Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He attributes this to the ‘ I know a little man ’ syndrome , but one gets the feeling that he is a little weary of being other people 's secret . |
| 2 | Another analogy is with the evolutionary biologist 's notion of a ‘ ring-species ’ : a population A , of some species , interbreeds with a neighbouring population B , B with C , C with D , and so on , round the world , until population X is reached , whose territory adjoins that of the original A. But A and X do not interbreed : they give every appearance of being distinct species . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's obvious nobody 's going anywhere tonight , so we may as well play out the charade of being rational people . |
| 4 | Now one thing the Elliott household is not short of is oily fish . |
| 5 | MALT for distilling whisky will be about 20 per cent of 's total sales in 1993 . |
| 6 | It is jealousy that pushes people into being black sheep , into er doing something which is not acceptable . |
| 7 | Engineers and ceremonial officers are usually thought to be solemn people . |
| 8 | But erm I th they are worried certainly , one or two of them are worried , but er some of this equipment is left on , and left on unnecessarily and we ought to be encouraging people to switch off what is n't |
| 9 | ‘ or was likely to be caused to persons in or on that vehicle ( or trailer ) or on a road ’ 'Likely to be caused' means potentially dangerous such as sharp edges jutting out from the body of a motor vehicle ; a loose driver 's seat which could cause loss of control of the car ; projecting wheel wing nuts or mudguards that could strike a pedestrian ; and a loose rear bumper that might fall off and cause an accident etc . |
| 10 | Wealth , beauty , and wit , are all shown to be insufficient means of securing affection and happiness . |
| 11 | Her worst fright on one of these ventures was seeing what appeared to be fluorescent fish on a single stick . |
| 12 | It was easy , when we were predominantly discussing philosophy , to link farm animal welfare and protection of the environment , in so far as they are both concerned with what qualifies us to consider ourselves to be good people . |
| 13 | Or ( assuming breach of contract to be unlawful means ) that A is liable in tort if , in order to bring down B , he breaches his contract with him ? |
| 14 | was that you could , you could give them then if we know it 's going to be certain people , we can give them names . |
| 15 | I have my idols , too , but they tend to be real people , not film stars or anything . |
| 16 | Thames 's equally well-meaning programme , Adoption — All for the Sake of the Children ( ITV ) , fell down because it was not about real people , only about actors pretending to be real people . |
| 17 | Perhaps they did n't know that several of the wickedest men had escaped from Germany and were even now pretending to be other people . |
| 18 | But on the whole , I feel I 've spent too many years trying to be other people . |
| 19 | There are bound to be other people who will object to letting you have your own way all the time . |
| 20 | And it does n't say it has to be other people here probably not , every bit of it |
| 21 | And if there happen to be other people listening , all well and good . |
| 22 | It was in their interests to make work for the dental profession and sell vitamin C , not to let it get about that simply by keeping their hands where they ought to be young people could have healthy teeth and gums for life . |
| 23 | And does it have to be young people resident in South Ronaldsay , or is it more of an open contest now ? |
| 24 | For many years , scientists thought the watery and land-dwelling forms to be separate species . |
| 25 | We 're supposed to be inspiring people with our vision of how things could be different . |
| 26 | seem to be patronizing people when really you just want to give information . |
| 27 | Many Laotians hold dolphins in high regard , believing them to be reincarnated people . |
| 28 | Your notes are not to be imperishable works of art , but merely businesslike tools to help you in your studies and in reaching the standard required by examiners . |
| 29 | Mhm but they 're to be qualified people involved . |
| 30 | To be supporting people at a time of impending loss does not of itself mean that we have to be doing ‘ counselling ’ . |