Example sentences of "be [verb] this [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why only males should be given this extra piece of breathing apparatus has not satisfactorily been explained . |
| 2 | The IBOA will , of course , be tackling this particular problem in discussions with the Banks over the coming months . |
| 3 | I would suggest that a more natural and more effective approach would be to reverse this traditional pedagogic dependency , begin with lexical items and show how they need to be grammatically modified to be communicatively effective . |
| 4 | Ozone is an oxygen related gas and CFC 's are believed to be damaging this important layer . |
| 5 | He is now a nationalised Frenchman and it is a fitting tribute that EMI France should be releasing this extraordinary set of CDs , a tribute to one of the most commanding piano technicians since recording the instrument began . |
| 6 | Andrew MacKay will be giving this further consideration . |
| 7 | He would n't have liked to be doing this alone . |
| 8 | Surely she could n't really be having this ridiculous conversation ? |
| 9 | The aim of the intervention would then be to reduce this average ‘ time late ’ . |
| 10 | Speaking at the draw , Les Fryer of sponsors Smithwick 's said : ‘ We are delighted to be continuing this important sponsorship and our association with the sport in general . ’ |
| 11 | Precisely here , where we should be asking this key diagnostic question , we are getting the fuzziest answers . |
| 12 | In no time , your baby will be starting this hilarious game himself . |
| 13 | ‘ You 're the one who seems to be starting this particular argument , ’ he pointed out levelly . |
| 14 | If it was not for the Grand Slam tournaments and the unique place they hold in the game , I am sure we would be losing this vital battle . ’ |
| 15 | And inevitably : ‘ I know you must be asked this all the time but this one is really different — you 'll love it — it 's a ball to raise money for … ’ |
| 16 | Younger women who have previously been married may also be assuming this traditional role . |
| 17 | ‘ The feeling was indescribable and nowadays when things do n't quite go as planned I often sit back and think of other jockeys who never had a Derby win and who , for the remainder of their careers , will be chasing this elusive rainbow . |
| 18 | Her face reflecting her disgust , and horror as she stared at the other woman , Ellie turned to glance at Feargal to see how he might be taking this insulting piece of arrant mischief-making , and was astonished to see that he looked not angry , but almost sad . |
| 19 | You 'll be taking this whole place with you . |
| 20 | Since the masked word could not be identified this semantic priming effect calls into question the usual explanations of masking ( Turvey , 1973 ) and suggests instead that a mask does not necessarily interrupt visual processing but prevents the appearance of a word " in consciousness . |
| 21 | It was good to know that Elinor would not be breathing this sweet , suburban air for very much longer . |
| 22 | She supposed wearily that she should be hoping this last thing would still happen , should be making it happen if it did n't happen on its own , but she knew that however hopeless this love for him was , it was the most precious and valuable thing she had ever experienced . |
| 23 | And yet he can watch the telly and he reads the newspaper and yet you do n't , he ca n't understand English but he 'd be watching this right and it is ha laugh so something must be funny but he du n no what 's happening . |
| 24 | SHOPS across the North-East must be contemplating this coming Saturday with dread . |
| 25 | Someone who was tough would n't be feeling this horrible nagging ache deep in her heart . |
| 26 | Let us remind the Labour Party that they should be attacking this useless Tory government , not supporting them , not voting with them , not supporting them by abstaining when necessary we 'll never get power that way ! |
| 27 | In the context of large-scale industry , I have already shown that a substantial part of the means of production is the object of possession by impersonal institutions — capitalist enterprises — and the object of socialism must be to reconstruct this impersonal possession in such a way that enterprises both follow a plan of production consistent with the maximum satisfaction of the democratically-constructed ‘ needs ’ of the working population as a whole , and are open to democratic participation , on equal footing , of the workers within the enterprise . |