Example sentences of "[pron] be [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The RIBA is still supporting the schooling of six black South African students , three of whom are new while the others are carrying on from last year . |
| 2 | Only a proportion of them are successful and the rest must struggle as best they can to obtain mates . |
| 3 | Some of them are American and a subset of them have this risible attitude that they can get away with just making loads of noise and , as long as the audience is in a similarly altered state of mind , no-one will be the wiser . |
| 4 | Half of them are Morton , half of them are English and the other half are Irish , so erm we have our own little family little battles as to who 's supporting who in football matches and stuff like that . |
| 5 | and I are convinced that the new structure will support us in this . |
| 6 | My geraniums ( pelargoniums if you must ) are making a brave show at last in spite of one or two early frosts , and I am delighted that a tiny sprig of gentian given me by a neighbour has four vivid blue flowers . |
| 7 | I am delighted that the Welsh steel industry is now modern and has a high level of investment . |
| 8 | That is why I am delighted that the Sizewell B project is being built on time and within cost . |
| 9 | I am delighted that the recently privatised Harland and Wolff now has the longest order book in its history , with £565 million worth of orders , that it is competing successfully with the Koreans and the Japanese , that the future of 2,500 of its people is assured and that it is the premier shipyard in the United Kingdom . |
| 10 | I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman congratulated Customs and Excise . |
| 11 | I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has given me the opportunity to report to the House the latest figures for inward investment . |
| 12 | I am delighted that the number of disconnections for debt has continued to fall . |
| 13 | Following the record increase in Government funding of the Arts Council for 1992-93 , I am delighted that the council has decided to increase its touring budget for England for next year by over 19 per cent . |
| 14 | I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman is looking forward to my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and myself going to the G7 summit in mid-July . |
| 15 | I am delighted that the Minister of State , Foreign and Commonwealth Office , my hon. Friend the Member for Watford ( Mr. Garel-Jones ) , who is one of the most influential Ministers in the discussions , is here today , and I say to him and to others that I want Ministers to be more positive . |
| 16 | I am delighted that the Government have responded to that and are providing English language training as part of our aid . |
| 17 | Many of us may wonder why it has taken so long to achieve the last two objectives , but I am delighted that the proposal is now to go ahead . |
| 18 | I am delighted that the value added tax position was eased in the last Budget . |
| 19 | I am delighted that the right hon. Gentleman has come up with some further suggestions . |
| 20 | I am delighted that the Association of British Insurers , an organisation committed to a reduction in car crime , has recently issued a video aimed at young males , particularly in the 12-to-16 age group . |
| 21 | However , I am delighted that the Government are giving my hon. Friend a money resolution — that is all very proper — but I beg the House not to be too concerned about what the figure is . |
| 22 | Margaret Myers said : ‘ I am delighted that the Women in Enterprise Programme has been so successful in Londonderry , and as training providers we would hope to continue to provide award winning training from NISBI in Londonderry and throughout the province . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I am delighted that the Governors of Victoria College felt able to appoint somebody on merit rather than on any other grounds , ’ she said . |
| 24 | I am delighted that the CNAA has developed into such a sturdy institution in such a relatively short time . |
| 25 | I am delighted that The Clydesdale Bank PLC has agreed to support six Scottish Council trade missions in the period 1991–93 and I am hopeful that several other arrangements can be finalised during the year ahead . |
| 26 | I am intrigued that the hon. Lady thinks that 11 regional parliaments would not be costly or bureaucratic . |
| 27 | Maybe I can never convince you that I am other than a spirit , for what I have to tell you is this : that I have come from two hundred years in the future to speak to you — to sit here by this window and talk as we talk now ! ’ |
| 28 | I mean , suppose I am right and the glass ball did come from Vic 's collection . |
| 29 | I am upset because the big man gets his money first . |
| 30 | To this suggestion he attributed the Labour Party 's success in the 1964 election and I am sure that no one could have persuaded him otherwise . |