Example sentences of "[be] [adj] or [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The theory also claims that while some languages ( e.g. Russian and Arabic ) have stress-timed rhythm similar to that of English , others ( such as French , Telugu and Yoruba ) have a different rhythmical structure called syllable-timed rhythm ; in these languages , all syllables , whether stressed or unstressed , tend to occur at regular time-intervals and the time between stressed syllables will be shorter or longer in proportion to the number of unstressed syllables . |
2 | ‘ We did n't know until September 1989 whether we would be open or not before Christmas , ’ recalls Brown . |
3 | Thus when determining what contracts fall within or outside the ambit of s 3 , issues of reasonableness , equality of bargaining power and the possibility of negotiation are in fact not very relevant , except in so far as they could move a judge to finding that terms were standard or not in borderline cases . |
4 | One has a brief glimpse here of the fate of the elderly who were childless or out of touch with their children . |
5 | I asked , getting that first warning flicker that something was wrong or out of place . |
6 | Woe betide anyone who was untidy or out of step on one of the marches . |
7 | When a young lad , well as a young lad you were n't allowed to be cos you 're not going to be in there son , and as I was er saying until I , until I left school I was more or less at work between school and bedtime you see , but er the majority of lads used to do a , do a little part-time job in those days |