Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cassie wondered hazily whether in Johnny 's book it would be considered all right to force himself on the other sort of girl , whoever she may be ! |
| 2 | At the time of the Agadir crisis , he had declared bombastically that it was ‘ high time this insolent clique in Paris should be made once more to feel what a Pomeranian Grenadier can do ’ He edited a book for children , entitled ‘ Germany in Arms ’ , glorifying war , and was fond of speaking to German youth about the forthcoming ‘ happy — cheerful war ’ whatever that meant . |
| 3 | The informal interview can not generally be used to test hypotheses very accurately , but it can be used most fruitfully to clarify them and to elaborate them . |
| 4 | Cannabis , when smoked , has to be inhaled very deeply to get its mood-altering effects . |
| 5 | ‘ I never miss Midnight Mass at St Martin's-in-the-Field , ’ Oscar told him , ‘ so I 'd appreciate it greatly ii the meeting could be concluded quickly enough to allow me time to get there and find a pew with a good view . ’ |