Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [modal v] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was only one person to whom Jerome would be reporting with so much fervour ; Bénezet , naturally curious about anything that might serve his turn or redound to his profit , was not averse to picking up a few crumbs of useful information by the way . |
| 2 | ‘ Above all else , he was a gentleman , someone with whom disagreements could be had on occasion , but who could always be respected for his firm views , honestly held and clearly put . ’ |
| 3 | I would be sitting in the car looking out at the fascinating scenery , my mum and my brother would be doing the same , my sister would be looking at a book and my dad would be driving . |
| 4 | Mr Moore added : ‘ Bulletins about my progress will be issued in due course but neither my wife nor myself will be making any further statements of any kind with regard to my medical condition . |
| 5 | I turned and plunged downwards , hoping my footfalls would be masked by his , making-plans as I went . |
| 6 | Patterns of Ministry to my mind can be interpreted as patterns of sharing and partnership is active and not fussy . |
| 7 | Thompson , making a tour of the Lancashire cotton belt , continued to regard himself as independent in late 1853 but promised Chamerovzow , ‘ My exhortations shall be to unite upon broad principles for a common object . ’ |
| 8 | Glaring at Matt , she snapped , ‘ How dare you say my ears could be used for horse blinkers ? |
| 9 | However , my grief will be contained within the expectation that such an event was likely to occur before too long , because of the age of my parent . |
| 10 | My equipment can be set at a frequency to emit sound waves that will obviate that effect . |
| 11 | It may be that my help will be called for . |
| 12 | It 's unlikely that asking my help will be approved by your masters . ’ |
| 13 | If my lady can be said to be amusing . |
| 14 | Otherwise my opinion may be based on ignorance . |
| 15 | I was sure my dogs would be waiting for me . |
| 16 | ‘ Come now , chéri , my guests will be arriving before long and we are not yet changed for dinner . |
| 17 | I am delighted , too , that my constituents can be told in the coming months that the Labour party does not want the single-person household to have a discount . |
| 18 | Will the Minister give an assurance that the jobs of my constituents will be helped by the Government 's provision of credit ? |
| 19 | I was not in the least keen , but when it became clear to me that my intervention would be frowned upon only slightly by my television clients , added to the fact that I had established good relations with George Elvin , the ACTT 's general secretary , it seemed to me that there might be some sense in intervening . |
| 20 | I like to think my husband would be devastated by my untimely demise , but I know that he would not be left short of cash to buy black ties and Kleenex . |
| 21 | ‘ The Welsh Office under my leadership will be committed to prosperity , to putting the search for work and investment at the top of the agenda . |
| 22 | It 'll only be after I 've m met a few people and photographed them well , that maybe my name will be start to be mentioned around That is another reason for courting the Trade 's Council and any other councillors that come in . |
| 23 | ‘ I might not have been as good as other Yorkshire left-arm spinners like Hedley Verity or Wilfred Rhodes , but perhaps my name can be mentioned alongside them . |
| 24 | During my absence my deputy will be acting for me . ’ |
| 25 | If my dreams could be named by the promises of angels what dreams would they be ? |
| 26 | And then my father would be standing on on top and throwing one of these er straw ropes up then he 'd let er an er end down on both sides . |
| 27 | The only times my father could be found in his room were first thing in the morning and last thing at night . |
| 28 | My father will be buried at sea . |
| 29 | Most of my comment will be related to the methodology of selection of the site of any new settlement , and not to the question of need which we 're now addressing ourselves to . |
| 30 | I know that in this regard my feeling will be echoed by my hon. Friends with responsibility for Bristol constituencies . |