Example sentences of "be [adj] [noun] and [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Rome there had been some disagreement and even contention for more than a century on the possibility of restoration for believers who committed adultery , murder , or apostasy ( participation in idolatrous rites ) . |
| 2 | There were some granulomatous area on the lower edges of the lungs , possibly caused by migrating worms , but these seemed to be old lesions and not evidence of a newly acquired disease . |
| 3 | It can be absolute validation and extremely joy , a rope with which to hang or totally non ! |
| 4 | The new chief executive of the Munich conglomerate , Heinrich von Pierer , told the Wall Street Journal that he is interested in one or more ‘ strategic partners ’ for Siemens Nixdorf , saying that what he is looking for is joint development and possibly manufacturing of a broad range of hardware with one or more competitors . |
| 5 | Invariably , this is ordinary paint and not protection against rotting . |