Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Takings are up on last year and we have n't had a price rise in over twelve months . ’ |
| 2 | Oh have you all noticed just how many Scum vidoes are out for last season ? ? |
| 3 | The cottage is tiny , but it 's charming , and the views are out of this world . ’ |
| 4 | And though he 's anti-hospital , his manners are out of this world . ’ |
| 5 | Entries are up on last year but they come mainly from ‘ middle of the road ’ competitors whose goal will be finishing rather than winning this marathon . |
| 6 | Theodora got in exactly at nine every day and punctiliously greeted whoever of the clergy were in at that hour . |
| 7 | Once her feet were back on firm ground she said she had thoroughly enjoyed the trip , which took her over Romsey town centre , the Broadlands Estate and her own home in North Baddesley . |
| 8 | ‘ People are very welcome to come and see what the teachings are about without any obligation . ’ |
| 9 | But now , as British airmen are back on active service in the skies over Iraq , the secrets of the SAS are coming out . |
| 10 | On these traffic lights been down to that football match actually cos it 's absolutely nose to tail right the way there right the way down here |
| 11 | Dividend yields on expected 1992 earnings are up to 3.8 p.c. , compared with an average 3 p.c. over the last seven years and the economy can count on a resilient currency , low wage claims and an expected 40 p.c. fall in the trade deficit this year . |
| 12 | So that 's what 's been going on in terms of output , in terms of orders already received , orders are up in all mainland regions of the U K. It 's the first time that we 've seen that since er the beginning of the recession and that 's the sense in which we think one can say erm reasonably sort of er straightforwardly that the recovery has indeed spread around the mainland economy . |
| 13 | ‘ We were pleased with the turn-out , although the number of exhibitors was down on last year , ’ said show secretary Ernie Ruddick . |
| 14 | Initial charges are up to 5 p.c. depending which of the 14 underlying funds are chosen . |
| 15 | Almost a third of group profits are earned overseas , interest and tax charges are down on last year and gearing stands at 13 per cent . |
| 16 | Both missed and the underdogs were through by one hole . |
| 17 | BR20Ms returned that night to attack Valetta and Hal Far , but Hurricanes were up on this occasion , preventing half of the attacking force from reaching their targets and forcing them to return with their bombs . |
| 18 | By the time they reached adolescence children were out of parental control . |
| 19 | Some hotels are out of this world . |
| 20 | The Old Boys are back to full strength against Sunlight with the return of allrounder Paul Callaghan , batsman Tony Brookman and bowler Paul Eddy . |
| 21 | They will point out , as you yourself have done recently , that despite the Boro 's Fortress Ayresome performances , attendances are down on last year hovering around the 15,000 mark . |
| 22 | After the surge in the share price on Friday the yield on Anglian shares is down to 6.1 p.c. on likely pay-outs for the current financial year to March 1992 . |