Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] is [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the work they send in is a bit too obvious . ’ |
| 2 | What I want now is a head of department in a really good school , and then I 'd do what our head of department has done . |
| 3 | Unfortunately there are sacrifices to be made , it could mean less time with loved ones or a more pressurised lifestyle , but if that 's what you want now is the time to reach out and take it . |
| 4 | What I want today is a ban on tree felling in old growth and primary forest north and south . |
| 5 | The bellwether here is the nomination of Lani Guinier to be assistant attorney-general for civil rights . |
| 6 | But once I have the thing and make it available , and say here is the gift that I promised it 's yours , it 's available , then , all you have to do is come and take it . |
| 7 | And we 're happy we once again say on the phone , Well what I want tomorrow is a deposit cheque , contract , bankers order and if you 've got copy available I 'll take that a juggle it around as you want . |
| 8 | What you really want then is a way to sort of happenings or embarrassments because you 're a bit stuck of where you want to go . |
| 9 | So what you want then is the sheet we did a few weeks ago just about the erm |
| 10 | What sets the experience of REM sleep apart is the vividness of the visual imagery and the generally more compelling quality of the dreams associated with it . |
| 11 | oh I 'd suggest , with respect , that it should be included in a footnote to that affect so that the simple minded like myself when they see well cost value of , as almost eighteen million and a present day value of twenty eight million and over and look again at twelve hundred and four pounds I say where is the money gone ? |
| 12 | TAF probably is an abbreviation for Tactical Air Force — perhaps readers know better ? |
| 13 | Behold now is the day of salvation ! |
| 14 | Look carefully is the reflection exactly the same as what is in front of the mirror ? |
| 15 | ‘ One thing you never give up is a claim to a throne . ’ |
| 16 | What makes Cerebral Fix — ex-Sounds EP stars — stand out is the way they 're busy twisting things around in the Death/Doom category . |
| 17 | What makes Cerebral Fix — ex-Sounds EP stars — stand out is the way they 're busy twisting things around in the Death/Doom category . |
| 18 | What they appreciate here is the closeness to their own tradition — Hokusai 's prints are coloured woodcuts , too — and superb quality . |
| 19 | Andermatt too is a place for travellers ' decisions : whether to return north back to Uri , or to choose one of the other three cardinal points of the compass for further travel . |
| 20 | If you 're familiar with Ventura Publisher , the first thing you 'll notice when you load up is the absence of an icon-based toolbar . |
| 21 | What the media , whether television or the press , never pick up is an occasion such as this , when the House of Commons is at its best in terms of the relationships between people in all parts of the House . |
| 22 | What I like best is a job is a job . |
| 23 | The time I like best is the evening when it 's cool . |
| 24 | It certainly is erotic , but is perhaps better described , following Eve Sedgwick , as homosocial desire , if only , in the first instance , to avoid the easy but questionable assumption that what we witness here is the irruption of repressed homosexual desire as conceived by Freud . |
| 25 | I found , too , an assertion that fashion today is a sign that women 's emancipation is well underway — a claim that can not go unchallenged . |
| 26 | What they often get instead is a pat on the back , a stack of reading matter , an order form and a two-day pep talk . |
| 27 | All we lack now is the mechanism to turn these highly decorative cadavers into walkie , if not talkie , zombies , to enable them to give a truly remarkable mannequin parade and show off their mortuary gowns in white polyester and cotton , trimmed with lace and ruffles for ladies and satin quilting for the gents ! |
| 28 | That 's worse cos roll up is a man 's , a man 's cigarette . |
| 29 | But local councillors feel now is the time to take stronger action . |
| 30 | ‘ We 've run a very tight ship and we feel now is the time to take advantage of that by substantially increasing the manager 's budget , ’ said Richmond . |