Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [be] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was extraordinary , she told herself , how this little snippet of a girl seemed suddenly to be taking charge of her problems , and with such authority , too . |
| 2 | Also progressive mental impairment severe enough to be called dementia sometimes occurs in a small number of those with AIDS , usually in the latter stages of the syndrome . |
| 3 | But this had been followed by a sense of personal outrage , an emptiness and then a surge of melancholy , not strong enough to be called grief but keener than mere regret , which had surprised him by its intensity . |
| 4 | Orc Boyz are powerful enough to be considered core units but it is doubly important to beef them up by including a powerful character . |
| 5 | As you saying to us all only to be said interest in the matter i in the erm the merging matter to . |
| 6 | Especially when Ven seemed not only to be waiting breakfast for her , but actually pulled out a chair for her . |
| 7 | With each warm spell tundra and forest edges have moved north , only to be forced south again during cooler spells . |
| 8 | To tell you the truth Brenda , I 'm very sorry for her because I think that she and Ned have made a really a quite ferocious mess of their life , they 've never intended to be slaving away to be doing kitchen fitting , he wanted to do wood sculpture that was he 's idea in |
| 9 | Behind them is David Mellor , soon to be appointed Minister for Fun — and later to be dubbed Figure of Fun for his fling with actress Antonia de Sancha . |
| 10 | Didsbury and Berkshire College of Education ( soon to be renamed Bulmershe College of Higher Education ) were to be the first to submit ‘ major ’ complete schemes for full-time BEd courses . |
| 11 | Energy-efficiency is top of the agenda at Laing Homes ' latest development in Surrey , the soon to be released Woodland Rise on the site of the former Cheam Hospital . |
| 12 | EON aka Ian Loveday ( right ) releases his long-awaited debut LP on October 26 entitled ‘ Void Dweller ’ ( Vinyl Solution ) and features previous singles , ‘ Light , Colour , Sound ’ , ‘ Infinity ’ , ‘ Inner Mind ’ , ( featured in the soon to be released movie Buffy The Vampire Slayer ) and ‘ Spice ’ amongst others . |
| 13 | He was soon to be taken prisoner in battle against the Persians . |
| 14 | Just to be using brain and muscles and feelings all together at once , and not failing . |
| 15 | Austin , once ranked No1 in the world , said she was excited just to be playing tennis , let alone winning a match . |
| 16 | Finding myself mildly offended , and not to be denied contact , I shouted and waved from at least half a mile away . |
| 17 | Not to be named sub , to sit and give tea to people . |
| 18 | Clinton is said not to be seeking revenge , but others in his Administration are bitter . |
| 19 | In its post-World War II Circulars , the Department of Education stated explicitly that the children of working mothers were not to be given priority for nursery education . |
| 20 | I was obviously disappointed not to be taking part in all the action . |
| 21 | It was thought extremely clever tactics when one team pretended not to be taking part in a tournament , and only joined in late in the day when all the other knights who had been fighting since soon after sunrise were exhausted . |
| 22 | Dawn came and he , determined not to be taken prisoner , removed his brevet , stipes and badges , plus his battledress pockets , using his escape-kit knife . |
| 23 | ‘ I am fully conscious of the fact that in so concluding I may be said not to be applying Reg. v. Morris . |
| 24 | Or at least , not to be caught crying . |
| 25 | Even from the jails themselves , the cries of hope , of despair , implorings not to be forgotten escape : Muriel ‘ Rucia ’ Dockendorff was seized by Chilean security police soon after the bloody coup of 1973 and ‘ disappeared ’ . |
| 26 | The computer power that even the smallest practice can now afford means that there is no excuse for the well-organised firm not to be making use of this opportunity not only for operating efficiency but also as a tool of competition . |
| 27 | That 's what the country was it was always to be remembered feat a giant killing match of all time . |
| 28 | Restoration of old cars is a way of life in this country , with many beautiful maintained Morris Minors , Ford Anglias and Triumph Heralds still to be seen bowling along the roads , so giving a new lease of life to old aeroplanes seems to come naturally . |
| 29 | Cregeen died on Good Friday , 9 April 1841 , and was buried 13 April in Arbory churchyard , where his elegant box-tomb is still to be seen south-east of the church . |
| 30 | Exemption clauses are still to be construed contra proferentem , i.e. if a clause is ambiguous the court will adopt the meaning which is less favourable to the party ( usually the seller ) wishing to rely upon the clause . |