Example sentences of "be [noun sg] [adv prt] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | WIMBLEDON are weighin up a move for Colin Foster West Ham 's transfer-listed defender . |
| 2 | All you have to do to compete is pick up an entry form , match Italian cities to specified colours on the map , and use your nous to come up with a pithy advertising slogan for Rowney 's Designer Gouache . |
| 3 | It 's just a matter of er , i I mean all we need to do is , is , is sort out a sort of formal agreement with Elliel that , you know , and how , how the management company or the limited company 's going to sort of manage the place and th then we 'll er got to , you know , we 've got two people who 've got a , a very successful business they 're actually drinks ' suppliers , Morecambe Bay Wines and Spirits er , who are gon na come in and have er they 'll sign the cheque for the rent there and then , I mean it 's er it 's a matter of just th you know , all it is is , is they 're saying well , you know what actually is the formal arrangement ? |
| 4 | You know , a dog , when it 's confronted with danger it can , it can fight it 's way out a cat will do the same , every other creature will , will do something when it 's confronted with danger a se , a sheep is so intelligent and is so strong and is , has such a er , a self- preservation er er er |
| 5 | Now all Madame Butterfly had to do was climb down a piece of wood twice her height and fly free . |
| 6 | All she had to do was work out a plan . |
| 7 | But the first thing she had to do was suss out the lie of the land — there was no point in going charging in with all guns blazing . |
| 8 | All he did was throw up a question mark — was Britain doing the right thing ? — but to us it was the first sign that someone out there thought that government strategy might be wrong . |