Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adv] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must have been rich then a couple of years ago ? |
| 2 | Rapid changes in the field cause induced currents to f ow in power distribution networks , and if the induced currents are strong enough the supply of power can be disrupted . |
| 3 | Even so , I suspect that the visit of Pope next month would n't have been possible even a couple of decades ago . |
| 4 | If it is inappropriate or if you are underprepared then the likelihood of success is reduced . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're good enough an actress to be invited to our Fenice theatre . ’ |
| 6 | As far as much of the rest of the world is concerned , we 're all just a bunch of queers . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're all just a bunch of crazies , ’ being one of them . |
| 8 | In Chapter 1 we argued that conscious awareness , the images and representations that people use to communicate with each other and the various forms of deliberate planning and foresight which they use are all partly a result of the myriad social relationships in which they are caught up , and partly a product of deep-rooted instincts and emotions . |
| 9 | Looking at the evidence leads many scientists to believe that God made the world , whereas other scientists look at the same evidence and believe that it all happened by chance and that the world , the solar system , you and me are all just the result of a lucky string of enormous flukes ! |
| 10 | If the leadership of educational institutions is to be effective then a number of fundamental changes are needed . |
| 11 | If these are available then the problem of finding a suitable specimen shape and size does not arise . |
| 12 | LEFT Home computers were unheard-of only a couple of decades ago ; now they have become routine magic' . |
| 13 | If this were true then the fact of having to report the indicators may encourage managers to achieve their targets . |
| 14 | The last term e it , is the error term of the equation and in the case that the equation has been specified correctly and is unbiased then the sum of the error terms should be zero which would reduce Eq . |
| 15 | is that an Orkney way of doing it or is that just a sort of male thing ? |
| 16 | I du n no , as you say to see the culture things like that but it 's a bit difficult to put niggers down in their own country well what 's that then , is that , is that just the ferry between an island or something |
| 17 | Is that just the name of the vaccine ? |
| 18 | An alternative approach is to measure share price changes ; prices at any given time reflect the market 's estimate of future performance and if it is assumed that this estimate is reliable then a comparison of ‘ before and after ’ figures should provide an accurate guide to the change in earning potential brought about by merger . |
| 19 | Is this just a way of expressing friendliness ? |
| 20 | Is this just a case of too much sun ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Is this just a game for you ? |
| 22 | Have the political and creative aspirations of the sector been abandoned in the climate of new realism ’ , or is this simply the beginning of a new phase ? |
| 23 | Nor is this necessarily a model of steady decline . |
| 24 | Is this now the age of ‘ lies , damn lies and journalism ’ ? |
| 25 | Nor is this only a question of a difference between writing and speech , as might at first appear . |
| 26 | Is this merely a definition of the limits of a gratuitous promise ( as in Thomas v Thomas , infra ) or is it an offer to contract , the consideration being P's forbearance from marriage ? |
| 27 | Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ? |
| 28 | Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ? |
| 29 | Is this really the intention of the UN sanctions and , if so , what is the reasoning of it ? |
| 30 | Or is this perhaps a product of the over-excited brain of a middle-aged and somewhat disparaged poet , when he finds that his ignored , his arcane , his deviously perspicuous meanings , which he thought not meanings , since no one appeared able to understand them , had after all one clear-eyed and amused reader and judge ? |