Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scuba diving courses are popular and even snorkelers will see a wide range of unusual creatures , such as flying fish , sea-horses , sword and hammer fish in these deep blue waters . |
| 2 | The thin , external walls of the chimneys are porous and so oxygen from the outside atmosphere diffuses in . |
| 3 | Just over one in ten ( 11 per cent ) fall into the elite ‘ Captain ’ category ; nearly threequarters ( 72 per cent ) are male and often Southerners . |
| 4 | Although capping salaries is part of what they all want , many owners are convinced that only television can provide a long-term solution to the game 's financial problems . |
| 5 | Others are witty or deliberately kitsch . |
| 6 | Made from palm and coconut oils they 're gentle and usually fragrance free . |
| 7 | In our example , x 29 , x 59 and x 97 are basic and so nodes 2 , 5 and 7 are assigned to the second generation and P(2) = P(5) = P(7) = 9 . |
| 8 | ‘ I am sure that both Prince Charles and Princess Diana will feel a tremendous sense of sadness and of failure too , as they have done for some time . |
| 9 | I seem to remember an American thesis writer who crashed to the ground over this contorted problem , and I am sure that both Worsley and Sir John Summerson ( who contributes an elegant introduction to Mansbridge 's book ) would concur that mystery still surrounds the problem of Nash the draughtsman . |
| 10 | He said I am sure I am sure that neither death nor life nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord . |
| 11 | Active citizenship may not be possible as today life is geared around the individual and common interests are hard to identify — ; ‘ people are ill-informed judges of their own interests therefore representatives do a better job . ’ |
| 12 | She was supposed to be pregnant and perhaps Scotland might still get its heir but would it be a male prince and who would protect him over the coming years ? |
| 13 | The general justification for having a system of punishment must therefore be forward-looking and primarily reductivist : based on the claim that punishment does something to reduce the incidence of crime , and thereby prevents the diminution of some other people 's positive freedom . |
| 14 | I still remain to be convinced that either Cantona ( or McAllister for that matter ) can stand up and be counted when the crunch matches come around . |
| 15 | His dogs looked as if they might be dangerous and so Coetzee reached for a tried and tested method for solving the problem — strychnine . |
| 16 | Peter Reid 's City team — who will be unchanged if neither Niall Quinn nor Keith Curle show reactions to the hamstring problems they defied to play against Leeds — need little motivating , though . |
| 17 | I am sure we all have one objective in mind , which is how we can best serve our members , and I 'm sure that both Richard and I are of the same view on this . |
| 18 | Should we be vegetarian or even vegan ? |
| 19 | For the first time this year , Messrs Cronin and Co will be looking up to their opposite numbers and it will be essential that both blockers and sweepers are doing their job . |
| 20 | This may be difficult if both gatekeepers and policy in the buying company aim to restrict such access . |
| 21 | USAAF red-tape would be insurmountable but then providence provided the solution when Tommie had the opportunity of liberating one by ‘ midnight requisition ’ from a damaged P-38 . |
| 22 | Given the economic significance of such groups , it may be surprising that neither Parliament nor the courts have yet got to grips with the problems they present . |
| 23 | On the one hand , it may well be true that neither option two nor option four entail direct substitution of judgment by the court . |
| 24 | Previous theatre work had been tiring but now cine-variety was exhausting . |
| 25 | Offer up the decorative trellis panels ( concave and convex arches are available , as well as rectangular sections ) and use a spirit level to ensure they are horizontal and approximately 2in above the top of the fence . |
| 26 | ‘ In the medium and longer term , we are optimistic that both productivity and consumption will rise , which in turn will have a beneficial effect on investment , ’ said Mr Brauninger . |
| 27 | Remember , Bowyer 's and Southgate 's boots were wet and so leather would swell a little . |
| 28 | At least previous populists like Julie Burchill and the Swells were funny and obviously masochists . |
| 29 | I explained that this would make no difference as the results would be the same , whether the past lives were real or simply figments of her imagination . |
| 30 | According to the Aasociation of North Western House Builders , recent interest rate reductions were welcome but further action was needed to prevent additional house repossessions to encourage house moves and create employment in the construction industry . |