Example sentences of "[pron] be [art] [adj] things " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pages were put together by gathering the material up and roughing it into a layout based round the principal hooks — the headlines and pictures which were the only things that really mattered . |
| 2 | For there are no spare things . |
| 3 | An excess of demons , like the proverbial ‘ reds under the bed ’ , can too easily lead to the belief that there are no such things . |
| 4 | And , since sensible humans know that there are no such things as people four inches high , a nome who does n't want to be seen probably wo n't be seen . |
| 5 | The law says there are no such things as lesbians . |
| 6 | There are no such things . ’ |
| 7 | That there are no such things as natural rights … no such things as natural rights opposed to , in contradistinction to , legal : that the expression is merely figurative … |
| 8 | Note that there are no such things as Black Orc Shamans . |
| 9 | But if there are no such things as ethical states of affairs , then there can be no question of evidence for them . |
| 10 | It appears to me as though Captain Diobble has been laid out for the race and although there are no such things as a certainty in a National , I feel he may be the right one . |
| 11 | You could , of course , reply , " Nonsense , there are no such things as magic spades " ( and I 've been tempted often enough ) ; but that would n't be very supportive , and there 's a good chance that the child who offers the spade is doing so in good faith . |
| 12 | However , I have now been through the notebook you left with me and there are a few things I wish . |
| 13 | While there are a few things in digital technology which have no possible representation in analogue form — infinite impulse response filters are a good example — most digital blocks derive their shape from the original analogue function . |
| 14 | There are a few things to be wary of in using the fifty millesimals . |
| 15 | When we find this extremely difficult , there are a few things we can do to make it easier . |
| 16 | ‘ Listen to me , pal , because there are a few things you could learn . |
| 17 | → There are a few things to consider when setting up a PRS guitar . |
| 18 | → There are a few things that you can try before you bin your guitar , John . |
| 19 | But before you install one , especially of the coal or gas-burning variety , which needs the correct flue conditions so that harmful fumes are expelled , there are a few things you must check . |
| 20 | There are a few things you can do to make sure that when Animosity strikes the effect is minimal . |
| 21 | ‘ I think there are a few things we ought to get straight , ’ he said coolly . |
| 22 | Right Chairman , yes , the report 's for information , there are a few things to update , occupancy remains healthy , erm , the working total has fallen slightly over the Christmas recess , but erm , really by ten there . |
| 23 | Okay Suzanne before you go for your first sail there are a few things you need to learn about basic boat controls . |
| 24 | There are a few things that have cropped up which I have to see to now . |
| 25 | ‘ It sounds nice and I appreciate it , but if it 's all the same to you , there are a few things I need to catch up on . |
| 26 | ‘ Right , young lady , there are a few things you need to know about how I run this unit , and the first is that my nurses do n't loll around in the corridors indulging in idle chatter with strange men ! ’ |
| 27 | Oh she 's says It 's not coal , no , I do n't use it for coal , she sa I 've got gas central heating , we do n't need No it 's just that er well there are a few things in there . |
| 28 | I think there 're , there 're a few things erm , I think you asked the question er , Peter , about having eighteen people on one base all got to work together . |
| 29 | There were a million things . |
| 30 | There were a hundred things that he knew he ought to say . |