Example sentences of "be [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bradford showed little of the enterprising approach that has been helping them shed a dour image this season , but it was not until the 64th minute that they began to slide out of the contest . |
| 2 | ‘ The Geophysical Observatory in Port Moresby have over the years provided us with very useful earthquake data and are helping us monitor the after shocks which are sill being felt in the Tari area . ’ |
| 3 | The key is that when protons are touching they feel a strong attractive force , more powerful than the electrical forces that are trying to force them apart . |
| 4 | These can be round , or five-sided , up to a centimetre or so across , and have a small hole in their centre ; the stems can look like corals to the casual observer , but where they are broken they show the typical echinoderm reflective surfaces . |
| 5 | As the diffs have been rebuilt I suspect the rear diff may be the cause of the noise . |
| 6 | So instead , they 're using them to create an exclusive new range of classic clothes . |
| 7 | When you 're revising you said the other night , you cover the answers up and try the question . |
| 8 | Erm I suggest that it is the fox because we 're told it has a sudden sharp hot stink the fox . |
| 9 | ‘ Then , bizarrely , we had a very good November and , although we 've not seen the figures yet , we 're expecting them to show a good December . ’ |
| 10 | We have been told they havge no new clues . |
| 11 | A TOP level meeting has been called in the wake of revelations that suicidal children have been told they face a 50-week delay for counselling . |
| 12 | A TOP-LEVEL meeting has been called in the wake of revelations that suicidal children have been told they face a 50-week delay for counselling . |
| 13 | I 've been told you have a steady boyfriend … |
| 14 | In an extreme example , imagine you have been told you have an incurable disease . |
| 15 | Now , however , the Sun in Aries , at odds with your ruling planet Uranus , as well as Saturn and Neptune in Capricorn , the most sensitive area of your solar chart , signifies that intrigue and intimidation are forcing you to make a complete break from the past . |
| 16 | On Weathertop we are told he had no such conscious and immoral thought . |
| 17 | The purpose of the previous chapters has been to help you have the right preparation . |
| 18 | From the time they are born they have the behavioural repertoire to ‘ shape ’ their parents ' behaviours ; and their powers are important for their survival . |
| 19 | I am expecting you to do the same . ’ |
| 20 | No , what she found so overwhelmingly infuriating was that when he had enquired tactfully , some might say , whether she was tired , he clearly had been expecting her to say a polite ‘ yes ’ so that he could then suggest that she had an early night . |
| 21 | That 's , my one , I do n't know how you 'd ever get over it , but that 's my one criticism of the thing is that sometimes when you walk in it 's the first thing that hits you and unless people are dancing it creates a cold atmosphere . |
| 22 | As soon as it is over and both males are exhausted they have a brief opportunity during which they can launch an attack and win the harem from both of them , and this has been seen to happen . |
| 23 | They are saying we have an absolute right to say what should happen . ’ |
| 24 | They operate within the confines of the planning policies administered by the Welsh local planning authorities , and , where their planning applications are refused they have the usual right of appeal to the Secretary of State for Wales . |
| 25 | Whether I pay or go free , whatever the cost , I will not let it be said I killed a decent man to keep him from accusing me . |
| 26 | In fact I 'm told we ran the three-day week so well that it did n't make enough impact on the country ; they did n't realize the crisis and thought they would n't support Ted Heath . |
| 27 | I crushed some of the flowers and rubbed them on my forehead as I 'm told it has an invigorating effect on cabbages and thought it might do the same for me . |
| 28 | Broadly speaking , their best strategies to cope with a Labour win would be to ensure they make the most of allowances created through the independent taxation of husbands and wives , and — where possible — to take income on a self-employed basis rather than as employees . |
| 29 | She said she would be letting you have a 5-page proposal plus sample activities by July , as agreed with you . |
| 30 | ‘ To be hoped they catch the mad swine , ’ said the Frenchman , who had preserved his usual directness , if not good humour . |