Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There will obviously be some slimming down in certain areas , which is regrettable but necessary . ’ |
| 2 | And at training Paul Gascoigne upstaged that prank after being warned there could be some standing around in chilly weather . |
| 3 | As we have seen , some prior harmonization of standards of authorization and supervision will be necessary but , those limited conditions having been met , banks will then be free to set up in other states . |
| 4 | For the same reasons , it would be easy to end up with different versions at different locations , especially if the users themselves have the capability to modify the expert system . |
| 5 | ‘ It can be dangerous to drink out of strange bottles , ’ she said . |
| 6 | People who did not know how to be useful dropped out of Good Neighbour schemes . |
| 7 | The indentured labourers hoped to be able to set up as independent farmers once they had worked off the costs of their passages , but the islands soon became so crowded that they were unlikely to be able to do this . |
| 8 | An important feature was the establishment of specific aircraft performance requirements , that is to say the ability of an aircraft to be able to take off in given circumstances within a specified distance and also to come to a stop after landing in not more than a specified length of runway . |
| 9 | ‘ It must be hell having a woman like Gwen and not to be able to strut around in public possession . |
| 10 | Employees will no longer be able to opt out of cashless pay systems . |
| 11 | Novices who learn quickly will find this a most satisfying resort ; by the second week they 'll be able to move on to intermediate classes . |
| 12 | Business travellers could use the morning and early evening flights to the City Airport in London 's Docklands , while holidaymakers would be able to link up with international flights , particularly to North America , from Gatwick on a midday flight from Liverpool . |
| 13 | If non-farming activities reach the VAT registration threshold , farmers will be required to register for all their activities , farming and non-farming , and will not be able to carry on as flat rate farmers . |
| 14 | He would never be able to settle down to married life like a suburban husband . |
| 15 | Charles would never be able to settle down to married life like a suburban husband . |
| 16 | With these five factors examined and the results of preliminary thinking kept in mind , the teacher or the planning team will be able to settle down to detailed planning of the specific learning sequence in question , whether it is a short piece of structured work with a work-sheet , tape-slide sequence or programmed unit , or whether it occupies several weeks of varied work . |
| 17 | Very nice to be able to step out of used underwear and know it would be laundered and returned to its drawer pressed and scented , even better never to have to worry about clearing a table or washing up , but nevertheless there was something vaguely disconcerting about maids who went silently , sneakily about their duties under her very nose . |
| 18 | Indeed far from being fearful of continued public objection , local authorities should be more concerned about their ability to be able to keep up with public demand for calming various residential areas once the ideas take off . |
| 19 | If its cost effectiveness was equal to that of the average police authority , it would be able to recruit up to full establishment . |
| 20 | That , in his view , is long enough to be able to come up with new ideas and see them implemented . |
| 21 | One of the easiest ways to regain your freedom is to use a sling — you 'll be able to get about on public transport and visit shops and restaurants without the cumbersome trappings of a buggy or pram . |
| 22 | ‘ Now we 'll be able to get back to normal and replace the plaque , although we 'll have to make sure it 's bolted down so no one does this sort of thing in the future . |
| 23 | Recent research ( by Don Walz in the U.S.A. ) shows that the black pigmentation uses so much protein that there may be insufficient left over for normal growth and health . |
| 24 | In the 40 minutes that we shall have to debate each clause it will be difficult to point out to Tory Members the Bill 's inadequacies . |
| 25 | Bangor , beaten for the first time last week , will be keen to bounce back to winning ways by seeing off Ruthin , who welcome back bowler Owen Hughes following a finger injury . |
| 26 | Atherton and DeFreitas , too , make their first Test appearances of the tour and the Lancashire pair will be keen to make up for lost time . |
| 27 | Facilities for yachts are limited and in the country 's current economic turmoil visiting yachtsmen would be wise to stock up with adequate fuel and provisions to last the duration of their visit . |