Example sentences of "[coord] be [adj] [verb] [pos pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the former he said : ‘ Disabled people should have or be able to lease their own car , with all the new horizons such freedom of movement will open up for them . ’ |
| 2 | She no longer wished nor was able to gain her own ends by military means , the handling of which is , after all , the Chiefs ' raison d'être . |
| 3 | We , as jurymen , must listen to one set of evidence only and be prepared to do our own mental cross-examination . |
| 4 | Once the initial novelty has worn off they will often no longer be needed , you 'll understand the concepts better and be able to make your own judgements . |
| 5 | The British however , as has been seen , did not share France 's concern with Germany to the same extent and were reluctant to compromise their own independence in supranational bodies . |
| 6 | Each database will cover a specific topic and is likely to have its own set of potential uses . |
| 7 | I said I would by no means submit to such injustice and was glad to hear my own voice steady and confident , for I feared my lips might again be sewn into silence . |
| 8 | The we means ‘ someone in my group ’ , and when a Zuwayi used we in this sense , the reference group was small and was likely to include his own ancestors and relatives , men he could name in a line of descent which included both speaker and audience , which explained the existence and identity of each person , and provided them with a character and loyalties . |
| 9 | Harry stared , and was slow to see his own face , and yet he could not but believe . |