Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] be [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As you can doubtless see , I 'm in the middle of decorating , or rather I was when you barged in and interrupted me . |
| 2 | I would agree with you that if the if we have gone along and said to people , well er yo , we 've got alternative accommodation for you and they have n't wanted to go then , well I 'm sure that we hope not to give them that er er , alternative accommodation er , and it 's not in our interest at all to er , keep er , places empty , and further more we have n't really got er enough er , alternative places to put er , these er tenants in so I 'm that it 's as the result of the sort of dwellings that er we 've er we now find ourselves with as a result of the er initial buildings in the first place . |
| 3 | in which he says that erm the more convinced that she is that it 's going to be fatal in its operation , the more determined apparently she is that Adam shall share . |
| 4 | So she was as oppressed by Sunday as he was . |
| 5 | So you were except for roofing foreman |
| 6 | So we were and are everlastingly rich . |
| 7 | And I can always remember it was in the middle of winter and put on the , the four that bit circular bit put it into the four wheel drive and it came up there wonderful and the , yet er going in we were and the other car was swaying all over the place . |
| 8 | Obviously they 're as hung up as the rest of us . |
| 9 | When the groups came together it was because in the fiction the Argonauts were landing and desperately needed food and shelter — which the younger children enormously enjoyed providing . |
| 10 | The dream lingered through the endless moments while I trudged up the clinging sand , seeing our little cottage grow larger and more ominous , till suddenly it was if the film director grew tired and cut to me opening the cupboard door and peeping out . |
| 11 | Suddenly it was as though they were n't enemies at all , but locked in a passionate , warm embrace . |
| 12 | They somehow managed to persuade the owners , apparently it was and it was and nobody else had ever been allowed in this place not even erm historians who write about famous buildings , even they had been refused access ! |
| 13 | Perhaps it 's 'cos you 're in black black — does n't suit some people . ’ |
| 14 | Perhaps it 's that he 's made me look at myself and see that what I believe is old and stuffy . |
| 15 | Perhaps it 's that encompasses that , that is your objective , the second one the trainee will understand how to complete , what does your audience think ? |
| 16 | Perhaps it 's cos they do n't know the basics . |
| 17 | Perhaps it 's like she ca n't die for real , until someone 's sorted it all out . |
| 18 | Perhaps it 's because you get to see more of the timber . |
| 19 | Perhaps it 's because we humans tend to associate protein with fitness and athleticism . |
| 20 | Perhaps it 's because the sport seems ironically so urban that I find it less than thrilling . |
| 21 | Funnily enough , it 's an album that hardly anyone seems to have heard of , apart from the real Fleetwood Mac enthusiasts — perhaps it 's because it does n't have any of the famous tracks on it . |
| 22 | Perhaps it 's because he 's just been asked yet again about that record . |
| 23 | Perhaps it 's because Switzerland is the most boring country in the world , and once you 've learned to play the Alpine horn there 's precious little else to do in terms of entertainment . |
| 24 | Or perhaps it 's because they eat all that gorgeous chocolate which , as we know , is an aphrodisiac . |
| 25 | They have a particular appeal , I 'm not sure why — perhaps it 's because I can remember making one at school . |
| 26 | Perhaps it 's because so many people are opting not to bother . |
| 27 | Well , I thought perhaps it 's because it |
| 28 | Apart from confirmation that in dictatorships , scientific corruption flourishes together with the more venal kinds , perhaps it is that we should not accept the recent predictions of Argentina 's early possession of an independent nuclear arsenal without some reservation . |
| 29 | Or perhaps it is that if we try to take on the identity and authority of the Weaving Mother the consequences will be severe ; our own personal weavings are only part of a much greater pattern , which we can not control or take credit for . |
| 30 | Perhaps it is as you travel to work , or as you take the dog out for a walk , or as you walk on the Downs , or when you have that quiet morning cup of coffee . |