Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which version appears to be preferable and why ? |
| 2 | It was the threat of disturbing the order — an order hard worked for and not to be upset because surely worse would replace it . |
| 3 | The emptiness can be devastating and very stressful . |
| 4 | Land , productivity and conservation should not be inimical or mutually exclusive . |
| 5 | The beam of electrons can only pass through a vacuum so the specimen(s) must be dry and therefore not alive . |
| 6 | I have long , naturally curly hair which always seems to be dry and often goes frizzy . |
| 7 | Discussing the implementation of partnership in validation , the Sociological Studies Board , for example , heard concern about the ‘ apparent lack of sympathy which may exist in institutions ’ internal monitoring and validation procedures to academic developments in sociology , in that the views expressed may be harsher and more inhibiting than those expressed by the Board' . |
| 8 | And remembering it now , with the child of that night growing towards a life of its own in my body , I was appalled again by the memory of a frustration worse than any self-denial , which ended at dawn with us lying apart from each other , both pretending to be asleep but both staring with dry wide-awake eyes into a bottomless pit of dismay . |
| 9 | It involves beliefs such as ‘ There is n't enough to go round ’ , ‘ I never have enough money ’ , ‘ Money does n't grow on trees ’ , ‘ You have to work hard for what you want ’ , ‘ If I have more , others have less ’ , ‘ Better save for a rainy day ’ and ‘ It 's immoral to be rich when so many people are starving and homeless . ’ |
| 10 | Though she could never let him know it , he already possessed her heart ; if she were to give herself to him body and soul , at least the memories would be rich and ultimately fulfilling . |
| 11 | Would they be tidier and more accessible hung on pegboards ? |
| 12 | ( As explained in the last chapter , examples used to illustrate intonation transcription are usually given in spelling form , and you will notice that no punctuation is used ; the reason for this is that intonation and stress are the vocal equivalents of written punctuation , so that when these are transcribed it would be unnecessary or even confusing to include punctuation as well . ) |
| 13 | This system will be used in deciding on future allocations of the pool and the DES has already indicated that it would expect NAB to give advice about appropriate courses and rationalization , particularly concerning those which are expensive , those which are so specialist in nature that control of student numbers is required , and those where both university and public sector provision might be unnecessary or where rationalization is desirable for other reasons . |
| 14 | Shareholders and reason for sale ( may be unnecessary if fully covered above ) |
| 15 | and if you can have a word with them I 'd be grateful that just lays the foundation for me to talk to them and er and to go and see them . |
| 16 | But we saw enough to be grateful that so much is being done to protect and conserve this rich heritage and , driving on lead-free petrol , we felt comfortable knowing that we were doing our bit . |
| 17 | But we saw enough to be grateful that so much is being done to protect and conserve this rich heritage and , driving on lead free petrol , we felt comfortable knowing that we were doing our bit . |
| 18 | Simon had little reason to be grateful or even appreciative of Jesus because he did not have a sense of wrong . |
| 19 | She brought me up and I should be grateful and not mind about all this . |
| 20 | Not only will the fish be happier , more colourful and likely to breed , but it will be healthier and less disease-prone if kept in its natural state . |
| 21 | I think that would be ample cos usually there 's only two of them |
| 22 | But — perhaps more than ever before — personal stresses within marriage and stress upon marriage mean that life will not always be blissful or even comfortable . |
| 23 | Women in the trade unions are advising that unless 15 years of trade-union equality policies are negotiated into practice , any market-led advantages are likely to be short-term and easily reversible . |
| 24 | In the jargon of social science , they may be intervening and not independent variables . |
| 25 | ‘ At times he can be shy and perhaps … ’ |
| 26 | Racism , then , may be subtle or overtly violent . |
| 27 | Both Tinniswood and Nobbs understand that comedy can be subtle as well as slapstick ; and Nobbs is still very concerned with his chosen trade . |
| 28 | They must , of course , take calculated risks from time to time to achieve objectives which they perceive to be right but not universally popular . |
| 29 | And the sponges had been known to move and not be right and even today they 've when they 've had this er what is it , this er operation for it they 've conceived after have n't they ? |
| 30 | So far as the main thrust of the honourable gentleman 's question is concerned er he will know that we believe it to be right and indeed in the interests of all the people in Northern Ireland that the British and Irish government should work closely together . |