Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [adv] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are 1500 or so bronze casts of Degas ' sculpture , not one cast in his lifetime |
| 2 | ‘ I am sure that both Prince Charles and Princess Diana will feel a tremendous sense of sadness and of failure too , as they have done for some time . |
| 3 | For Craigendarroch 's lodges are more than just holiday homes . |
| 4 | Peter Reid 's City team — who will be unchanged if neither Niall Quinn nor Keith Curle show reactions to the hamstring problems they defied to play against Leeds — need little motivating , though . |
| 5 | If the auditors ' role is to be expanded , however , the APB recognises that there has to be more than just shareholder involvement . |
| 6 | It was n't a question of social security payments being too high , it was a question of wages being lower than even government estimates of subsistence ! |
| 7 | It is interesting that both Mrs Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett only entered public life as feminists after their husbands ' deaths . |
| 8 | It is interesting that both Paul Sandby and Green came to painting through mapmaking . |
| 9 | The depravity of apartheid is such that even movie executives should feel comfortable that their projects will not be side-lined as too ‘ political ’ , or ‘ radical ’ . |
| 10 | The reference to Newcomen engines disappearing underground is puzzling and perhaps Professor Hoskins misunderstood their function . |
| 11 | The books is more than merely route descriptions though , as Harding recounts the times over the years he 's walked the various paths , adding anecdotes , descriptions of the people and insights into the history of the area . |
| 12 | The Environmental Protection Act requires the installation of new pollution abatement equipment , and despite assurances by David Trippier , Minister of State for the Environment , the federation is concerned that neither HM Pollution Inspectorate nor local authorities have adequate staff or expertise to advise individual companies on how the legislation will affect them . |
| 13 | Given these difficulties in dealing with established monopolies it is surprising that only US antitrust identifies ‘ attempts to monopolize ’ a market as a breach of the rules ( under the Sherman Act ) . |
| 14 | It is noteworthy that only London Authorities appear as most deprived by these criteria . |
| 15 | Our cover was terrific and neither Scotland Yard bodyguard had a chance of spotting us . |
| 16 | This was unexpected as previously ozone losses had tended to follow a two-year cycle , with shallower holes evident in even-numbered years . |