Example sentences of "[adv] [is] [prep] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 WATCHING the four Highwaymen step up to their microphones together is like watching one of those westerns in which the grizzled heroes finally stand shoulder to shoulder .
2 The only way in which that can be addressed sensibly is by putting extra money into the basic state pension .
3 The emphasis throughout is on preserving communal harmony ( uway ) through the separation or reconciliation of the disputants .
4 If anyone out there is considering rescuing one of those lovely animals and would like to talk to me or even come and see our dogs at home , I would be delighted to oblige .
5 The emphasis then is on defining that amount which can be consumed without impairing capital .
6 Venturing upstairs is like entering another world .
7 " The judge asked how we could possibly do any more with the garden , and it 's true that the only way forward is by making small changes , which we like to do as it gives us so much enjoyment . "
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