Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] be [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I said was specifically about particular features described individually in the novel . |
| 2 | You 've been away from active duty for a while , have n't you ? ’ |
| 3 | She had been seriously into pink for a year ; Victoria indulged her with delight and stifled the protests of her own aesthetic sense . |
| 4 | The everyday household products we use are also of vital importance to maintain a ‘ green ’ lifestyle . |
| 5 | The conclusion to be drawn from the above discussion is that while market forces undoubtedly constrain management behaviour , the disciplinary framework they impose is far from complete . |
| 6 | Saying that ‘ the Pilgrim Fathers will always hold a unique place among the venerated saints of mankind ’ may be going too far , but their plain approach to life , the simple statement of belief they made on the voyage in the Mayflower Compact , and their peaceful settlements and good relations with the Indians among whom they settled were certainly in sharp contrast to what happened in most colonies . |
| 7 | If there were no need for sheltered workshops because disabled people were fully integrated into ‘ normal ’ society , then it would be a gain ; but if , as I suspect , in these hard times it is impossible for many severely disabled people to get a job of any sort , surely the lack of opportunity to go to work is a loss — even if the kind of work they do is far from ideal . |
| 8 | It has been more like carnival week in Rio than the death of an iron man . |
| 9 | We had already settled for Peru when Terry rang , but the vision he described was far from encouraging : Lima a cauldron of unrest and theft , the hills in the hands of ‘ Sendero , ’ the country on the edge of collapse . |
| 10 | The modest honours he received were mainly from natural history societies , but in 1873 he was awarded the honorary degree of MA by Yale University , in 1902 the Victoria medal of honour by the Royal Horticultural Society , and in 1903 the gold medal of the Linnean Society . |
| 11 | He 'd been here for forty-odd years , so he was the chap behind me , if you like . |
| 12 | In later years , Roderick confided that he had been far from happy with the title , for the book certainly was not " elementary " . |