Example sentences of "be [adv] [adv] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's been all right since they 've lived here because so few people come . |
| 2 | ‘ They 'd have been all right if they 'd been firewomen — she loves women , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd have been all right if I 'd made it to the main road . ’ |
| 4 | It 's been all downhill since he was wrenched from the helm of Private Eye by his homuncular protégé Ian Hislop . |
| 5 | Smart-drugs are all right if you can stand the colour and the stench of your piss while you 're doing ‘ em . |
| 6 | The male sex drive being what it is , the chances of his being able to stop are less perhaps than she realizes . |
| 7 | ‘ And you know that I am only here because I have royal authority ? ’ |
| 8 | It , it has n't been so far because I 'm left right behind a background . |
| 9 | It 's been so ever since I 've known her — she was the eldest , and felt herself a mother to the pair of them . |
| 10 | I mean the first two the first two or three nights after and that 's like the sleeping death because it 's it 'd been so long since I had a complete nights sleep . |
| 11 | The thing is , it 's been so long since I 've been that I have n't got a clue how much tickets are likely to be . |
| 12 | It 's been so long since I spent oh at least three quarters of a lunch break . |
| 13 | It had been so long since she 'd seen so many people all at once . |
| 14 | But it had been so long since she 'd talked , really talked to anyone , that now she felt stiff and awkward . |
| 15 | So I have been away longer than I said I would be , and Mr Shah is a little surprised at my dereliction . |
| 16 | And if he had been away ever since he last turned up in the office , who was dealing with his post , and paying the quarterly bills ? |
| 17 | ‘ Or when he left the table on two occasions , ’ Auguste said firmly , remembering Sir Thomas 's absence after the meal , which had been longer surely than it took merely to change his clothes for those of Bill Sikes . |
| 18 | BELVILLE : I know , my dear , I left you in great anxiety but 't is an anxiety you have brought upon yourself , and I have not been easy ever since I parted from you . |
| 19 | ( 1.65 m ) and you weigh 9 st 11 lb ( 62.1 kg ) , the chart says you are just right provided you have a large frame . |
| 20 | I mean we all know it , and we all know there 's a lot on this list which are most unpalatable , and they 're only there because we 've been set the task of reaching a particular sum of money , and er , if we had the choice we 'd be going in the reverse direction , and , and adding . |
| 21 | ‘ They 're all right if they 're getting the work out o' you but get sick an' it 's another kettle o' fish . ’ |
| 22 | You 're all right if you can play a musical instrument one o' these one-string fiddles , Jew 's harp , ham-bone , play the comb , or one o' these sewing-machines ( gesticulates with his hands , pedals with his feet ) ; you can stick up a board in front of you saying ‘ Ex-Service Man ’ , ‘ Hero ’ , put on a row of medals — an' you can go into any of these back streets and nobody 'll stop you . |
| 23 | Yeah Ah they 're all right if you want a couple of wallpaper jobs , a couple of rolls is n't it ? |
| 24 | Okay that 's fine erm so you 're already even when you 're differentiating |
| 25 | They 're always there when you need one , even in the rain or when the theatres are closing . |
| 26 | Also , they are mainly here because they have small children and no earnings of their own . |
| 27 | In many cities traffic speeds are now slower than they were in the age of the horse , and in California the average speed is expected to drop for 53 kilometres per hour now to 24 by 2000 . |
| 28 | Erm all the figures there are as far as I know full year effects , so there are no half year effects . |
| 29 | He was indeed kind , exceptionally so ; but he never indulged in insincerity for the sake of pleasing , and he could be downright enough when he deemed it necessary . |
| 30 | He 'll be all right once he 's settled . ’ |