Example sentences of "[adv] [be] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far from being the concrete , it has always rather been the theoretical problem . |
| 2 | The research will thus deviate from the common run of ‘ community ’ studies which have hitherto been the main focus of anthropological research on ethnic minorities in Britain . |
| 3 | A report published in Le Monde on Sept. 19 noted that Egypt 's earnings from workers overseas had hitherto been the main source of foreign exchange receipts , amounting to over $2,000 million per year , of which $500 million came from workers in Kuwait alone . |
| 4 | Illustrated opposite are the classic Salade Niçoise and a delicious dish of lambs ' kidneys , sautéed in butter and served with a sauce flavoured with Dijon mustard . |
| 5 | The strict controls over our life at school , our terrible school uniform and the climate of East Yorkshire conspired against either of these sexual eventualities , which had apparently been the common run of existence in Trinidad . |
| 6 | Programmes in cookery , waiting , house-keeping , reception have for long been the recognised route by which the industry 's craftsmen and supervisors have acquired their qualifications at all levels . |
| 7 | However , it is still common to see exchange rates expressed in terms of the dollar , partly because this had long been the accepted practice under the adjustable peg , and also because of the USA 's continuing dominance in the world economy and financial system . |
| 8 | What then are the implications for sectors of traditional activity where books , journals and newspapers have for so long been the unwavering mainstays ? |
| 9 | Poor folk had long been the chief sufferers from the raids of the body-snatchers , because of the flimsy coffins and shallow graves to which their corpses were consigned . |
| 10 | The public road to Killilan has for long been the usual route taken by motorists wishing to see the Falls of Glomach , permission to use a private road continuing into Glen Elchaig being a formality . |
| 11 | The road had for so long been the only goal that I 'd given no thought to anything beyond . |
| 12 | Its leaders and pastors have long been the only people who can say what they think ; its press , although censored , is freer than the state media and its synods and congresses are the only places where people can openly discuss the problems in the country . |
| 13 | It had long been the traditional burial ground of kings ; all Louis 's royal Capetian ancestors — with the exception of his father Philip — were buried within its confines . |
| 14 | Immediate cash profit has far too long been the overriding aim : it has warped the genuine economy and forced farmers to consider every move in the context of ‘ How soon will it pay ? ’ |
| 15 | On European monetary union , it seems to me that it has long been the cherished aim of Conservative Governments to find a means by which we could control the value of our currency — to make it predictable in its exchange rate , as it was for much of the 19th century . |
| 16 | Portree has long been the commercial centre of the Isle of Skye . |
| 17 | To be able to sell every vehicle that lands at a UK port and , as a result , to enjoy buoyant prices for used models , has long been the happy position for Mitsubishi 's UK importer , Colt Cars . |
| 18 | Christmas and New Year have long been the high point for visitor and Madeiran alike . |
| 19 | It has long been the French preference to maintain the Council as the primary decision-making body of the Community , and indeed to reinforce its role ; the Germans want greater powers for the Parliament in Strasbourg . |
| 20 | The divorce of mail and telephone ( of which Sweden had long been the main example ( at last in the 1980S became widespread . |
| 21 | Emigration and tourism have long been the main contributors to the economy of Madeira , emigration being the older . |
| 22 | Memorable especially are the Victorian rectitude of her mother 's grandfather , a public-spirited and popular governor of Hainaut and the introverted idealism of his nephew , Octave Pirmez , still regarded as the most distinguished Belgian essayist of his time ; and Remo , whose anguished pursuit of justice and truth through Germany and Greece ended with his sublime and absurd suicide listening to Tannhauser on his musical box . |
| 23 | Below are the usual farm buildings . |
| 24 | Hidden in the sentences below are the following words related to night-time and beds . |
| 25 | Listed below are the current titles with some general information about their running time , content and usage : |
| 26 | And those below are the Swiss Wilds . ’ |
| 27 | Indicated below are the absolute numbers of thymocytes . |
| 28 | Below are the vital steps you must take . |
| 29 | Below are the linked toy basins of the old fishing port , so small they are almost lost in the rocks , and a reminder that Biarritz was not always so big and so prosperous as it is now . |
| 30 | Given below are the summarized accounts of Belper Ltd for the past five years . |