Example sentences of "be [adv] [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Zamzam 's land should have been only 25 minutes ' drive across the international frontier . |
| 2 | Failure to do so is ‘ unnatural ’ ( ie sick ) , and this unnatural behaviour is caused by psychological and/or social factors , the influences of which are largely outside individuals ' control . |
| 3 | I talked them into it because at first they were scared , one because they thought they 'd get docked for it — but they said we could have half a day off for it and not get docked — and also because they thought Ros and Maureen were going to be looking down on them , " Oh , you 're only young girls ' , things like that . |
| 4 | But they 're not like dogs ' erm what do you say ? |
| 5 | The marvellous historic and cultural cities of Edinburgh , Berwick-on-Tweed , and Glasgow are under two hours ' drive away . |
| 6 | To one side of the street — a multi-level space which embraces many different activities — are more open patients ' and visitors ' rooms and opposite there are the cellular service rooms . |
| 7 | Precious stones and precious metals were once familiar artists ' materials . |
| 8 | There were also two limeburners ' cottages here . |
| 9 | Ideally located , it 's only ten minutes ' walk from Levante Beach and very close to a selection of cafés , shops , bars and restaurants . |
| 10 | Professor Williams , however , not only believes that rape should have a limited ambit because of the severity of the penalty , but that procuring a woman by threat should also be subject to limitations even though its maximum penalty is merely two years ' imprisonment . |
| 11 | The Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park , consisting of 1000 acres of land given over to ( amongst other things ) a working dairy farm , wildlife , a pets ' corner and an aviary for tropical birds , is only ten minutes ' drive away . |
| 12 | Pattaya is approximately 2 hours ' drive from Bangkok on the Gulf of Siam . |
| 13 | The maximum penalty for child neglect is now ten years ' imprisonment , which should be sufficient to deal with cases involving considerable fault and actually or potentially serious consequences . |
| 14 | The accurate diagnosis achieved combined with the evolution of intrauterine surgery , however , is radically changing patients ' management . |
| 15 | They will not be aware initially that if they join the Society in the autumn they will obtain what is virtually three months ' free membership . |
| 16 | The key to security : a search made by a buyer or mortgagee with priority receives 30 working days ' priority against any subsequent application — that 's around six weeks ' priority . |
| 17 | Left : If you want to replace a dishwasher that 's over 10 years ' old , or want to fit one into a kitchen with imperial size 500 mm wide base units , you 'll need a machine that measures 50 cm rather than the usual 60 cm wide . |
| 18 | Jesus ' love is very wonderful , Jesus ' love is very wonderful Jesus ' love is very wonderful , very wonderful love |
| 19 | very wonderful , Jesus ' love is very wonderful Jesus ' love is very wonderful , oh wonderful love |
| 20 | BRIGADIER Dougal Munro s flat in Haston Place was only ten minutes ' walk from the London headquarters of SOE in Baker Street . |
| 21 | In some ways the difficulty was not some ministers ' demanding social solutions to social problems above individual solutions , but the underlying extent of the cultural absorption by Nonconformists discussed above . |
| 22 | The maximum penalty for this offence when perpetrated against a woman was formerly two years ' imprisonment , rising to five where she was under 13.6 In 1985 , it was raised to ten years ' imprisonment regardless of the victim 's age . |
| 23 | Thus , the maximum penalty for indecently assaulting a man was formerly ten years ' imprisonment , whereas for a woman it was two years , rising to five where she was under 13 . |
| 24 | On my first day at the Istituto Tecnico Macedonio Melloni , which was about twenty minutes ' walk from where the tram stopped , all the new pupils were being greeted at the top of a large staircase by the headmaster , a rather forbidding figure who had a white beard and gold-rimmed spectacles , and was dressed in a black suit . |
| 25 | The site was about three hours ' drive away from London and also had good communications with the north of the country . |
| 26 | The proposal from Tripoli was that five years ' residence and good behaviour should suffice . |
| 27 | The greatest advantage , however , was that 8–10 weeks ' notice could be given of precise dates , venues and course programme . |