Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Good ’ work has to be seen as More than crime-fighting : ‘ Like , this is the sort of job that you come off at the end of the night and say to yourself ‘ What did I do ? ’ |
| 2 | Auction houses have an obligation to the vendor and are unlikely to allow anything to be sold for less than cost . |
| 3 | ( b ) This value should be raised to 2000 if CDD/Plus is used . |
| 4 | Some manufacturers guarantee CDs for only 30 years but Mr Bert Gall , general manager of optical systems at Philips , said the life of the average disc should be more than 1,000 years , though it could be reduced to 50 if manufacturing was poor and the discs were mistreated . |
| 5 | Opponents of the mining claim more cash could be generated from eco-tourism than titanium extraction . |