Example sentences of "[be] [pron] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly er these are my personal comments because the issue has n't been debated by the council . |
| 2 | They had been my constant care since Mr Parker had handed them to me . |
| 3 | Evenings are their weakest time since they soon begin to feel fatigued and want to go to sleep relatively early . |
| 4 | German companies have on occasion preferred to give business to the big universal banks that are their biggest shareholders than to more competitive foreign firms . |
| 5 | That had been their perfect existence before the empire builders had come in their tall ships . |
| 6 | Ma McKeown said thirteen must 've been her lucky number because she never had no more after that one . |
| 7 | Clearly assistance is not given to all kin invariably and whatever the circumstances , but are there certain relationships where it is given almost automatically ? |
| 8 | Are there any circumstances when your answer would have been ‘ Yes ’ ? |
| 9 | Are there any matters where auditors ' opinion is agreed to be set aside in favour of valuation agreed between the parties ? |
| 10 | Right , are there any questions before we start ? |
| 11 | I think coping with distances would be my biggest problem if the authorities could ever be persuaded to allow me to live in Australia . |
| 12 | But I have the feeling that it could be my next Major because it will be on a course I can play . ’ |
| 13 | They 'll be yours some day unless Mummie hurries up with a little brother . |
| 14 | 7 The tallest recorded man in the world measured 2½m while the tallest living man measures 2m.What would be their total height If they stood one on top of the other ? |
| 15 | Milan are now the richest , the biggest club in the world , and if they defeat Marseille in Munich next Wednesday it will be their third success since their benefactor entered the San Siro . |
| 16 | And this year might be his best chance because he can keep one step ahead of the ‘ slow it down ’ lobby . |
| 17 | A girl he had come to admire in Sumatra was brought to Java to be his third wife after he divorced Inggit . |
| 18 | A devout Catholic , he has said this will be his last season while he devotes himself to his family . |
| 19 | A devout Catholic , he has said this will be his last season as he devotes himself to his family . |
| 20 | Why did n't you say you 'd be his fucking shadow if he 'd give you tenure ? ’ |
| 21 | Knowing this to be his likely mood when I brought in the tea yesterday afternoon , and being aware of his general propensity to talk with me in a bantering tone at such moments , it would certainly have been wiser not to have mentioned Miss Kenton at all . |
| 22 | I think its very difficult to be yourself these days because you , you see so many magazines with beautiful people in and you think that 's how I want to look and its , its a sort of , pressure thing all the time |
| 23 | Now the space A , 32 feet by 20 feet , must be your existing design as this is the size of the proscenium opening . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's too bad , Claudia , because I 'm going to be your second skin until you lead me to Garry . ’ |
| 25 | But let's face it , the sleeping bag that did you proud on those hot summer nights in Italy , and got you through the night on the floor after the party , is n't exactly going to be your best friend when the temperature drops below freezing . |
| 26 | Patients will often be your greatest ally when testing yourself for the first time . |
| 27 | That you could not be your own man until you had . ’ |
| 28 | It had been his only possession when he had fled his home as it burned . |
| 29 | Reports of his side having struggled to a disappointing home draw with lowly Airdrie will not have been his sole concern as he takes stock of his Scottish investment . |
| 30 | It had been born of an instinctive recognition of the damage he could do to her emotional independence and , paradoxically , exacerbated by the way he had deprived her of himself by having her dismissed from that job ; finally there had been his open contempt when they had met again … |