Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am shy when faced with people I do not know |
| 2 | It should be stressed that the pay and allowances provided at Westminster are low when compared with those at other legislatures of similar status . |
| 3 | Shakes are possible if confined to notes within the treble stave , but opportunities for their appropriate use are very rare and the inexperienced orchestrator is advised to keep his horn parts in general as simple as possible and to avoid wide and ‘ unvocal ’ leaps . |
| 4 | These parts of the file are interrelated as shown in Fig. 7.1 . |
| 5 | Carbon dioxide emissions per head of population may be low in the developing countries , but they are high when measured against units of GDP . |
| 6 | Or else we assume that the aeons during which the improbable state lasts , and the distance from here to Sirius , are minute if compared with the age and size of the whole universe . |
| 7 | Some aposematic prey that are conspicuous when seen at close quarters appear cryptic when living in family groups and viewed from a distance . |
| 8 | While it is true that many of the great names of the past have been theists rather than atheists , their orientation has often been unorthodox when judged against the norms of their day . |
| 9 | Sgt Paul Robinson said : ‘ These are dangerous if taken by the wrong people . |
| 10 | Turning the dogmas of the Sandys Reformation into practicable military policies had not been easy when faced with the real world beyond the confines of Whitehall and Westminster . |
| 11 | Browning 's defence lawyer says this and other evidence could have been crucial if heard by the trial jury . |
| 12 | " … a guide for the medical practitioners of both tropical and temperate regions to the origins and diagnosis of infections that are tropical as opposed to being cosmopolitan , and of great value for training and teaching because it reproduces much better and more comprehensively than is possible with ordinary textbooks the appearance of specimens that will be examined … has been prepared with great care and deserves to remain one of the standard texts in the subject for many years . " |
| 13 | However unfounded the allegations made on a protected occasion may subsequently prove , they are privileged unless made with malice . |
| 14 | Perhaps you are fine when dealing with someone on a one-to-one basis but dread the thought of going to a party . |
| 15 | Greyness and decency are fine if accompanied by guts . |
| 16 | Enthusiasts are usually city-bred people who have seldom , if ever , ventured abroad ; they are edgy when confronted with flesh-and-blood Egyptians , particularly Egyptians with doctorates . |
| 17 | " All our actions and intentions are futile unless animated by warmth of feeling . |
| 18 | At one point , the protestants who are involved in violence are rough as opposed to religious , especially if they drink and smoke and do not follow the norms of thrift . |
| 19 | The heaviest betting this year has been for Shellac , a six-length winner from Sudden Victory at Ayr last time out , but the deciding factor is that Dettori originally chose to ride SPLENDID CAREER ( nap 3.35 ) , who may have been unlucky when beaten at Newbury by yesterday 's Goodwood winner Monastery . |
| 20 | The conviction that texts are voiceless until vocalised by a reading has an up-side and a down-side . |
| 21 | Prices are net unless marked with an asterisk * . |
| 22 | If they are made more onerous an affirmative resolution of each House of Parliament is needed : if not , they are effective unless annulled by a resolution of either House . |
| 23 | Simplified , formula-like techniques are inconsequential when compared with personal growth as a means of overcoming difficulties . |
| 24 | Epsilon and Psi ( 4.4 ) are orange when seen in binoculars . |
| 25 | ‘ Art is a rum business ’ , thought Turner , and the attentive reader of a book about artists called Born under Saturn can not avoid thinking that artists are unpredictable while reading through its sections on misers , criminals , celibates , debauchees , suicides , melancholics and eccentrics . |
| 26 | The fiction is often tied to the life in a somewhat deterministic manner , but Bair 's readings are persuasive when read in context . |
| 27 | By Ann Todd A GROUP of Liverpool youngsters are happy as mudlarks about going into school . |
| 28 | The pile of three blocks shown in the drawing would be stable if pushed at from the direction of one of the arrows and very unstable if pushed at from the other direction . |
| 29 | Following the loss of their mother by separation or death , those children who experienced either marked indifference or markedly low control from their fathers or substitute parents were three times more likely to be depressed when interviewed in adulthood than women with no such experiences ( Brown et al. , 1986b ) . |
| 30 | The risk of sexual transmission seems to be low when compared with hepatitis B virus , HIV , and other sexually transmitted diseases . |