Example sentences of "of [pron] [be] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Stir up we beseech Thee , O Lord , the wills of Thy faithful people ; that they , plenteously bringing forth the fruits of good works , may of Thee be plenteously rewarded . ’
2 While doing this the men are supposed to be separated by some distance in order to be able to call for radio assistance and to allow fire to be returned should one of them be attacked , and for the constable whose patch it is to become solely identified as the area 's neighbourhood policeman .
3 If you are going to give quantities in three different units , could at least one of them be metric , please ?
4 Why should the want of them be a disqualification ?
5 ‘ It is ordered … that the defendants or one or other of them be restrained by themselves or their servants and agents from selling disposing or otherwise dealing with seeking to sell dispose or deal with the premises at 220 , Westbourne Grove , London , W.11 .
6 Ah , they would all of them be astonished at how well Lugh of the Longhand had done tonight .
7 In fact , Flaherty thought it was a better idea than invoking the Draoicht Suan until it was explained to him that unless Pumlumon did invoke it , they would all of them be roasting on spits in the Gruagach 's sculleries before the night was out , to which he said that giants had always been partial to roast Gnome and he had always thought it was a mistake to come to Tara in the first place .
8 Would the other , these other enquiries you made , would the major part of them be asking other police officers or is there any other way of getting information ?
9 Even if I thought strict liability for accidents wrong in principle , I would prefer that manufacturers of both washing machines and automobiles be held to that standard than that only one of them be .
10 Sing and dance together and be joyous , but let each one of you be alone ,
11 This fellowship does not of course embrace Rome ; in Pilgrim 's Progress , Christian encounters Giant Pope , old and biting his nails because he can not get at the pilgrims , and mumbling to them , ‘ You will never mend till more of you be burned . ’
12 Can any of you be forced out — and if so , what are your rights ?
13 The two are not distinct — development of management knowledge bases in this area may of itself be seen as one of the prerequisites and/or pressure points leading toward structural review and change .
14 The reduction of single-width road passing places blocked by parked cars would of itself be a considerable benefit .
15 The mere fact that the photon 's colliding with the electron and bouncing off it into the microscope has the effect of changing the electron 's momentum would not of itself be disastrous .
16 Provisions for obsolete and slow moving stock will be determined by the directors based on physical and recorded stock levels but the presence or not of a part number on an item of stock or the recording or not of the item on the stock records will not of itself be any be any form of guide as to obsolescence .
17 Should you despatch goods to us or perform work for us in accordance with this order without such an acknowledgement , this shall of itself be deemed an acknowledgement falling within this paragraph .
18 Whenever you want to get someone to do more of something be careful to use either or both of the types of reinforcement .
19 For they 'd none of 'em be missed — they 'd none of 'em be missed !
20 For they 'd none of 'em be missed — they 'd none of 'em be missed !
21 Oh , how can a child of mine be so lazy and disobedient … so ungrateful ? ’
22 My old , dear and intimate friend Princess Marie Louise , who furnishing the Queen 's Dolls ' House , asked me some months ago to let twelve poems of mine be copied small to form one volume in the library ; and I selected the twelve shortest and simplest and least likely to fatigue the attention of dolls or the illustrious House of Hanover . ’
23 I may prefer that people should not be malicious about me behind my back , even if I am not to know or even be affected by it , and that certain deathbed wishes of mine be carried out without supposing I will persist to be affected by them .
24 Cos journalists in general , are a of what be described as a lazy breed , but they 've got tremendous demands on their time .
25 ‘ Now do n't be mean , ’ Pol said , ‘ and where would the likes of us be getting any money ? ’
26 ‘ We 'll none of us be the same again , ’ she said .
27 Opportunity will come and in teaching the youngest of us to prepare for it we will all of us be fitter to take it should it come our way . ’
28 And whilst it pays to take care , where would any of us be if we did not take risks ? ’
29 ‘ I do not think any of us be the same , ’ said Heinrich , frowning .
30 For what , or for whom , will most of us be voting ?
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