Example sentences of "[vb base] be [adj] [coord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The training that they receive is comprehensive and the testing thorough . |
| 2 | ‘ Craigbarnet I know is poor and the interest of his friends might be of service , ’ the duke remarked , ‘ but do you know that he was att Sheriff Moor , how would that sound here ? ’ |
| 3 | The quantity of food collected from the help-yourself buffet was enormous and the speed with which it was consumed was almost supersonic . |
| 4 | If sales are pursued regardless of costs and other limiting factors , such as reputation , the value of the sales volume obtained can be severely reduced , if costs have been excessive and/or the organization 's image has been tarnished by over-zealous representatives . |
| 5 | Out of 12,000 mostly unskilled workers taken on to staff the park , of which two thirds have been French and the rest from abroad , as many as 4,000 are thought to have quit in the last few months , prompting worries about mounting costs on the operators ' training and employment budgets . |