Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [adv] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As chapter 3 shows , however , such developments have been possible in only some industries and to varying degrees . |
| 2 | I suppose we 're typical of so many families that split up over the changes . |
| 3 | Equally regrettably , they suggest that she who ( presumably ) approved them is not so much a Pharisee as a Philistine : one , moreover , who has been impressed by too many drives down The Bishop 's Avenue , where Hampstead 's temples to new money are built , en route to the Finchley constituency . |
| 4 | It all went a long way towards explaining why umpires the world over have been reluctant for so many years to restrain cricket 's bouncer-happy fast bowlers . |
| 5 | We 're now sitting down to pick a squad for New Zealand where things will be different in so many respects . ’ |
| 6 | One difficulty is that whereas in London , London English is felt to be appropriate in nearly all situations , Creole is appropriate only in some of these . |
| 7 | Note that speaker 1 ( aged twelve — preadolescent ) was incorrectly judged to be white by nearly all respondents , but that the black group were slightly better than the white at identifying speaker 5 ( aged sixteen — adolescent ) . |
| 8 | The name is taken from the Greek reuo , to set free , because it was thought to be effective in so many ailments . |
| 9 | In early sixteenth-century London it was customary for the most pious lay people to rush from church to church in order to be present at as many elevations of the host as possible in a single day . |
| 10 | Equally , total exclusion of liability for failure to perform a contract at all because of circumstances beyond the control of the party in default ( ie reasons of force majeure or an act of the other party ) will conversely be reasonable in nearly all circumstances . |
| 11 | ‘ I would n't be involved with so many stations if I thought it might , ’ Luke told her drily . |
| 12 | The scrip alternative should be beneficial to nearly all shareholders . |
| 13 | So you need to be aware of too many carbohydrates . |
| 14 | It seems to be valid for virtually all animals with backbones , with a few exceptions : kangaroos , lions and birds that waddle ( but more of them later ) . |
| 15 | The specific exclusions of liability referred to above should in theory be sufficient for nearly all purposes , since it is unrealistic of the seller to suppose ( and indeed contrary to s 3 of the UCTA ) that he can exclude all liability for his failure to perform in all circumstances . |
| 16 | This should be attractive to virtually all shareholders . |
| 17 | It is for that reason that , if and when the decision is made to move forward , it would be desirable for as many members of the Community as possible to move collectively . |
| 18 | Velázquez 's name , for example , would have been familiar to very few Mexicans in the seventeenth century , but as the only artist authorised to execute likenesses of the King his official portraits of Philip IV and the innumerable engravings after them would have been well known . |
| 19 | ( c ) Trading stamps The Trading Stamps Act 1964 ( as amended ) ( see SOGIT 1973 and Sched 4 of CCA 1974 ) , is of much less importance now that trading stamps are available in so few shops . |
| 20 | They retail at £1.19 per lb and are available in almost all stores . |
| 21 | People are capable of so many things |
| 22 | If you actually read what Mitterrand and Kohl said , their words are open to so many interpretations that it is tempting , though wrong , to think that the whole business is all talk and no substance . |
| 23 | It 's the same with those nicknames which are common in so many Homes . |
| 24 | Formulate schemes are common in very many kinds of music ( most nineteenth century European ‘ art ’ music is a striking exception ) . |
| 25 | 1980 ) were involved in very few interactions with their teachers . |
| 26 | He said that everyone knew that clubs were involved in too many matches but no-one did much about rectifying the situation . |
| 27 | They are also of ecumenical significance , being common to almost all denominations . |
| 28 | This is due to so many processors running applications at the same time and the numerical methods used for rounding off figures . |
| 29 | Within a large warren complex it is possible for as many warreners to work independently as there is surface space for them to use . |
| 30 | Walking is really two separate transport modes , as travel on foot to access other modes such as car or bus is different in almost all respects from walking the whole way . |