Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [prep] be [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | an image in which the subject has continuous shades of colour or grey without being broken up by dots . |
| 2 | Mildew is too prevalent and persistent to be wiped out completely , but those three factors are the key to helping our roses to resist it . |
| 3 | The people who are seizing and occupying the present time can not belong in my colour , they 're like the bits that leap out of a spinning bowl , too heavy , too separate and distinct to be blended in with the other substances ; red-hot stones , flung out and setting on fire the place where they land . |
| 4 | In addition , ‘ New Year 's Day ’ was as potent as ever and ‘ When Love Comes To Town ’ was catchy and pert despite being stripped down . |
| 5 | She called the switchboard and asked them to page the physio on call , and was told she was in ITU with a patient and likely to be tied up for at least half an hour . |
| 6 | He says they 're substandard and unfit to be lived in . |
| 7 | ‘ I am too old and stubborn to be making up , ’ he said . |
| 8 | If you 're a single parent and sick of being written about as a problem , rather than written for as a reader , One Parent Plus ( Jane Ward , Optima , £4.99 ) should be a refreshing change . |
| 9 | Although not exactly dark , nor scary because Gloria was holding her tenderly , it was stuffy under the blanket and irritating to be covered over when you wanted to look out . |
| 10 | Are not those successful British companies sick and tired of being talked down by the doom-monger Labour party ? |
| 11 | Opposition Members have said that the council tax is too complex and difficult to be rushed through in time for 1 April 1993 . |
| 12 | The essence of this is that if the goods are identified and agreed upon and ready to be handed over , the parties are taken to have intended the buyer to become the owner immediately , i.e. at the very instant that the contract is made . |
| 13 | Suddenly , a wave of tiredness swept through her and she closed her eyes for a moment , during which the girl remained quiet , but visibly agitated and eager to be getting on with her work . |
| 14 | Hayley Burton in Room C was feeling angry and tearful at being found out in the matter of the glue-sniffing . |
| 15 | It appeared that 30 Estonians had attempted to seize premises currently belonging to the Russian military , but due to be handed over to Estonia . |
| 16 | But likely to be ruled out of the action is full-back Keith Proctor , who has suffered a reaction to his first game back after a six-week injury lay-off he played for the reserves last weekend and is now likely to have to see a specialist about his troublesome knee . |
| 17 | But likely to be ruled out of the action is fullback Keith Proctor , who has suffered a reaction to his first game back after a six-week injury lay-off he played for the reserves last weekend and is now likely to have to see a specialist about his troublesome knee . |
| 18 | diverting attention from his hopelessness , while helping the group to support him vis-a-vis the child to be helped — not by recounting their own success stories but by recognising what support potential he might already have , buried as it was but ready to be drawn out by support from others . |