Example sentences of "be [pron] [adj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the reasons why there has been nothing outstanding about the rate of growth of trade within the EEC and between the EEC and third countries may have been because its members have not been as assiduous as might have been expected ( by the British at least ) in removing barriers to trade between themselves and with the rest of the world . |
| 2 | Extremes in the weather are nothing new for the British garden and one fairly safe prediction for 1990 is that the weather will be as unpredictable as ever . |
| 3 | Whale strandings are nothing new around the British isles , and careful records have been kept since 1913 . |
| 4 | Why am I cast as the scarlet woman all the time ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Am I ready for the Eddie ? ’ he snorted . |
| 6 | Neither am I happy about the ceremony and the burning of incense . |
| 7 | Am I aware of the voice-leading possibilities for chords I regularly use ? |
| 8 | ‘ Are ye happy with the thought of being buried alive under tons of rock ? ’ |
| 9 | Apparently , there are none available in the University any longer , hard as that is to believe . |
| 10 | ‘ Why are you unhappy about the way we are proceeding ? ’ |
| 11 | Are you unhappy with the way you 're portrayed by Mr Ian Bannen ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You going to help me , or are you still on the ‘ no stimulants ’ routine ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And are you still with the ambiguous Gilbert ? ’ she asked . |
| 14 | ‘ Are you still in a state of indecision ? ’ he probed when she did n't go on . |
| 15 | ‘ Are you sure of the time , Father ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Are you sure about the whistle and the sound of falling metal ? ’ asked Holmes . |
| 17 | ‘ Are you weary of the endless round of new developments ? |
| 18 | The officer I saw when I joined said to me : " Are you keen about the A. F. S. ? " |
| 19 | COUSTEAU : Are you familiar with the Balinese behemoth ? |
| 20 | ‘ Are you familiar with The Mad Dog Blues ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Are you familiar with the contents of the will ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Are you familiar with the city ? ’ |
| 23 | Er er are you involved in a club then ? |
| 24 | A new cooker or whatever can be a tremendous boon and investment but before you go out and spend money ask yourself questions about the way you live : is the pace hectic or leisurely ? how many and what sort of meals do you have to provide ? are you far from a good supermarket or freezer centre ? how much time do you have for shopping ? are you out at work all day ? do you grow your own vegetables ? how often do you entertain ? can you spend time on cooking and food preparation or is it always meals in a hurry ? |
| 25 | Are you due for a screen test ? |
| 26 | Are you friendly with the governors ? |
| 27 | Are you interested in a plumbed-in water filter or would a table-top model suit you better ? |
| 28 | Are you interested in a drink or not ? |
| 29 | You 're not , you , I , what I was gon na say is , are you interested in a caravan at Rudyard ? |
| 30 | Are you interested in the ante-natal care provided for expectant mothers in the West Midlands ? |