Example sentences of "[adv] be [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since calls must be made close to a node , then why not simply find a telephone kiosk — must work these days and the cost will only be at the standard rate . |
| 2 | If he retires then , it will only be from the public arena . |
| 3 | Well , yes , but in the long run that it , that wo n't be , it will only be in the short term , when we 're really honing out . |
| 4 | Also , if larger-than-normal books are stacked separately , or if special books are kept in separate collections , every book on the same subject will not necessarily be in the same place in the library . |
| 5 | She climbed into the carriage knowing it would perhaps be for the last time ; maintaining the horses and the grooms was a luxury she would have to forgo . |
| 6 | This means , for example , that some of the Russian Avant-garde might soon be on the international art market . |
| 7 | The anniversary of King George 's coronation , on 11 October , provided the occasion for great patriotic demonstrations , with at Newcastle , which might soon be in the front line , ‘ bonfires in several parts of the streets and beer given to the common people ’ . |
| 8 | Coming back to what you said about the load carrier , we are supposed to no longer be in the nuclear game in the airforce , is n't that right coming out of the nuclear role ? |
| 9 | Both my parents smoke , and my sister smokes and I ca n't any longer be in the same room as them ! |
| 10 | The cheese will generally be of the right consistency in 12 hours if the cream is thoroughly good and the weather not too warm . " |
| 11 | These new agencies will generally be within the civil service , and their star-f will continue to be civil servants . |
| 12 | The contributors will largely be from the educational faculty at the University , and in this first programme I have with me Professor Tony Becher , who is Chairman of the Education Area . |
| 13 | The Broken Tooths readily accepted Gorbad as their leader , as is the fashion of Orcs who know when they are beaten and who would much sooner be on the winning side . |
| 14 | An improper and dominant motive would have to be shown for revealing matters which would normally be in the public interest . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't say the man could not be of the highest value , if he did not ruin everything he touches with his implacable spleen . |
| 16 | Neither she nor Aunt Tossie , sitting there in dignified order , could foresee that the memory to be implanted would not be of the rare perfection of each course , but of a social mishap , a horror that would engross unbelieving attention and sear its recollection , like a scar , into Nicandra 's loving . |
| 17 | Such a negative criterion could be that the parties should not be of the same sex , as could be the notion that one party should not be an animal . |
| 18 | I can say truly on two occasions " I 'm getting alarmed " and yet the mental events not be of the same type . |
| 19 | In this case , the transfer is being made off a camcorder which is acting as the source-machine ; the record-machine is a VCR which need not be of the same format . |
| 20 | ‘ A constable may arrest a person without warrant if — ( a ) he engages in offensive conduct which the constable warns him to stop , and ( b ) he engages in further offensive conduct immediately or shortly after the warning ( 5 ) In subsection ( 4 ) , ‘ offensive conduct ’ means conduct the constable reasonably suspects to constitute an offence under this section , and the conduct mentioned in paragraph ( a ) and the further conduct need not be of the same nature . ’ |
| 21 | Why , in other words , should perception be of the perceived object rather than any other object in the causal chain further back in the causal chain ; why every perception should not be of the Big Bang that started off the Universe . |
| 22 | Yes , housing benefit will be an element of the total package , but will not be for the whole cost of care and will not be wholly additional to current rates of care . |
| 23 | Taking the early batches of eggs or fry away may interfere with the parents ' ability to raise later batches , so I leave a few batches with a new pair until they get the knack , which may not be at the first attempt . |
| 24 | It has not proved possible to determine the composition directly , which is difficult for a condensate , but the measured abundance of ammonia in the gaseous phase above the top of these clouds is about what would be expected were this ammonia in equilibrium with solid ammonia at the typical cloud top conditions of 0.5 bar and 148 K. There are thought to be relatively few breaks in the ammonia clouds , though the cloud tops need not be at the same altitude everywhere . |
| 25 | This could well relate to the design of the hospital bed which may not be at the same height as the one with which the patient is familiar . |
| 26 | There was then the suspense of waiting for it to come in , and my fear that we might not be on the right platform or that the Great Western had forgotten about it . |
| 27 | Mervyn Whyte , secretary of the meeting told me today : ‘ At this point in time he 'll not be on the front row of the grid but Billy Nutt , the clerk of the course , and myself will be going through the speeds later today and deciding the grid positions . |
| 28 | It is not yet clear what kind of agreements the six republics might be able to reach about future co-operation , but they will certainly not be on the old basis . |
| 29 | The next international will not be until the new year , when Ireland visit Murrayfield in January . |
| 30 | If it does come , say the Swiss , it may not be until the second week in January . |