Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adj] [verb] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The BBC said : ‘ Vic and Bob 's inimitable brand of humour is very much at the cutting edge of contemporary comedy and I am delighted to welcome two such original talents to BBC 2 . ’ |
| 2 | This year I am delighted to welcome one of England 's most acclaimed orchestras — The English Concert , directed by Trevor Pinnock — to one of England 's finest medieval buildings , Beverley Minster . |
| 3 | I am glad to say one or two Neath players got just that . |
| 4 | I have not got enough land for the horses ' longer holidays , but with friendly farmers around I am able to rent two big ‘ safe ’ fields which are a couple of miles away from home . |
| 5 | May , when I 'm older have one of them . |
| 6 | Oh no , I do n't think I 'm inclined to buy one of them , ten , eleven pounds ninety nine . |
| 7 | I 'm supposed to have six tapes . |
| 8 | I were supposed to tape twenty . |
| 9 | I was fortunate to join three other NDOs , Messrs , Bannatyne , Fielding and Laurie , who had been in post for several months , involved in assessment , validation and regulations pertaining to pilot courses . |
| 10 | This meant that not only did the boots weigh more than a small car , but I was obliged to wear four pairs of socks to stop my feet moving about in them and turning my heels into chilli con carne . |
| 11 | Slaven said : ‘ Obviously , I was delighted to score three goals in front of our fans . |
| 12 | ( I was delighted to meet two of my own positive Shadow selves in meditation — a friendly giant who represented my powerfulness , obscured by my gentle facade ; and an el fin creature symbolising my magical self , which was still being suppressed by my ‘ scientific ’ beliefs . ) |
| 13 | Mr Paice said : ‘ I always remember from when I was first elected six years ago the notorious reputation of the A11 from Chippenham to the Kennett crossroads had as an accident blackspot . ’ |
| 14 | So it ca n't be a very big fridge because they they had one here before and I was lucky to get four cartons of orange in there and one bottle and you 've had it . |
| 15 | So I was surprised to encounter one firm with a collection of what really did look like my sort of junk . |
| 16 | However , the under-manager of the society pointed out to us both in the politest possible terms that I was unable to withdraw one penny of the deposit until the first full year had been completed . |
| 17 | Er like if I was selling somebody who was employed , I erm I had a radio , if I was willing to accept twenty pounds off a friend of mine who was unemployed , I 'd expect thirty of a guy who was working . |
| 18 | I was able to take one of them across with me to Regents Park , where we joined SRS Active and had a boat on the lake . |
| 19 | After a fight , I was able to take three books . |
| 20 | At first there was some response and I was able to meet two officials , Jack Dromey and Miss Catherine Scorer , in Belfast on 28th April 1974 during a visit to Northern Ireland which they were making together with Martin Loney , the general secretary . |
| 21 | Because of the way that erm the school changed over from having a system of streaming in its first three years , to a system where mixed ability was introduced year by year from the first to the third year , I was able to follow two groups of pupils through the school — one lot of pupils in their streamed classes , and then another lot following them on in their mixed ability classes — and try and discover something about the differences in their experience of school in the two different modes , in the streamed and in the mixed ability classes . |
| 22 | Because of the way that the school changed over from having a system of streaming in its first three years to a system where mixed ability is introduced year by year from the first to third year , I was able to follow two groups of pupils through the school , one lot of pupils in their streamed classes and then another lot following them on in their mixed ability classes , and try and discover something about the differences in their experience of school in the two different modes , in the streamed and the mixed ability classes . |
| 23 | I was able to identify four problem areas , namely training , various restrictions to my practice , other nurses being unfamiliar with my parameters of practice , and unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff . |
| 24 | I , I took four and I was supposed to take two . |
| 25 | I myself feel sure that you are full of goodness , that you have all knowledge and that you are able to teach one another . |
| 26 | Take an evening walk after dark on any clear night and you are likely to see one or more meteors , short streaks of light shooting across the sky . |
| 27 | Ask half a dozen people to define multimedia and you are likely to get six different answers . |
| 28 | Ask half a dozen people to define multimedia and you are likely to get six different answers |
| 29 | I 'm sure you 're supposed to go two |
| 30 | And then when I was about seven I went for an eye test where you get one of those cards with all the dots on , and , you 're supposed to see fifty-seven but I could only see twenty-seven . |