Example sentences of "[noun] be [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because a commitment to representative government and loyalty to democratic institutions are themselves fundamental constituents of our collective political morality . |
| 2 | This is not a marsupial , but a member of the group of egg-laying mammals , the monotremes , so remote from us that marsupials are our close cousins by comparison . |
| 3 | ‘ And my reasons are my own affair . ’ |
| 4 | The waste and boredom typified by my early schooldays are what liberal educationalists have aimed to eradicate . |
| 5 | The resulting final accounts are nothing more than summarized cash books . |
| 6 | This may well be defensible , but the nature of the arguments required to sustain such a defence are themselves controversial . |
| 7 | But although new roofs have been built , many windows remain smashed and most bathrooms are nothing more than rubble . |
| 8 | Questions of privilege are themselves justiciable and have , on occasion , been referred by the Crown at the instance of the House in question to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ; what approach would be proper in such a circumstance ? |
| 9 | Now fear and horror are my only companions . |
| 10 | You had to lie on a board , his doctor said , oh it 's lumbago which , all the signs are the same , where that pain goes all down your leg effecting the or mia , sciatica and have to lie on a board , and we were in the prefab then and you actually er not , like some people put the board are you interested ? |
| 11 | But the new mergers are its first in a state that is not contiguous to one in which Banc One already operates . |
| 12 | The question commonly asked at interviews , ‘ What specialty are you interested in ? ’ becomes largely irrelevant . |
| 13 | These policies are its own . |
| 14 | The organisers of the pools believe that huge jackpots are their best weapon in fighting the threat posed by a national lottery . |
| 15 | ‘ February and March are our two busiest months there , so it was very important we got this one out of the way . ’ |
| 16 | Land birds are constantly visiting the ship and the pretty Stormy Petrels are our constant companions while the ocean itself contains an abundance to amuse and gratify one . |
| 17 | Hereford are their own worst enemy at the moment … 2-0 to Gillingham |
| 18 | Hereford are our only side playing this weekend … team news … player manager Greg Downs is fit again and is likely to be back in defence … centre half Kevan Smith who had a spell with the club last season has been signed up again and is in the squad … |
| 19 | ‘ I read the Independent , I 'm gainfully employed and all my teeth are my own , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Ethernet switches are nothing new : both Kalpana Inc and 3Com Corp have implementations . |
| 21 | Well , I do n't know if tubular bells are what most music shops carry standard . |
| 22 | Listen , listen , listen , listen Victoria are you ready , what does it mean to sink ? |
| 23 | Many outer estates are nothing less than the architect-designed , system-built slums of our post-war era . |
| 24 | Distinctive features of the course are its professional emphasis , the considerable element of computing laboratory work and the year spent in industry . |
| 25 | Extract 2 oh listen I wanted to tell you one of the girls in my supply class we 'll hoover when we come back wo n't we she said to me she looked at my shoes and she said you 've got flashy shoes or something I said I got them in Spain she said Miss are you Spanish I thought it was really funny |
| 26 | But the fact that dominant classes can throw off liberal democracy when they do not wish to abide by the rules does not prove that those rules are themselves capitalist instruments . |
| 27 | The current television contracts are their largest single source of revenue , guaranteeing each of them , big or small , $14.4m a year . |
| 28 | The opinions are their own and not The Daily Telegraph , though Questor Selection is our view . |
| 29 | Your opinions are your own . |
| 30 | However , I should emphasise that the conclusions and opinions are my own and not necessarily those of the management of either institution . |