Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The holes are unfenced but their dangers are sufficiently apparent to deter too adventurous an inspection . |
| 2 | They are right if their aim is to describe a system of government . |
| 3 | Her shriek awakened the house , and Coleridge , who had been asleep when his father returned , knew at once what it signified , saying to himself in the darkness , ‘ Papa is dead . ’ |
| 4 | He soon returned , however , to collect Eliza , who , despite her misgivings about leaving the baby , who had been poorly since their stay in Sydney , accompanied her husband for the day to sketch the living bird and plant specimens on Mosquito Island . |
| 5 | Cnut may well have profited from this sort of process , for the sources are scanty and their silence on the matter of simony is not enough to rule it out . |
| 6 | So , before you can go any further you must ensure that , if NI contributions are due and your employees do not have a number , they obtain one . |
| 7 | However , the system is by no means universally applied despite the existence of national guidelines and the sanctions against offenders are not nearly tough enough to deter all those whose standards are low or whose intentions in entering a profitable market are dishonourable . |
| 8 | We want to grow in those areas where we are strong and our growth in the 1990s will outpace that of the 1980s by a significant amount . |
| 9 | Their feet are sore and their bags are empty . |
| 10 | Sometimes , you 've just come home from work and your feet are sore and your head aches , but then the music starts playing and away you go . |
| 11 | Some children , although they would n't say so , are upset if their work is heavily marked in red by the teacher , especially if they were pleased with what they wrote . |
| 12 | The home environment is private , you do n't have to drive back from the vets when you are upset and your pet is likely to be more relaxed because his is in familiar surroundings with the people he loves . |
| 13 | and I 'd always been sorry that my dad told us , you know . |
| 14 | But had the Empress been grateful that her brother 's sacrifice had meant her freedom ? |
| 15 | Separated , as long as you are alive and your brother 's heir , there would be no point in our enemies destroying Edward . |
| 16 | The memory was there , and recall at leisure might have been possible if your study techniques were good . |
| 17 | I do n't think that would have been possible if our marriage were not such an ‘ equal terms ’ partnership' . |
| 18 | We do not say that workers who have clocked in 35 or 40 years should not retire early , but we are emphatic that their departure should create new promotional opportunities and , most importantly , should create job vacancies for young school leavers who will add a great energy and enthusiasm in the enterprise ’ . |
| 19 | She had been afraid that his suggestion , when it came , would have been too fraught with the unknown his room , perhaps , or else , God knows , a naked nightclub but as for the cinema , she could cope with that . |
| 20 | Very roughly , you are German if your parents are , not because you live in Germany or were born there . |
| 21 | The early choices will be painful , of course , but in much the same way that ‘ pins and needles ’ are painful when your leg has gone to sleep . |
| 22 | Again , thought must be given to which local firms or businesses are acceptable and which companies governors would not wish to be associated with in the interests of pupils and the good image of the school . |
| 23 | Some ferries have been ‘ Jumbo-ised ’ — cut in half , and an extra bit stuck in the middle — and most are roomier than their predecessors , though deck space seems to have diminished with the years : action now takes place indoors . |
| 24 | Erm I I I I will apologize if I am wrong but my interpretation of the table is that erm could you say chairman wh which of three rows of We 're dealing with the the top part of the table all vehicle travellers , |
| 25 | Malamuth 's methods are rigorous and his analysis convincing . |
| 26 | My father had been embarrassed when my mother or I had wept at the time of his leaving . |
| 27 | As the figures show , Conservative supporters are keenest that their party should govern on its own . |
| 28 | I am afraid that her reply was not as sympathetic as the contribution that she made as a Back Bencher when talking about Florence Smith . |
| 29 | I am afraid that your daughter Anne is very ill , and … |
| 30 | But had anyone in New York thought to look in New Orleans , it would have been clear that his life was as disorderly as ever . |