Example sentences of "[vb base] be the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What he has done , he explains , is to combine the belief of his philosophical predecessors that ‘ the things immediately perceived , are ideas which exist only in the mind ’ with the common-sense belief that ‘ those things … [ we ] immediately perceive are the real things ’ ; and these two , put together ‘ do in effect constitute the substance of what I advance ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ If by that you mean are the white ones dirty , then yes . ’ |
| 3 | The main problems they pose are the excessive patronage they confer on the politicians and officials who establish them and make appointments to them , ‘ their frustration of the implementation of public policies , their financial irresponsibility and their erosion of democratic accountability and control ’ ( Jones , 1982a , p. 924 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ The sounds I program are the natural Stick sounds with synthesised coloration for atmospherics . |
| 5 | ( Thus in the current debate about the ordination of women , both sides ask what does Jesus ' message suggest is the right thing to do , what difference does it make that Jesus was a male human being , or what kind of a community was the early church ? |
| 6 | Taking away the protection which the Wages Councils provide is the latest step in the bullion offensive against the poorest in society . |
| 7 | Bassett said : ‘ What directors and fans sometimes forget is the good times a manager has given them . ’ |
| 8 | He said : ‘ What directors and fans sometimes forget is the good times a manager has given them . ’ |
| 9 | You 're thinking more than doing and er wit you know sarcasm they say is the lowest form of wit but actually sarcasm probably is wit . |
| 10 | SMARTDRiVe is the free disk cacheing program provided with DOS 5 ( the version you should be using now ) . |
| 11 | What I want is the best government for Rhodesia . ’ |
| 12 | The distance you want is the perpendicular distance to the line , not the distance you would travel to the line if you stayed on the same heading . |
| 13 | ‘ Statistics are all very well and good , but what I want is the human angle . |
| 14 | You may , even as a novice , care so passionately about plants that all you want is the maximum space to grow them in . |
| 15 | The facts that cause the beliefs those observations yield are the very facts which make those beliefs true . |
| 16 | But despite enthusiasm and hard work , disappointment and disillusion are the main reward . |
| 17 | Stress and worry are the main causes , but fear of oversleeping in the morning , late-night eating and snoring partners can lead to restless nights , says a survey for the Royal Society of Medicine . |
| 18 | The only thing we await are the official photos , which may be ready this week-end . |
| 19 | Then fa(N) is the smallest value of nr , for all such rows r . |
| 20 | The evidence suggests overwhelmingly that the biggest single influence on whether children smoke is the parental influence . |
| 21 | Speaking on April 24 , ANC president Nelson Mandela said : " It is evident that what they really seek is the continued incumbency of the National Party even in the event that it loses the election . " |
| 22 | The only material they receive is the syndicated material which is sent out to everyone on the mailing list , and there is little attempt at placing original and exclusive material . |
| 23 | One of the conservation groups that I wholeheartedly support is the Environmental Investigation Agency ( ETA ) , a small industrious organisation that gets effective results . |
| 24 | One of the conservation groups that I wholeheartedly support is the Environmental Investigation Agency ( ETA ) , a small industrious organisation that gets effective results . |
| 25 | For some this they hope is the first step on the road to a more stable musicl career to others it is just a bit of fun . |
| 26 | I take what I hope is the main path . |
| 27 | Also welcome was the Royal Assent to the Bill authorising the construction of spurs from the Liverpool Street-Cambridge line to serve Stansted Airport on which work is now substantially advanced . |
| 28 | How much longer moderator can we in the Welsh provence accept being the poor relationship within the denominations ? |
| 29 | The system we consider is the electrical circuit shown in Fig. 24.5 . |
| 30 | Not surprisingly , many exporters have expressed their concern at what they consider is the high value of sterling , at its mid-point entry of 2.95 DM , on international competitiveness . |