ in this respect , I mean that I am expressing my view and the view of my party . |
| 4 | I 'm sure when the time comes … |
| 5 | ‘ But I 'm sure when the game starts we wo n't notice it . |
| 6 | It 's a very difficult name at times to live up to I 'm sure because the word Hugh literally means mind or soul and it is important that we seek indeed to live up to what our names mean . |
| 7 | I was unaware of this and ca n't afford it anyway , so I was pleased when the manageress of the shop next door came up with the bright idea of playing it in my rest room , where the public are not allowed . |
| 8 | And I did have a splendid evening , spending most of the time with a red haired sergeant who seemed to appreciate my sense of humour — in fact , I thought we were getting on so well that I was disappointed when the evening ended and he did n't make any arrangements to see me again . |
| 9 | I was relieved when the daylight came and I could surrender to the exhaustion in my brain . |
| 10 | Pears said : ‘ I was stunned when the gaffer told me just before training . |
| 11 | I was thankful when the time came to go to the City Division H.Q. |
| 12 | But I was thankful when the summer holiday started and I could be released from duties I was finding it harder and harder to cope with . |
| 13 | I was shocked when the voting was nine for ( c ) and seven for ( d ) . |
| 14 | Though later when I did the piece in Vienna I was furious when the orchestra showed up with five basses and a dozen first violins . |
| 15 | ‘ I was surprised when the crowd at the Dylan show booed her . |
| 16 | I was glad when the door banged noisily behind me . |
| 17 | But I was glad when the dinner was over , and Herbert and I could walk quietly back to our rooms together . |
| 18 | It turns out that the Baron is short of certain body parts ( also a bit like Mark ! ) which are essential if the experiment 's to run smoothly . |
| 19 | Humanism can not necessarily generate those values which are crucial if the market economy is to survive . |
| 20 | Such combinations make up the particles known as mesons , which are unstable because the quark and antiquark can annihilate each other , producing electrons and other particles . |
| 21 | The expressions simplify a good deal once it is noted that the most significant contributions come from terms containing which are important when the probe passes across the region where . |
| 22 | And when it became clear that the Earl would have no sons , it became a marriage which aroused high expectations — expectations which were disappointed when the King took Cornwall for himself . |
| 23 | SSRs can also be used to describe the problem more clearly and in more detail , which is necessary because the originator of an SPR may not have been able to indicate the full extent of the problem or how it applies to other users . |
| 24 | SSRs can also be used to describe the problem more clearly and in more detail , which is necessary because the originator of an SPR may not have been able to indicate the full extent of the problem or how it applies to other users . |
| 25 | ‘ The major chains have taken up the promotion in a big way , but so have many independents , which is terrific because the promotion was n't designed just for the chains ; we wanted everyone to get involved . ’ |
| 26 | The Fundació has its premises on loan from the local government for fifty years , which is fortunate as the building took some finding , and cost Pta . |
| 27 | The new practice will apply to gains arising from an accident insurance policy that affords protection against the risk of dying only if death is as a result of an accident , has no investment content , and does not acquire a surrender value ( other than one equal to the proportion of the premium paid which is refundable if the policy is terminated early or in other circumstances ) . |
| 28 | And they fill you up more — which is useful when the dessert trolley comes round . |
| 29 | Seats that can face wither forward or to the rear are standard on many models , which is useful as the seat will have a longer utility value . |
| 30 | The second common mistake ( not made in this case ) is to impose a sentence for an either way offence for which the offender has been committed under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.S6 a sentence in excess of six months ' imprisonment , which is possible if the offender is committed for the same offence under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 . |