Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course the essential point is not whether the accounts are subjective or objective ; it is the extent to which they are useful . |
| 2 | Like Peking and Sian , the main streets here are spacious and tree-lined , but we rarely explore the back streets , which you see branching off everywhere , alley-ways where the people live in hovels which would make the slums of European cities appear spacious mansions — but even these alleyways look clean and well-cared for , in spite of their higgledy-piggledy mud- or wood- or brick-walled dwellings . |
| 3 | The rooms are spacious and light with large windows . |
| 4 | The rooms are spacious and light with refreshing colour schemes . |
| 5 | The public rooms are spacious and light include lounge area , cocktail bar complete with piano , Café Barbizon where you can obtain tempting snacks and afternoon tea and cakes whilst their restaurant offers a high standard of service and cuisine specialising in both local and international dishes . |
| 6 | The price on his head is high — higher than ever , currently at a cool three million dollars — and the hit squads are alert and patient . |
| 7 | A spokesman for Army HQ , Scotland said : ‘ We are sorry that funding has been withdrawn , as it was a facility which was successful for soldiers . ’ |
| 8 | We are sorry that Mr Blake is ill , and sorry , too , that he has been misled into thinking that experiments on mice can tell anyone anything about a human being . |
| 9 | The Faculty of Homoeopathy produces a list of all homoeopathic doctors practising in this country and abroad with indications as to whether they are private or NHS practitioners . |
| 10 | But not all professionals subscribe to the view that disabled people are unsuitable as health professionals . |
| 11 | Then , secondly , the truths of the Bible are ever-relevant because God himself does not change , either in his nature or in his dealings with men . |
| 12 | People are responsible in their own homes for maintaining safety in relation to these medications whether they are self-prescribed or doctor-prescribed . |
| 13 | ‘ The economic circumstances are right and recovery is on the way . |
| 14 | There often comes a point in the growth of an enterprise when it is clear that some of the activities are profitable and others are a burden . |
| 15 | He 'd been asleep when Carla returned . |
| 16 | Whether the Government are Labour or Conservative , the inspector ought to have the right to comment , on , for instance , funding and on what is currently going on in the Prime Minister 's county of Cambridgeshire , where there have been some very severe reductions . |
| 17 | 5.3 PSD methods are student-centred and activity based and in relation to programme design , centres should arrange groups which are small enough to allow for practical activity . |
| 18 | They 'd snapped at one another before — more often than not , Melissa recalled , over the involvement of one with a man considered unsuitable by the other — but any irritation had always been short-lived and apologies barely necessary . |
| 19 | This permits the introduction of a variety of characters , on the road and in London , and although the central figure is pathetic , most of those surrounding her are grotesque or comic , the most appealing of the latter being the lively scapegrace , Dick Swiveller . |
| 20 | None of the favourite animals has any outstanding economic value ( unless one counts tourism ) and , apart from otters , domestic cats and hedgehogs , none is especially ‘ cute ’ as an adult , although most are endearing as youngsters . |
| 21 | In that moment Ludens felt sure that they were both remembering the scene beside the lake when Alison had been upset because Jack forced Ludens to behold him naked in her presence . |
| 22 | If they have been upset or ill-treated , however , they can become very unpleasant and will creep into a bedroom at night , place a clammy hand on the unsuspecting victim 's face , then snatch all the blankets away . |
| 23 | It was a no-win situation for the unfortunate air crews taking part , and it would have been understandable if morale had completely cracked at that time . |
| 24 | Most of the people between Dese and the capital are Maharan and Oromo . |
| 25 | Remains are scanty and conjecture has to take the place of evidence . |
| 26 | Two typical para-relations are para-hyponymy and para-incompatibility . |
| 27 | Their oxygen requirements are normal and blood systems are similar to those of other fish , except that the heart is larger and gill blood vessels are comparatively wide , allowing a faster circulation of blood . |
| 28 | I ‘ ave found my spiritual ‘ ome etc etc ’ no official reason has been given for Eric 's sudden departure although rumours are rife that Eric was discovered sodomising Sir Matt Busby 's pet labrador ‘ flossy ’ in the showers at Old Trafford . |
| 29 | I just blurted out , " I think I am pregnant and Keith does n't want me anymore . " |
| 30 | Animals that do this include fish such as the cod , which of course are highly mobile even as adults ; crustacea such as crabs and lobsters ; echinoderms such as sea urchins ; gastropod molluscs such as winkles , which are mobile as adults but are not able to travel huge distances ; and also — crucially — most of the animals which are sessile as adults — that is , remain immobile in one place . |