Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [vb base] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The copula occurs as frequently as twelve times ( out of sixty-five main verbs ) , and other categories of verb which are prominent include those denoting attitudes ( hesitated , liked , treating , etc ) , cognitions ( known , supposed , reflected , etc ) , speech acts ( speak , repeated , address , invited , etc ) , and perceptions ( hear , looked , appear , etc ) . |
| 2 | , they 're all bugger all Albert ! |
| 3 | If I was born on the eleventh of the eleventh of the eleventh right , no if I was born on the eleventh about nineteen hundred , then on the eleventh of the eleventh of the eleventh of the eleventh , announce , that 's when I was born zero , six , six , eleventh , eleventh , sixty-six , I was eleven on the eleventh of the eleventh of seventy-seven , I was , I was twenty-two on the eleventh of the eleventh , eighty-eight , I was thirty-three on the eleventh of the eleventh noticed how they 're all double all the way through |
| 4 | If you are tense try some of the natural relaxant products that are available from health food stores , rather than taking drugs . |
| 5 | The quality of these troops varies considerably , and although they are all brave some are better equipped than others . |
| 6 | ‘ Serious Crimes Squad : you chaps are like Canute these days , trying to hold back the tide . ’ |
| 7 | The Treasurer will I am sure have more to say on this subject . |
| 8 | Right planners , now according to me this is for Thursday , next Thursday week t week one Thursday so homework for Thursday finish writing a list er whoever 's giggling will you calm down of things you believe are important do this in rough and I think we 'd better underline the next bit , bring it to the lesson now , quite seriously if you have only managed to get five or six items at the moment on your list that you think are important , that 's not enough , you really do need to be going for a minimum of ten , and if you ca n't then the next piece of work that we 're going to do in the lesson next week is going to be quite difficult . |
| 9 | He used to be able do all those , you know , er Stanley Holloway ? |
| 10 | Do n't know , Labour 'd be more give more to the public sector do n't they than the Conservatives ? |
| 11 | Could It Be Magic Take That |
| 12 | Could It Be Magic Take That |
| 13 | Could It Be Magic Take That |
| 14 | It 'll be lovely do that . |
| 15 | You 've been fucking put this thing on and ! |
| 16 | In potencies higher than the 12C the chances of even a single molecule of the original starting material still being present become more and more remote . |
| 17 | Jane Saren would seem to be the obvious person , but perhaps you would let me know whether you would like me to approach Jane to see if she is willing take this on , or if you would like it handled in some other way ? |
| 18 | you know , I just put it on the table and left it there and as I say it 's certainly better to because when you 're looking like then it 's easier do that . |
| 19 | There 's some stand any old how , you 'd be really ashamed of them . |
| 20 | . Yeah oh he 's all shy this morning . |
| 21 | He 's all shy this morning . |
| 22 | The DTI , SIB , Stock Exchange , Takeover Panel , and SRO 's all have some input . |
| 23 | It 's all abstract this and that . |
| 24 | It will consist of some 90 paintings , 60 drawings , prints and posters collected from all over Europe and the USA — hence this is one show this autumn not to be missed . |
| 25 | it 's , it 's fair do all together anyway I ca n't see me ever painting a car again |
| 26 | So he took me to a butcher shoppe with a bacon slicer in it and you know it turned out that he was right aftr all . |
| 27 | I did n't realize it was half term this week . |