Example sentences of "[adj] and [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is some residual evidence that daylight length may be a factor and that the invention of electric light has also lowered the age of menarche but this effect is not erm absolutely clear and there 's some controversy about it . |
| 2 | His voice was calm and there was little panic , said tearful Dutch transport minister Hanna May yesterday . |
| 3 | Can we be sure that if this goes wrong and there is military involvement — as there might well be — we will not be involved on the coat-tails of the Germans ? |
| 4 | The individual in whom that spirit lives will be faced with the opportunity to do such wrong and it is that individual who makes the choice and decides which path to follow . |
| 5 | New members , particularly , are always interested and it is some while since we had a ‘ Sales Boost ’ and we need the shelf space and the money ! |
| 6 | Tony came in then dripping wet and there was another punch-up . |
| 7 | He probably knew the house was empty and there was little chance of his being disturbed . |
| 8 | Define what is acceptable and what is intolerable behaviour in such areas as violent language , noise level , drug-and-drink-influenced behaviour , and sexual harassment . |
| 9 | Mrs Browning had teased her only that summer for becoming more Italian than English and there was some truth in it . |
| 10 | It can be very difficult to assess in advance what will be regarded as anticompetitive and what is acceptable business behaviour . |
| 11 | However , air conditioning is standard and there is electric adjustment for mirrors , windows and seats . |
| 12 | If all jobs and workers were homogeneous and there were perfect information and perfect mobility of labour , then it is reasonable to suppose that all wages would be equal . |
| 13 | It was something that gave me a framework for my experience , and in some ways kind of saved my life really because it gave me words to see that I was n't isolated , that there was a movement — it was very real and it was very gut . |
| 14 | By contrast , where there were few other communities exit was less easy and there was more heterogeneity . |
| 15 | This can be a good time to spend a couple of days in one of the cities : the weather is not crucial , museums and art galleries are less crowded and there 's more elbow room in restaurants . |
| 16 | However , the results from such studies are far from consistent and there is considerable disagreement about precisely which features of ‘ Motherese ’ actually contribute either positively or negatively to language learning . |
| 17 | Where space is very limited and there is insufficient room to accommodate a waterfall or fountain satisfactorily , ‘ masks ’ and gargoyles can be used with great effect . |
| 18 | In the whole of this area the earth is dark and there is much surface pottery tile and evidence of burning and metal working . |
| 19 | However , while all people experience similar changes , the degree of change is very wide-ranging and there is considerable variation both between individuals and between socio-cultural groups . |
| 20 | The medical services , not expecting such large losses , were incapable of caring for all the wounded and there were insufficient ambulance trains to take the thousands of serious cases to base hospitals . |
| 21 | The three Appeal judges ruled that Lambeth was right and it 's Labour leader , Joan Twells says it 's an important victory . |
| 22 | The front of the terraced house in Portsmouth , Hants , looks like a stable and there are stained glass windows in his hero 's racing colours . |
| 23 | However , the number of skips provided is low and there is little incentive for consumers or manufacturers to collect and reprocess . |
| 24 | Women homeworkers ' earnings were extremely low and there is some evidence that they were actually declining during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . |
| 25 | Lowell had heard them a few times before on the Sundays when life was normal and they were just background music at the commencement of an ordinary day . |
| 26 | All four semi-finalists in the mixed were European and there was some relief in European circles with the news that the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta will , unlike Barcelona , feature the mixed doubles game . |
| 27 | it was solid and it was all sort of , his age , fifteen , sixteen , seventeen , eighteen year olds and all vowing they 're never gon na sniff whatever again , you know all making these |
| 28 | The breakfast served each morning is buffet-style and there is good choice of menu in the elegant restaurant which has a charming terrace overlooking the garden . |
| 29 | If the derived Z-Score is positive , above the ‘ solvency threshold ’ on the ‘ solvency thermometer ’ of Figure 1 , the company is solvent and there is negligible risk of failure . |
| 30 | Tradition demands that the cowls should be painted white and it is common practice to spray their surfaces with glass-fibre to improve durability . |