Example sentences of "be [pron] of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | There had still been nothing of that kind from John 's kidnappers and for the first time I began to have serious doubts about whether he was alive ; I began to feel less sure of it deep inside , where it mattered . |
2 | Although advances such as secondary high-limit thermostats , which cut off the power if the fryer overheats , are now fitted as standard on almost all machines , there have been plenty of other developments . |
3 | There have been plenty of good writers who were also Christians . |
4 | Despite the reports of political violence and killing , there has been plenty of genuine electioneering . |
5 | There 've always been plenty of kindly brother officers to bring it to my attention . |
6 | There had been plenty of pornographic literature and photographs found in Charley 's room to support this view . |
7 | It 's been the right weather for ducks at the Henley Royal Regatta … but despite the rain and the lack of Olympic rowers , there 's been plenty of top rowing … the regatta continues until Sunday . |
8 | There are plenty of recent family photographs around the Hall 's cottage . |
9 | There are plenty of ordinary reasons for travelling : business ; visits to family or friends ; for culture or history ; sea , sun and sand ; religion or health ; education ; shopping ; food and wines ; or just plain fun . |
10 | I mean there are plenty of internal reports at M I T and at DEC but you certainly ca n't get them . |
11 | However , a ‘ snack ’ does not have to mean crisps , biscuits or chocolate ; there are plenty of nutritious things such as nuts , raisins or fruit . |
12 | There are plenty of great walks to try out in the forest itself and some of the surrounding peaks — the forest boundaries include some of the lower Cairngorm summits . |
13 | To ski or not to ski — there are plenty of great ways to enjoy your family holiday in the snow |
14 | There are plenty of small choirs or theatre groups which need practice in performing to an audience who will come to the Home . |
15 | Although there are plenty of small traders around to whom EDI still means nothing , BT predicts that within two to three years over 50,000 firms worldwide will be using it . |
16 | There are plenty of possible sites for these dumps . |
17 | At this time of the year there are plenty of colourful flowers around . |
18 | THERE are many people who would love to buy the work of young British artists : there are plenty of young artists in Britain who would love to sell it . |
19 | Has it occurred to the Minister that the problem is that there are plenty of young people camped out in the open air , but that they do not have any work ? |
20 | There are plenty of floating plants for the male to build a nest in , and a cave in which he spends most of his time . |
21 | There are plenty of lower protection sunscreens on the market , but dermatologists stress that these should be avoided in order to minimise the risk of skin cancer and ageing — regardless of natural skin colour . |
22 | There are plenty of good reasons why nationalism thirsts for identification with ethnicity , if only because it provides the historical pedigree ‘ the nation ’ in the great majority of cases so obviously lacks . |
23 | Although there 's no restaurant in the hotel , there are plenty of good establishments within a few minutes walk . |
24 | ‘ If people are prepared to look around there are plenty of good deals available on diesel as well as petrol models . ’ |
25 | There are plenty of good coaches about just as there are a multitude of nice misguided types who seek to portray themselves through other people over and over again . |
26 | There are plenty of good ideas around , but the worry is that the sheer difficulty of practising in inner cities will overwhelm even the most enthusiastic practitioners and managers and that they will ‘ settle for more of the same … but out of better buildings . ’ |
27 | There are plenty of good restaurants nearby . |
28 | There are plenty of good recipes suitable for health-conscious people in the many ‘ healthy living ’ magazines on newsstands , not to mention newspaper articles and the books listed on pages 121–2 . |
29 | There are plenty of good books on the propositional and predicate calculi . |
30 | While the implacable opposition of Gen Aoun is the main obstacle in his path , there are plenty of other difficulties . |