Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [prep] [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , sea-trout never give themselves up easily ; you have to know your loch and be prepared to hunt for where the fish lie ; so be prepared for a lot of rowing , and a lot of finger-crossing on Oscaig . |
| 2 | Where trade-offs are inevitable , the cost accountant needs to be present to advise on whether the given attributes can be supplied at the target price . |
| 3 | It is convenient to write as if the appropriate unit of analysis is the individual as opposed to , say , families or households . |
| 4 | The ‘ year and a day ’ rule is a legacy of times when medical science was so rudimentary that , if there was a substantial lapse of time between injury and death , it was unsafe to pronounce on whether the defendant 's conduct or some other event caused the death . |
| 5 | It was difficult to deal with as the boat had no crew.There was danger because gas cylinders had exploded . |