Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | ‘ You 're famous all over the Far East , so a story about how you kept a secret concubine in Taipei should be worth quite a bit . ’ |
2 | For really reliable stability a design should have a rate of closure in the Bode plot of less than 6 dB per octave and all break points of the linear approximation should be at least a decade in frequency away from the intersection corresponding to . |
3 | This should be at least an AA , if not an SSG . |
4 | They must be worth quite a bit — in America . ’ |
5 | The top must be at least a mile high ; just how well would a four-wheel drive hold on it ? |
6 | She must be at least a week late . ’ |
7 | So you 'll be worth quite a bit dead ? |
8 | Isabel wondered if he knew how intimidating he could be with just a look , and decided fitzAlan was fully aware of his effect on her . |
9 | Mm I could n't tell how many people would agree with you about that one that London could be at least a bit preferable to Paris . |
10 | However , as he posted his letter on Monday , he has been caught in the suspension trap , and it could be at least a month , before there is any prospect of seeing his money . |
11 | Charity supposed that there could be at least an element of truth in that , though she did not feel comforted . |
12 | Anyway , I put it in the paper , phoned in the paper and they said it 'd be at least a week or fortnight before so I did n't like but it never came out in the paper . |
13 | In addition to personal financial interests , there may be times when a councillor has a personal interest in a matter other than a financial one , which may influence his consideration of that matter . |
14 | However , it is important to stress that the conditions for a sustained easing of monetary policy are not yet present and the prevailing view is likely to be that , barring a breakthrough on the solidarity pact and a resolution of the east German wages situation , the next cut in rates may be at least a couple of months off . |
15 | For the simple reason that , if they were to be considered as arbitrators , there would be at least a danger that one party or the other might be able to require a case to be stated before a court of law , by which means it could be suggested that the award was not binding because of some error in it . |
16 | They know that it would be almost impossible for them , even though it would be for only a week , after which they could return to their comfortable lives . |
17 | But if we can sometimes lift our eyes from our own problems and focus on those of others , it will be at least a step in the right direction and Christmas is a good time to take it , ’ she said . |
18 | John Sluggett , who farms near Probus , mid-Cornwall , says he will be at least a week before starting on winter barley . |
19 | There will be times when a fish bait will be the best way of catching big bream , but it will never be the best way all the time , or even most of the time . |
20 | My mother hovers on the brink of life , not knowing whether her heroic struggle will be worth even a fraction of the effort she expends . |
21 | And now that I 'm home for good , at least my bookings abroad will be for just a week or so at a time , that 's all , well … we 're coming together . |
22 | Elsewhere , Duncan and I have made an attempt to overcome these problems by putting forward a conceptual view of local politics which stresses the social relations involved , which highlights the importance of the locality , and which is based on the notion that local state institutions can be at once an agent of , and an obstacle to , central demands ( Duncan and Goodwin , 1988 ) . |
23 | And I go in there and I have lov , I can be in there an hour ! |